The Good Daughter

A Novel

By: Karin Slaughter

Narrated by: Kathleen Early

Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

©2017 Karin Slaughter (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

⭐️My Vote for THE BEST in 2017 thus Far! ⭐️

If you're a Karen Slaughter fan you will enjoy this book. If you new to her work, give her a try. She has a talent to create strong, complex, rich characters who capture your heart in spite of their flaws, struggles and personal baggage.

While I miss Sara and Trent, two of Slaughter's greatest characters, I loved the sisters in this book, Charlie and Sam, almost as well. The Good Daughter is a long novel with a very well developed plot. Reading or listening to the prequel, The Last Breath, may help introduce the some of the characters and provide background details but is not crucial to understand the plot of The Good Daughter so don't worry if you skip it.

I love books that invokes my emotions and Slaughter is a master. I felt it all while listening to this book. I laughed, cried, cringed, empathized, angered,sympathized, and most importantly I could not stop listening! The interactions of her characters are so authentic, at times I could not help but remembering events from my own childhood and relationship with my family, especially with my sister.

The quality of the recording is professional. Kathleen Early did a great job narrating. I was impressed how she portrayed each character with passion using inflection, tone, pitch and emotional expression.

Together, Slaughter and Early has created a fantastic audible listen! I will not provide the plot summary, the book details and other reviews will do plenty of that. However, if you are sensitive to bad language, beware there are several f-bombs, especially by Charlie's character. It does not feel unnatural to her character nor does it draw back from the book in my opinion but some might find offense. You can always return the book if it's or to your liking.

Very good psychological thriller

4.5 - story and writing very good, although it did take me a while to get into. I'm glad I stayed with it. Characters were the interesting and well- drawn, writing was very descriptive with a lot of loose pieces gradually and interestingly woven together.

Slow but good

Some story lines were repeated and hard to re-listen to. Can be a bit gruesome at times, not recommended if you’re squeamish.

Great start fizzles, excess detail lacks suspence<br />

excellent start but then fizzles. Meaningless detail tedious. lacks suspence. Reader was saving grace here.

Very good!

The violence in this book was a bit overwhelming, but the performance was fabulous and made the characters come to life.

Amazing! so glad I found this!

This was a wonderfully written, brilliantly narrated, twisting, turning story that I could not stop listening to. If there was an Oscar for narration, she would win it. I found myself sobbing and then cheering with her throughout the book. Do not miss this book.

Left me feeling conflicted

I really love this author, but this was not one of her best works. The narration was spot on, as always. The story just felt way too predictable to me. I knew the killer right away. It was just so obvious to me. I thought the characters were overly quirky. Their behavior didn't seem realistic to me. I really prefer the Will Trent series and I can't wait until the next book comes out.

Solid 4

Not my fav of Slaughter's, but still a great listen. Kathleen Early is an awesome narrator as usual. The story line is solid, but anticlimactic. Misses the knockout ending we usually get with her books. Still would recommend to listeners, though.

enjoyable performance

The reader made this story come to life and the storyline was not what I'd expected! I like being fooled.

Loved it!

This book was engaging right away and super easy to be pulled into. Exciting until the very end