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HarperCollins (2017), 512 pages
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Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML: 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 mo… (more)
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LibraryThing member jess_reads_books
Twenty-eight years ago, Samantha and Charlotte Quinn’s lives changed forever. Growing up in the small town of Pikeville things had been mostly peaceful for the Quinn family. Rusty, the father of the family, was a local defense lawyer whose stance on fighting for the “bad guys” wasn’t always
The Quinn family was never the same after that terrorizing day and twenty-eight years later, they still can’t seem to figure out how to be together. Charlotte has followed in her father’s footsteps by becoming a lawyer and working side-by-side with him in Pikeville. When a local school shooting finds Charlotte as an eye witness, the events of the past will mix with those of the present in a haunting manner. As secrets and long buried memories come boiling to the surface, the Quinn family must face their demons yet again. Does anyone really know the truth about that day so long ago in the past?
THE GOOD DAUGHTER is the definition of a well-written thriller! Slaughter immediately drops the reader into the day that changed the Quinn family forever. This chapter is told by Samantha and the events are seen from her point of view with a cliffhanger ending that leaves the reader in shock. The book then transitions into modern day and Charlotte witnessing a school shooting. Talk about a roller coaster of emotions! Slaughter’s storytelling, especially when it comes to the events of the past, is not for the faint of heart, as some scenes can be quite graphic. Listening to this one as an audiobook, I think really escalated the tension for me and I found myself sitting in my car waiting to finish a chapter before heading into work several mornings! I could go on for days about the beauty of Slaughter’s writing, the masterful way she builds a story, and the fantastic characters she creates. At the end of the day, the moral of this review, is join the #slaughtersquad and go pick up one of Karin’s books today!
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appreciated in town. Case in point, the family home was burnt to the ground by someone seeking revenge for Rusty winning a case that allowed a man accused of unspeakable acts to go free. The family had slowly been piecing their lives back together when two men broke into their new home and brought a reign of terror upon the family that damaged the Quinn girl’s lives beyond repair. Their mother was murdered. Secrets were kept. A family was broken. All in an act to seek revenge against Rusty.The Quinn family was never the same after that terrorizing day and twenty-eight years later, they still can’t seem to figure out how to be together. Charlotte has followed in her father’s footsteps by becoming a lawyer and working side-by-side with him in Pikeville. When a local school shooting finds Charlotte as an eye witness, the events of the past will mix with those of the present in a haunting manner. As secrets and long buried memories come boiling to the surface, the Quinn family must face their demons yet again. Does anyone really know the truth about that day so long ago in the past?
THE GOOD DAUGHTER is the definition of a well-written thriller! Slaughter immediately drops the reader into the day that changed the Quinn family forever. This chapter is told by Samantha and the events are seen from her point of view with a cliffhanger ending that leaves the reader in shock. The book then transitions into modern day and Charlotte witnessing a school shooting. Talk about a roller coaster of emotions! Slaughter’s storytelling, especially when it comes to the events of the past, is not for the faint of heart, as some scenes can be quite graphic. Listening to this one as an audiobook, I think really escalated the tension for me and I found myself sitting in my car waiting to finish a chapter before heading into work several mornings! I could go on for days about the beauty of Slaughter’s writing, the masterful way she builds a story, and the fantastic characters she creates. At the end of the day, the moral of this review, is join the #slaughtersquad and go pick up one of Karin’s books today!
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LibraryThing member kglattstein
I started with the audio version of the book and it began with a such an intensity I almost decided not to continue for I thought that if this is the first chapter of the book, does it just get more graphic and heart-pounding from here? Did I really want to read a book full of suffering, anguish,
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and evil? As "Chapter 1" begins it is 28 years later and you are thrown into another tragic scene with one of the sisters, Charlie. Karen Slaughter definitely keeps you at the edge of your seat throughout the book but slowly unravels relationships, redemption, the will to survive, and amazingly you'll smile during some of the interactions between family members . I switched back and further from reading the book and listening to it. The characters and relationships are interesting and the intrigue of the story line will hold you through the end. Show Less
LibraryThing member Twink
Karin Slaughter is simply one of the best mystery/thriller writers out there. I am always eagerly awaiting her next book. Her latest, The Good Daughter was an absolutely fantastic read!
