**Soon to be a major TV adaptation starring Jessica Biel!** The stunning thriller from the no.1 bestselling author. One ran. One stayed. But who is the good daughter? 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 defence attorney - devastated. And it left the family fractured beyond repair, consumed by secrets from that terrible night. Twenty-eight years ...
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**Soon to be a major TV adaptation starring Jessica Biel!** The stunning thriller from the no.1 bestselling author. One ran. One stayed. But who is the good daughter? 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 defence 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 archetypal good daughter. But when violence comes to Pikeville again - and a shocking tragedy leaves the whole town traumatised - Charlie is plunged into a nightmare. Not only is she the first witness on the scene, but it's a case which can't help triggering the terrible memories she's spent so long trying to suppress. Because the shocking truth about the crime which destroyed her family nearly thirty years ago won't stay buried for ever ... 'A compelling thriller with immense heart ... The GoodDaughter is To Kill A Mockingbird times 100 - dark yet endearing anda classic of its time.' AustralianWomen's Weekly 'This is a great writer at the peak of her powers. Karin Slaughter is at her nail biting, heart stopping, emotionally draining best.' Peter James 'Karin Slaughter's most ambitious, most emotional, and best novel. So far, anyway.' James Patterson 'Simply the best book you'll read all year. Raw, powerful and utterly gripping - yet written with a tenderness and empathy that will break your heart'. Kathryn Stockett, bestselling author of THE HELP Praise for Karin Slaughter: 'I'd follow her anywhere' Gillian Flynn 'One of the boldest thriller writers working today' Tess Gerritsen 'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivaled' Michael Connelly 'Passion, intensity, and humanity' Lee Child 'A writer of extraordinary talents' Kathy Reichs 'Fiction doesn't get any better than this' Jeffrey Deaver
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Karin Slaughter is a wonder woman. A masterful storyteller.
If I start going on too much about how GOOD this book is, I might give something away.
I wouldn't want to spoil the delicious twists, surprises and revelations that await the lucky reader.
I will say that, just like all of Ms. Slaughter's stories, it is written with heartfelt emotion and populated with rich, full characters that you'll care deeply about.
This is also a fine look at family, the ties that bind and...love.
Beautifully paced and structured and chock-full of shocks that will send you reeling.
On March 16, 1989 Charlotte and Samantha Quinn are in exposed to a terrifying attack at their home in Pikeville, Georgia. Their family is torn apart and devastated.
Secrets are born on this night.
Twenty-eight years later Charlotte is a lawyer in Pikeville. Just like her father.
She witnesses another horrific tragedy. One that traumatizes the entire town and brings back memories that she's tried to quell for nearly thirty years.
