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The Good Daughter: A Chilling Psychological Horror Novel of Family Bonds and Haunting Memories

Karin Slaughter ()

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

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Synopsis

NOW A PEACOCK LIMITED SERIES STARRING ROSE BYRNE AND MEGHANN FAHY OUT NOVEMBER 12, 2026 An instant New York Times bestseller 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 most thrilling.

Tags

Psychological ThrillerLegal DramaMysteryCrime Fiction

The Good Daughter: A Chilling Psychological Horror Novel of Family Bonds and Haunting Memories: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This psychological thriller contains strong violence including gun violence, murder, and traumatic attacks on families. The plot deals heavily with PTSD and the lasting effects of childhood trauma.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include graphic violence, murder, death of parent, and grief (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers will be gripped by the mystery of what really happened twenty-eight years ago and how it connects to present-day violence.