1989. The Good Daughter opens with a grab you by the throat, can't look away, opening chapter. A mother and her
And then Slaughter slams the reader again, jumping forward twenty eight years to that same town and to what has happened in that time span. One of the daughters survives and is working as a lawyer like her father. When a school shooting occurs, it is exactly the kind of case Rusty takes. Daughter Charlie was there when it happened.
Oh, there is so much going on in this book! The relationships between the girls, the girls and their parents, spouses, friends, enemies and selves are intricately complicated and so well written. And just as intricate is the shooting case - something doesn't add up. The crime and investigation is brilliant, with no way to guess where things were going to end.
But best of all are the twists the Slaughter throws into her narrative. Without spoiling anything, suffice it to say that just when I felt I had a handle on what happened in the past, Slaughter pulled the rug out from under me. It's impossible not to become immersed in this story. Emotional, addictive and simply excellent.
1989. The Good Daughter opens with a grab you by the throat, can't look away, opening chapter. A mother and her
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two daughters (Sam and Charlie), home when they were expected to be out. Two masked gunman, looking for their father Rusty - a lawyer who defends almost anyone. The consequences of that day - horrific. Seriously, take a deep breath before you start.....And then Slaughter slams the reader again, jumping forward twenty eight years to that same town and to what has happened in that time span. One of the daughters survives and is working as a lawyer like her father. When a school shooting occurs, it is exactly the kind of case Rusty takes. Daughter Charlie was there when it happened.
Oh, there is so much going on in this book! The relationships between the girls, the girls and their parents, spouses, friends, enemies and selves are intricately complicated and so well written. And just as intricate is the shooting case - something doesn't add up. The crime and investigation is brilliant, with no way to guess where things were going to end.
But best of all are the twists the Slaughter throws into her narrative. Without spoiling anything, suffice it to say that just when I felt I had a handle on what happened in the past, Slaughter pulled the rug out from under me. It's impossible not to become immersed in this story. Emotional, addictive and simply excellent.
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LibraryThing member LisaSHarvey
THE GOOD DAUGHTER is an emotional thrill ride that will knock you off your feet, but keep you coming back for more until the last secret is revealed.
SUMMARY
Two masked men enter the home of Rusty Quinn, a notorious but excellent attorney in Pikeville. Rusty wasn't home, but his family was. His
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The beginning of THE GOOD DAUGHTER captures your attention and doesn't let you come up for breath until the bitter end. The theme of this breath-taking novel is about those deep dark secrets that are kept, that burn at your soul until you can let them out. KARIN SLAUGHTER’s writing is superb and her story is intense. Her character development and dialog is excellent. I especially loved the satirical Quinn family humor bantered around, particularly by Rusty. He was quite a interesting character. Talking to his daughter he says:
“The last time I try to guess your mood, a first class stamp was twenty-nine cents and you stopped talking to me for sixteen and three-quarter days."
This was my first Karin Slaughter book, and she is definitely now on my radar as an author to look for in the future. With writing like this, how can you not read it:
“She had been the good daughter, the obedient daughter, putting her secret on a shelf, letting the dark shadows of time obscure the memories. Their Devil's Pack had never felt like part of the story that matter, but she could see now that it mattered almost more than anything else."
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Two masked men enter the home of Rusty Quinn, a notorious but excellent attorney in Pikeville. Rusty wasn't home, but his family was. His
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wife, Gamma was shot and his two teenage girls, Charlie and Samantha were forced into the woods at gunpoint. One girl runs for her life, the other is left behind. Twenty-eight years later, Charlie is still in Pikeville and has followed in her father footprints and become an lawyer. But violence comes to Pikeville once again with a shocking tragedy and Charlie finds herself in the middle of another horrific scene. It bring back the memories of that terrible night in the woods, that she has spent years trying to suppress. But she now finds there is even more to the story of the crime that destroyed her family. REVIEW
The beginning of THE GOOD DAUGHTER captures your attention and doesn't let you come up for breath until the bitter end. The theme of this breath-taking novel is about those deep dark secrets that are kept, that burn at your soul until you can let them out. KARIN SLAUGHTER’s writing is superb and her story is intense. Her character development and dialog is excellent. I especially loved the satirical Quinn family humor bantered around, particularly by Rusty. He was quite a interesting character. Talking to his daughter he says:
“The last time I try to guess your mood, a first class stamp was twenty-nine cents and you stopped talking to me for sixteen and three-quarter days."
