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, 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 30 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.
Family, Survival and Justice This book captured my interest from the first page. It is very intense, and the beginning was hard for me to read because it is so disturbing. Her characters are so interesting, and there are several surprises.This story is about family (as unusual as this one is), love, strength and survival, and right/wrong/justice. I can’t imagine how Ms. Slaughter’s brain works, but she is an amazing author, and this is an amazing read.
Another great book from one of my favorite authors The beginning of this book kind of threw me for a loop. Just a few days ago I read the prequel novella, Last Breath, which ends with a happily married Charlie finding out she’s pregnant. Somewhere along the line, all the happiness Charlie found for herself got blown to hell.Â
Another great Karin Slaughter mystery I enjoy everything Karin Slaughter writes. I have to admit that I like the series novels (especially the Will Trent series) better than the stand alone books, but I haven’t read one of her books that isn’t good.Â