Beautiful Malice by Rebecca James

'Truth or dare?' She asks.
I hesitate. 'Truth,' I say finally. 'I can imagine one of your dares, and I don't fancy running down Oxford Street naked tonight.'
'Truth,' Alice says slowly, drawing out the vowel sound as if she's savouring the word. 'Are you sure? Are you sure you can be completely honest?'
'I think so. Try me.'
'Okay.' And then she looks at me curiously. 'So. Were you glad, deep down? Were you glad to be rid of her? Your perfect sister? Were you secretly glad when she was killed?'

Katherine has moved away from her shattered family to start afresh in Sydney. There she keeps her head down until she is befriended by the charismatic, party-loving Alice, who brings her out of her shell. But there is a dark side to Alice, something seductive yet threatening. And as Katherine learns the truth about Alice, their tangled destinies spiral to an explosive and devastating finale.

An intense and addictive psychological thriller.

Translation for my romanian readers:

"Adevar sau provocare?" intreaba ea.
Ezit. "Adevar" raspund intr-un final. "Imi si imaginez una din provocarile tale si nu am chef sa alerg goala pe Oxford Street in seara asta."
"Adevar" spune Alice incet, pronuntand vocalele ca si cum ar savura cuvantul. "Esti sigura? Sigura ca poti fi complet sincera?"
"Asa cred. Hai sa incercam."
"In regula." Si apoi ma priveste plina de curiozitate. "Deci. Ai fost fericita in adancul tau? Fericita ca ai scapat de ea?De sora ta perfecta? Te-ai bucurat in secret cand a fost ucisa?"


Katherine s-a mutat in Sydney, departe de familia sa destramata, pentru un nou inceput. Acolo pastreaza anonimatul, pana cand se imprieteneste cu iubitoarea de petreceri si carismatica Alice, care reuseste sa o scoata din sfera ei. Dar Alice are o parte intunecata, ceva seducator si amenintator in acelasi timp. Iar in timp ce Katherine afla adevarul despre ea, destinele lor incurcate se rasucesc spre un final devastator.
Un thriller psihologic intens si captivant.