This was my first Karin Slaughter book, and she is definitely now on my radar as an author to look for in the future. With writing like this, how can you not read it:
“She had been the good daughter, the obedient daughter, putting her secret on a shelf, letting the dark shadows of time obscure the memories. Their Devil's Pack had never felt like part of the story that matter, but she could see now that it mattered almost more than anything else."
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LibraryThing member runner56
Yet another wonderful, well crafted, and presented story from Karin Slaughter which sees her departing from her regular Atlanta duo Well Trent (Georgia Bureau of Investigation special agent) and Dr Sarah Linton. In this one off novel we are introduced to the Quinns; Rusty, Gamma, and their two
What the author excels at his her deep understanding and betrayal of a family in crisis and their attempt to survive. Sam, although badly damaged from the Culpepper attack has managed to map out a career as a patent lawyer in New York but immediately comes to the aid of her younger sister following the school shootings. Dad Rusty is adored by them both even though his chosen occupation as a defence attorney often sees him defending the most abhorrent members of society and indeed the historical Culpeper incident was a direct result of his chosen career.
This is a novel full of mystery, ambition and emotion. It is not so much the storyline that is of importance but rather the depiction of deeply flawed and traumatized characters. At its heart is the love and need of friendship and family and how against all the evil that is present today it is possible not only to survive but to accept the unfolding of life's events however good or bad they may be. Many thanks to the publisher HarperCollins for a gratis copy in exchange for an honest review and that is what I have written.
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daughters Sam and Charlotte (Charlie) The story is told over two timelines, one set 28 years before the other. One afternoon Zack Culpepper and an accomplish invade the Quinn home where a violent and outrageous event occurs, an event that will have long lasting and damaging repercussions. Moving forward in time to the present somewhat unbelievably another brutal killing occurs, at the local school where Charlie Quinn has attended visiting her lover Mason Huckabee a regrettable one night stand.What the author excels at his her deep understanding and betrayal of a family in crisis and their attempt to survive. Sam, although badly damaged from the Culpepper attack has managed to map out a career as a patent lawyer in New York but immediately comes to the aid of her younger sister following the school shootings. Dad Rusty is adored by them both even though his chosen occupation as a defence attorney often sees him defending the most abhorrent members of society and indeed the historical Culpeper incident was a direct result of his chosen career.
This is a novel full of mystery, ambition and emotion. It is not so much the storyline that is of importance but rather the depiction of deeply flawed and traumatized characters. At its heart is the love and need of friendship and family and how against all the evil that is present today it is possible not only to survive but to accept the unfolding of life's events however good or bad they may be. Many thanks to the publisher HarperCollins for a gratis copy in exchange for an honest review and that is what I have written.
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LibraryThing member SheTreadsSoftly
The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter is an outstanding, intense, exemplary, very highly recommended thriller. It will grab your attention from the first page, become an obsession, and consume every free second while wringing every emotion out of you. Seriously - this novel is excellent.
The prologue
Charlie is the good daughter. She is a lawyer, like her father, and still living in Pikeville. She is currently separated from her husband, ADA Ben Bernard, when she makes a poor life choice. This results in her inadvertently being on the scene and a witness to a horrible crime and tragedy that takes place in the local middle school. The crime horrifies the whole town and causes Charlie to flashback to the trauma from her childhood. Naturally, Rusty, who believes everyone deserves an advocate, will take on the defense.
The Good Daughter is a wonderfully complex multilayered novel. There is heart-wrenching violence, conflicted emotions and struggles alongside humorous and heart-breaking scenes. The writing is, as expected from Slaughter, excellent - sophisticated, detailed, and intricate. The plot is perfectly presented, with the present day contrasted with past events as more information slowly comes to light. The setting, the character development, the twists... are all perfectly executed. It held my rapt attention from beginning, tossed me around through oh-so-many new developments, had me a messy-crying mess at one point, and finally left me speechless and breathless at the end.
