The Good Daughter: A Novel
"The Good Daughter is like Law and Order meets The Good Wife." --theSkimm
The stunning new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her-- a searing, spellbinding blend of cold-case thriller and psychological suspense.
Two girls are forced into the woods at gunpoint. One runs for her life. One is left behind...
Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn's happy small-town family life was torn apart by a terrifying attack on their family home. It left their mother dead. It left their father -- Pikeville's notorious defense attorney -- devastated. And it left the family fractured beyond repair, consumed by secrets from that terrible night.
Twenty-eight years later, and Charlie has followed in her father's footsteps to become a lawyer herself -- the ideal good daughter. But when violence comes to Pikeville again -- and a shocking tragedy leaves the whole town traumatized -- Charlie is plunged into a nightmare. Not only is she the first witness on the scene, but it's a case that unleashes the terrible memories she's spent so long trying to suppress. Because the shocking truth about the crime that destroyed her family nearly thirty years ago won't stay buried forever...
Packed with twists and turns, brimming with emotion and heart, The Good Daughter is fiction at its most thrilling.
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Community Reviews
It sounds like a confession, doesn't it?
I expected something decently written with a big KABOOM whodunnit moment.
What I got was something well written with a kaboom ohthatiswhodunnit moment.
But you know what? I'll gladly take the latter because before that "kaboom ohthatiswhodunnit" moment, I laughed and I cried. I had a very difficult time putting it down (and probably wouldn't have had my old Kindle not been dying every two hours).
YES! (OR WHAT LEAD TO FOUR STARS)
-The focus wasn't on the crime but rather the two women who became "involved" due to certain circumstances. These two sisters had had a horrific crime (seriously, I was having a very hard time sleeping) committed against them when they were children, so much of the book is focused on that crime and the psychological effects on them as a result. Which leads me to...
-The characters. Let's start with said sisters, Charlie and Sam. They are competitive, smart, usually tough, sometimes vulnerable. I loved these strong, stubborn sisters to the point that I cried for them, my heart broke for them. I loved the men in their life, too. Rusty's humor ("And now you're too busy helping Bullshit, Incorporated, sue Bullshit, Limit, over some bullshit?") and resilience. Ben's loyalty. Even Anton whom we never get to actually meet for being exactly what Sam needed. Honorable mention to Lenore and Gamma.
-Back to not being able to sleep. This is what a good mystery/crime/thriller/whatever this is should be. I even had bad dreams. The kind that leave you tossing and turning as you drift in and out of them. It was worth it. I wanted to know what happened in the current day crime. I wanted to know more about the past crime. I wanted to know how the characters dealt with both. There was nothing in the book that I didn't care about and that kept me wanting to read and read and read.
NO! (OR WHERE OH WHERE DID THAT LAST STAR GO?)
-Here's the thing. I'm not great at wrapping gifts. The bow I throw on top of my gifts (if there is one at all) has usually been crushed by the gift bags and wrapping paper and scissors and tape and all the other crap I throw in the rubbermaid container I keep it all in. My looks a little droopy, a little rough. Perfect bows freak me out. How do you not crush that thing in the car on the way over?! The ending of this was tied up a little too nicely. I just felt like it didn't match the rest of the book. I wanted it to be a rough around the edges and not sound like a Nora Roberts ending (no disrespect AT ALL, just a different type of book that works with that type of ending!).
4 Stars.
I'm in to read more.
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