The Good Daughter: A Chilling Psychological Horror Novel of Family Bonds and Haunting Memories
“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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Readers say *The Good Daughter* is a gripping psychological thriller centered on two sisters haunted by a horrific past. Reviewers praise Slaughter’s ...
I have enjoyed other books by Karin Slaughter, but not this one. After their mother was killed by an angry intruder (looking to kill their father who was not at home), Samantha and Charlie survived the trauma, but both women are scarred by their past. Now, it is more than twenty years later and Charlie and Samantha are both lawyers, like their father, Rusty. Rusty stirred up a lot of controversy in the town by defending clients who were unsympathetic. There is a school shooting and Rusty defends the young girl (18) who is charged with killing two people. She is mentally challenged and had been bullied her whole life. There are a few unexpected twists at the end, but overall I found the book unsatisfying and would not recommend it to others.
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