How many ways can I extol Slaughter for The Good Daughter? This is a must-read for all fans of thrillers/crime novels. Really, read it. It is an extremely rare you-will-miss-your-flight-if-you-are-reading-it-while-in-an-airport novel. Read it first, then take the flight. You will thank me for very highly recommending it and then I predict you will look at Slaughter's other novels.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book courtesy of HarperCollins
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opens twenty-eight years ago. After their Pikeville, GA, home had been burned down by someone who didn't like their father, attorney Rusty Quinn, the family moved into an old farm house. Sisters Charlotte (Charlie) and Samantha (Sam) Quinn were in the kitchen with their mother, Gamma, when Zach Culpepper and an accomplice broke into their home, looking for their father. Rusty wasn't there so the men terrorized his family, murdering Gamma, and then traumatize and harm the two sisters, leaving both physically and psychologically damaged.Charlie is the good daughter. She is a lawyer, like her father, and still living in Pikeville. She is currently separated from her husband, ADA Ben Bernard, when she makes a poor life choice. This results in her inadvertently being on the scene and a witness to a horrible crime and tragedy that takes place in the local middle school. The crime horrifies the whole town and causes Charlie to flashback to the trauma from her childhood. Naturally, Rusty, who believes everyone deserves an advocate, will take on the defense.
The Good Daughter is a wonderfully complex multilayered novel. There is heart-wrenching violence, conflicted emotions and struggles alongside humorous and heart-breaking scenes. The writing is, as expected from Slaughter, excellent - sophisticated, detailed, and intricate. The plot is perfectly presented, with the present day contrasted with past events as more information slowly comes to light. The setting, the character development, the twists... are all perfectly executed. It held my rapt attention from beginning, tossed me around through oh-so-many new developments, had me a messy-crying mess at one point, and finally left me speechless and breathless at the end.
How many ways can I extol Slaughter for The Good Daughter? This is a must-read for all fans of thrillers/crime novels. Really, read it. It is an extremely rare you-will-miss-your-flight-if-you-are-reading-it-while-in-an-airport novel. Read it first, then take the flight. You will thank me for very highly recommending it and then I predict you will look at Slaughter's other novels.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book courtesy of HarperCollins
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LibraryThing member Darcia
I could give you a hundred adjectives describing my feelings for this book- riveting, captivating, engaging - but those words become cliches, and this book is so much more than all those words combined. As a reader of 100+ books a year, I can tell you this is the one you don't want to miss. As a
I found that I read this book more slowly than usual because I wanted to linger over the words. The imagery Karin Slaughter gives us here is truly brilliant.
The story is original and believable. We have the twists and turns that Slaughter excels at, but, more than that, we have all the human elements that make this story matter.
And oh the characters! They are complex, perfectly flawed, and unforgettable.
Have I conveyed how much I loved this book? Really, truly perfection.
*I received an advance ebook copy from the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for my honest review.*
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writer, I can tell you this is the book I wish I'd written. I found that I read this book more slowly than usual because I wanted to linger over the words. The imagery Karin Slaughter gives us here is truly brilliant.
The story is original and believable. We have the twists and turns that Slaughter excels at, but, more than that, we have all the human elements that make this story matter.
And oh the characters! They are complex, perfectly flawed, and unforgettable.
Have I conveyed how much I loved this book? Really, truly perfection.
