The Good Daughter

The Good Daughter: A Novel Hardcover Deckle Edge
by Karin Slaughter

Pub Date: August 2017
Length: 528 pages

**Instant New York Times Bestseller
**TheSkimm Book Club Pick!

The stunning new novel from the international #1 bestselling author  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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Review

"It is Karin Slaughter at her very best." --Huffington Post

"Chilling, but with a lot of heart, this is a thriller you shouldnt miss."  --Happy Ever After blog, USA Today

"But the success of writers like Gillian Flynn and Paula Hawkins and Karin Slaughter isnt just due to the fact that theyre women... Its about writers comprehending why women are so compelled by stories about brutal, graphic violence in the first place." --The Atlantic

"Though this is a crime novel, suspenseful and thrilling in every way, at its heart it is an exploration of family and the ties that persist through the most difficult moments... Slaughter delves into our darkest selves to reveal what is truly human." --Library Journal

"The plot twists here are satisfyingly surprising and plausible, but its Slaughters prodigious gifts of characterization that make her stand out among thriller writersSlaughters satirical touches are as deft as her grimmer renditions of real life." --Washington Post

"Slaughters work is like a professional athlete coming to the playground to show the kids how its done. With her themes, tensions and metaphors, she has a talent for classic literature that is often missing in recent fiction." --RTbookreviews.com

"The darkness of the past is very present in this utterly chilling thriller. With heart and skill, Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last." --#1 Worldwide Bestselling Thriller Writer, Camilla Lackberg

"Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivaled among thriller writers, and if you havent yet read her, this is the moment." --Michael Connelly