The Perfect Daughter

A Novel

By: D. J. Palmer

Narrated by: Dan Bittner, January LaVoy

Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

"January LaVoy, woman of a thousand voices, is a great match for this twisty thriller about a teen with multiple personality disorder...LaVoy creates striking characters in fierce Grace and the troubled doctor, while giving Penny and her many alters distinct yet complementary voices. Narrator Dan Bittner voices journal entries by Penny's brother, Jack, which contextualize events in an earnest, vulnerable tone as he begs listeners to try to understand his sister." (AudioFile Magazine)

A thriller that explores the truth or lies behind a teenage girl's multiple personality disorder, from D.J. Palmer, the author of The New Husband.

Meet Ruby, who speaks with a British accent.
Then there’s Chloe, a perfectionist who strives for straight A’s in school.
And along comes Eve, who is spiteful and vicious.
All of them live inside Penny....
Or do they?

Penny Francone, age 16, is a murderer. Her guilt is beyond doubt: she was found alone in the victim’s apartment, covered in blood, holding the murder weapon. The victim’s identity and her secret relationship to Penny give Penny the perfect motive, sealing the deal. All the jury needs to decide now is where Penny will serve out her sentence. Will she be found not guilty by reason of insanity, as her lawyer intends to argue? Or will she get a life sentence in a maximum-security prison?

Already reeling from tragedy after the sudden passing of her beloved husband a few years before, now Grace is on her knees, grateful that Massachusetts doesn't allow the death penalty.

As Penny awaits trial in a state mental hospital, she is treated by Dr. Mitchell McHugh, a psychiatrist battling demons of his own. Grace’s determination to understand the why behind her daughter’s terrible crime fuels Mitch’s resolve to help the Francone family. Together, they set out in search of the truth about Penny, but discover instead a shocking hidden history of secrets, lies, and betrayals that threatens to consume them all.

The perfect daughter. Is she fooling them all?

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

©2020 D.J. Palmer (P)2020 Macmillan Audio

Worth a credit or buy

After returning a book, the woman I spoke with from audible actually put this book in my wish list. She didn’t disappoint! The story line is very interesting, it kept me so engaged I stayed up all night listening to it.

Gripping and fast moving mystery

Overall, the book in the story were excellent. There were a few key points I was puzzled by. During the climax courtroom scene, it ended abruptly without explanation, Then at the end the story, it droned on about drugs, unnecessarily.

It’s good!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was interesting and kept me guessing, trying to form my own ideas about what happened. Narrator was good, story was good!

Good Read

A good book with an ending I did not see coming! I usually have an idea as to “who done it” but not this time! January was amazing as always!

The characters

This was hard to put down. Couldn’t wait to find out what happened and who did it. Shocked and surprised at the ending. I highly recommend.

Awesome Book

This book is just fabulous!!
It talks about multiplicity in it’s truest sense and addiction like it needs to be said!!
Twists and turns make it suspenseful and you never guess where it’s going to end up!!

Can't go wrong with a January LaVoy-narrated book!

January LaVoy brings such life to books that might need a little help. While I enjoyed the concept and the book overall, the mother in this book was a bit unbearable. Maybe it's because I'm not a mother, but the constant disregard for everyone else around her except for her mentally ill daughter was annoying. The stubbornness, the unwillingness to compromise, the sheer stupidity at times...it was a bit much. But everything else was pretty solid. It was a fascinating look into trauma and DID, and the ending was pretty good as well.

This book actually surprised me

I absolutely loved the narrator for this book. She was a perfect choice. They both were great, but the female was excellent
As for the book itself, it took me by surprise. I definitely did not see the end coming. I loved it.

A Perfect Daughter!

I listened to this two times in a row. It was that good. Too many surprises to count. I love the research that went into this book. The narrators are fantastic. I can't say enough good things about this book. I will say that it one of the best books I have listened to in a long time.

Very contrived

This was very standard and it was hard to care about anyone in this story.
The end was straight out of a fairy tale.