The Good Daughter - Karin Slaughter

The Good Daughter

By Karin Slaughter

  • Release Date: 2017-08-08
  • Genre: Women Sleuths
Score: 4.5
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Description

Don’t miss the next Will Trent thriller, This Is Why We Lied, coming this August! 

SOON TO BE A PEACOCK LIMITED SERIES STARRING JESSICA BIEL

“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.

Reviews

  • Love this book

    5
    By Tedbu
    Excellent book. Deep characters wonderful mystery with a satisfying ending. Karen Slaughter is an amazing writer and storyteller.

  • Help

    4
    By BigAng57
    I like this book & I actually like Karin Slaughter. It was a crazy read, in a good way. But I think I need help trying to find if there are books that follow this? How do you know if there are following books?

  • Kept me guessing the whole time

    4
    By HMF14
    I had conflicted feelings on this book; for the strength of the plot twists alone, it is worth a read and I genuinely did not expect the ending. However, it is pretty gruesomely violent and upsetting at parts. My other critique is that the main characters’ emotions, particularly Sam and Charlie, seems a bit contrived and I can’t imagine real people would act or feel that way after their past. I enjoyed Rusty’s character and the legal side of the book the most; some of the family dynamics were a bit long.

  • Great read

    5
    By dml266
    First of this author’s books I have read. I will be looking for more.

  • Stunning and Explosive

    5
    By GlamGurl619
    From the get-go, this story is absolute madness and intensity. I enjoyed the never ending twists and turns. I’ve got to say this author knows how to write a thriller. Also, there are many spiritual offerings. I highly enjoyed this novel. Do it!

  • Can’t put it down!

    5
    By JBlack615
    This book had me staying up reading until 4am just to find out what happened. So many plot twists!

  • Very good but a little confusing

    5
    By Subieprincess
    It was a good book, but I kept going back and forth so it just confused me a bit. Other than that it was an excellent read!

  • Great read!

    5
    By Jamiegm
    Great read!

  • Must read!

    5
    By Rachel Meier
    Loved it!

  • Another great read

    4
    By Mac-Chick
    The good daughter by Karin Slaughter is about revenge and forgiveness and terrible secrets hidden for years. One night, two armed Men show up at the old farmhouse where a mother (Gamma) and two daughters (Sam abd Charlie) prepare for dinner. The horror that ensues is tragic. Years afterward the family is still splintered, their healing is up and down, so many things unsaid and unknown about that night keeps pulling them down. I don’t want to give anything away because there are two mysteries in this book and multiple turns that I don’t want to reveal. This book isn’t Slaughters normal book and style, but it’s a fulfilling read. Her writing, always good, holds up here too. Most of the characters are troubled, but some work harder to heal. I ended up thinking, what would I be able to forgive, or would I end up sinking down to the depths of revenge? The setting is a small, southern town in Georgia, where the Ol’ Boy’s Network is alive and flourishing, at least for the time being. I recommend this book if you are a slaughter fan and like a combination of an action and character driven story.

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