*I received an advance ebook copy from the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for my honest review.*
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LibraryThing member shazjhb
I loved her stand alone book. Not as predictable as expected. Liked the relationships and the people
LibraryThing member Susan.Macura
Charlotte and Samantha, Charlie and Sam, are the daughters of two unique individuals - brilliant mom Gamma who appears to have given up a promising career as a world-class scientist to marry the local attorney from her small hometown, Rusty. Rusty is an attorney who has managed to offend nearly
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everyone in said small town because he defends those who appear indefensible. In fact, the book opens when the family had just moved to a large farmhouse because their home was bombed in retaliation for his successful defense in just such a case. All is settling down until one horrible night that changes all of their lives forever. Flash forward to the present and another horrible event conspires to bring the past up all over again. Sam and Charlie have to learn to forgive each other and move forward together to solve all the problems they are forced to deal with. This is a beautifully written story with lots of twists and turns. Show Less
LibraryThing member Kathl33n
This is my first Karin Slaughter and I have to say I was not overly impressed. Yes, the characters were amazing. Really vivid and very well done. The plot was also decent but in the end I felt like this was two stories competing for all the attention and it made the book at least 100 pages waaaay
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too long. I just found myself wanting to be through with it. It didn't help that I saw the ending coming from the very start of that story. I really just kept reading because I wanted to know the motivation for the why of it. I will say that it started off really strong and disturbingly difficult to read. After that though it just went downhill for me. Show Less
LibraryThing member RobynELee
You cannot go wrong with this author
LibraryThing member she_climber
Fantastic! I could not put this book down! Rarely do I think this about a book where I knew fairly early on who did it and why, but the back story of an earlier crime and the relationships between the characters had me completely drawn in. I didn't feel this book was really at all about the current
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LibraryThing member Ameise1
I have not read any books by [[Karin Slaughter]] for a long time, completely forgetting how excited I am of her books. Also this book has grabbed me from the beginning.
It is about a family of lawyers whose daughters had to watch in childhood, how their mother was brutally murdered, how one daughter
It is about a family of lawyers whose daughters had to watch in childhood, how their mother was brutally murdered, how one daughter
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was seriously injured during the incident while the other was raped. After all these years, everything comes up again. Who was the culprit? What must revenge look like? Are familiar persons the perpetrators? Show Less
LibraryThing member tottman
Karin Slaughter deserves a shelf of her own because sometimes it’s not fair to put writing this good on the same shelf as everyone else. The Good Daughter is her latest thriller and it will enthrall you even as it wrings you out emotionally.
Charlotte and Samantha Quinn are sisters whose young
Slaughter is unflinching in her depiction of brutality. She doesn’t linger over it or unnecessarily embellish it, but neither does she let you look away from its horror. She is unparalleled at conveying the devastation of these acts, the physical and emotional trauma they inflict, and the way they alter the course of the lives of the survivors.
The characters are all complicated and well-drawn. Rusty Quinn is a complicated man balancing his strong convictions about the justice system with his love for his daughters. Charlotte carries the emotional pain of surviving while her mother died and her sister Sam, who nearly died, is left with lifelong mobility issues. Even Gamma, their deceased mother, is painted as a brilliant and complicated woman. The pain of these relationships as they fracture and rebuild is incredibly emotional.
As the irregularities of the present day crime in Pikeville come to light, they unlock memories from 28 years earlier and shed new light on the earlier tragedy. Slaughter keeps the pace moving so quickly and skillfully that you may find yourself literally panting along with the characters. One brief courtroom scene is so well done it makes me wish Slaughter’s next stand alone book is a legal thriller.
Slaughter uses violence to better effect than any writer I know. But it is the emotional depth that she conveys that makes this one of the best books of the year. Highly recommended.
I was fortunate to receive an advance copy of this book.
Charlotte and Samantha Quinn are sisters whose young
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lives were torn apart by violence that saw their mother dead and left them with physical and emotional scars. Twenty-eight years later, both sisters have forged successful careers when new violence in their hometown of Pikeville brings them back together. Untangling themselves from this new horror reopens their own trauma and reveals secrets that have remained buried for nearly 30 years.Slaughter is unflinching in her depiction of brutality. She doesn’t linger over it or unnecessarily embellish it, but neither does she let you look away from its horror. She is unparalleled at conveying the devastation of these acts, the physical and emotional trauma they inflict, and the way they alter the course of the lives of the survivors.
The characters are all complicated and well-drawn. Rusty Quinn is a complicated man balancing his strong convictions about the justice system with his love for his daughters. Charlotte carries the emotional pain of surviving while her mother died and her sister Sam, who nearly died, is left with lifelong mobility issues. Even Gamma, their deceased mother, is painted as a brilliant and complicated woman. The pain of these relationships as they fracture and rebuild is incredibly emotional.
As the irregularities of the present day crime in Pikeville come to light, they unlock memories from 28 years earlier and shed new light on the earlier tragedy. Slaughter keeps the pace moving so quickly and skillfully that you may find yourself literally panting along with the characters. One brief courtroom scene is so well done it makes me wish Slaughter’s next stand alone book is a legal thriller.
