Publication Date: December 29, 2025
Julie Walker thought she knew her life: three teenagers, a husband, and her job at the Ottawa library. But when a stranger confronts her with a shocking claim about her late father, everything she believed about her family is thrown into question.
At first she struggles to know what to believe. But once the truth is revealed, a series of unsettling incidents escalate into real danger: her family has become the target of someone with resources she cannot match and few limits to what they might do. Drawn into a web of menace and betrayal, and uncertain who to trust, Julie must find the strength to confront an enemy she doesn’t fully understand.
Layered with dread and emotion, THAT OTHER FAMILY is a domestic thriller about fractured loyalties and one mother’s fight to keep her family safe.
A secret from the past unfolds through the discovery of letters, creating danger in the process.
Author Lis Angus sets the stage for a domestic thriller in That Other Family. When a woman approaches Julie claiming a shared father, it kicks off a chain of events forcing Julie’s mother to share long-hidden details about her late husband.
That revelation, coupled with a series of harmful acts, appears to put the Canadian family in jeopardy at the hands of someone tied to organized crime.
Misdirections hide the true culprit until a brutal showdown threatens not only Julie’s mom but also her children and grandchildren.
That Other Family delivers an unexpected twist to a dual-family storyline.
Lis Angus is a Canadian suspense writer. Originally from Alberta, she has also lived in Germany and Toronto. Before turning to fiction, she worked with children and families in crisis, and later as a business writer, conference organizer, and policy advisor. Her debut novel, Not Your Child, was a finalist for the 2021 Daphne du Maurier Award and was published in 2022. That Other Family is her second novel. Lis is a member of Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, Crime Writers of Canada, and Capital Crime Writers. She lives in a small town south of Ottawa with her husband.
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I’ll be reading this one soon, it sounds great.