The Good Daughter: A Novel

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"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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656 pages

Average rating: 7.87

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Chanté Nicole
Feb 17, 2024
8/10 stars
I enjoyed it, but it did take me a while to finish. It wasn’t a book that I couldn’t put down. I put it down….a lot. I did predict the ending, which is why I gave it an 8/10.
Inspiredchange
Dec 05, 2023
10/10 stars
This book had me angry, happy, sad, confused, etc. She takes you on a journey, and then there are some twists of who was thought to be guilty wasn’t, and vice versa. Child rape, gruesome scenes, not for the weak. Like I said I went through some emotions with this book.
Anonymous
Apr 26, 2023
8/10 stars
This was my first Karin Slaughter.
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 ...read more
analisaarose
Apr 02, 2023
6/10 stars
Slow story with a few interesting parts. Preview of book does not mention school shooting which I would I have liked to know before reading.
Briars Books
Jun 30, 2022
10/10 stars
"A person who has been up close when a gun is fired into another human being never mistakes the sound of a gunshot for something else." *********************************** There are so many things that I want to say about this book, but I won't because, spoilers. So sticking with the synopsis: Twenty-eight years ago, hell rained down on the Quinn family ending with their mother dead, their father--a defense attorney known for representing the mos...read more

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