Slaughter uses violence to better effect than any writer I know. But it is the emotional depth that she conveys that makes this one of the best books of the year. Highly recommended.
I was fortunate to receive an advance copy of this book.
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LibraryThing member PatrickJIV
IMO, there were just to many descriptive pieces in this book to make it any better than a 3 rating.
LibraryThing member janismack
Story of two sisters dealing with the murder of their mother. This was a horrible story of something we don’t usually think about. Defence lawyers who defend lowlifes and criminals because everyone is entitles to a fair trial. A family gets in the middle of a revenge murder intended for the
injured physically and mentally from that action. I liked that the author adressed the realities of a gun shot wound and the years of rehabilitation and the fact that you live a life of pain and suffering. You don’t usually hear about that.
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defence lawyer of the family. The sisters witness the murder of their mother and are injured physically and mentally from that action. I liked that the author adressed the realities of a gun shot wound and the years of rehabilitation and the fact that you live a life of pain and suffering. You don’t usually hear about that.
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LibraryThing member Tiffy_Reads
Loved loved loved this one. If you're a fan of suspense and thrillers this one is right up your alley.
LibraryThing member hes7
Taking intelligent main characters through surprising twists and turns involving lots of small-town drama, violent crimes, and family tragedy, this book is a solid mystery-thriller.
LibraryThing member tinkerbellkk
Such a great book.Loved the characters and the way the story was told from different perspectives. The characters had so much tragedy in their lives that set the stage for so many hurdles during their adult lives. Loved how the author wove a story of family drama around a school shooting situation
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and then threw in several twists and turns. It was clever and well written. I look forward to reading more of her thrillers. Show Less
LibraryThing member DKnight0918
Such an engaging book. I loved reading Charlie and Sam’s story. Karin Slaughter took me on such an emotional rollercoaster with this one. I was so worried that Sam had died and then she just pops up as grown woman living in New York. So many twists and turns, the school shooting, the
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miscarriages, Charlie and Sam watching their mom get shot,and the scenes in the woods. This book is reminiscent of Harper Lee, Gillian Flynn, and Paula Hawkins. Slaughter has a unique voice, though. I look forward to reading more of her thrillers. Show Less
LibraryThing member martinhughharvey
Another superb read by Slaughter. An unusual novel ostensibly set at a school shooting where one knows who did it although not why. The latter is, naturally, the focus of the novel but mostly somewhat in the background until its close. There are 3 or 4 other parallel stories involving the family of
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the main protagonists - a dysfunctional family although understandable due to a trauma they endured in the past. It's set in rural Georgia and while no deliverance the culture has a strong role to play. Nicely written and a full story but not overly complex. I particularly liked the fact the chapters weren't short and staccato. Show Less
LibraryThing member mrsgrits
Another excellent novel by Karin Slaughter!
LibraryThing member ccheripka
The Good Daughter kept me going for all 600 plus pages although I was a little uncomfortable with some of the violence...Its the riveting story of a family tragedy and the aftermath still going on 28 years later...there were two Good Daughters, which one was the better? Maybe Karin could have
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titled it "The Good Daughters".. Charlie and Sam were survivors in a world filled with horror and pain, even though I don't think they considered themselves survivors...I won this on Good Reads, and although the violence made me a little uneasy, I had to finish to see the end.... Show Less
LibraryThing member kglattstein
I started with the audio version of the book and it began with a such an intensity I almost decided not to continue for I thought that if this is the first chapter of the book, does it just get more graphic and heart-pounding from here? Did I really want to read a book full of suffering, anguish,
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and evil? As "Chapter 1" begins it is 28 years later and you are thrown into another tragic scene with one of the sisters, Charlie. Karen Slaughter definitely keeps you at the edge of your seat throughout the book but slowly unravels relationships, redemption, the will to survive, and amazingly you'll smile during some of the interactions between family members . I switched back and further from reading the book and listening to it. The characters and relationships are interesting and the intrigue of the story line will hold you through the end. Show Less
LibraryThing member kakadoo202
Fast read. Lots of action. Flat characters. Loose ends.
Original language
English
Original publication date
2017-08-08
ISBN
000815077X / 9780008150778
Other editions
The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter (Paperback)