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Daisy Darker

*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*
"Alice Feeney is great with TWISTS and TURNS." —Harlan Coben


The NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR of Rock Paper Scissors returns with a locked-room mystery when a family reunion leads to murder in a delightfully twisty and atmospheric thriller, as seen on the TODAY show.

“A dysfunctional family meets Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None with a truly gasp-inducing twist. This is the book you've been looking for.” Catherine Ryan Howard, bestselling author of 56 Days

Daisy Darker was born with a broken heart. Now after years of avoiding each other, Daisy Darker’s entire family is assembling for Nana’s 80th birthday party in her crumbling gothic house on a tiny tidal island. The family arrives, each of them harboring secrets. When the tide comes in, they will be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours.

But at the stroke of midnight, as a storm rages, Nana is found dead. And an hour later, the next family member follows…

Trapped on an island where someone is killing them one by one, the Darkers must reckon with their present mystery as well as their past secrets, before the tide goes out and all is revealed. As seen on the TODAY show and picked by Book of the Month, Daisy Darker's family secrets and Alice Feeney's trademark shocking twists will keep readers riveted.

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Published Jul 25, 2023

352 pages

Average rating: 7.38

696 RATINGS

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Readers say *Daisy Darker* delivers a gripping locked-room mystery on a spooky, isolated island with a richly atmospheric, gothic vibe. Most praise Al...

BMC
Mar 20, 2025
9/10 stars
I struggled with the first half of this book. I think it's meant to be descriptive or eccentric, but comes off as kind of wild or camp for me. Once the action started, I was all in until the end and enjoyed it!
NautiInTheKeys
Mar 19, 2025
8/10 stars
I love this authors endings! They are never as you seem to think!
DaizyGrl
Sep 10, 2022
9/10 stars
So well written. Even made me cry at the end. 9/2022 Re-read again 12/24
siemelle900
Nov 28, 2025
4/10 stars
Okay, the problem is I figured out the twist early on but didn’t know the what and the why or the how. The second problem is that I didn’t really find myself taken with the answers to what, why, or how! Writing is okay. It’s an interesting concept, I guess. The characters are all pretty much horrible people though aside from Daisy who has her moments of badness just the same. It’s worth a read. Someone would definitely enjoy this even if I’m not fully on board!
Sarah Y Taylor
Nov 07, 2025
7/10 stars
What in the Sixth Sense?!? I thought it actually was going to be some kind of Halloween prank (until they got to Conor and Rose). Then I thought at one point that Daisy was the killer. Never suspected she was dead so that was a good twist. But after finishing, I just feel kinda ho-hum.

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