The Bad Daughter

By Joy Fielding

Book Overview

What first appears to be a random home invasion and brutal attack reveals a family's dark secrets in this domestic ticking-clock suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of See Jane Run.

A voice mail from her estranged sister, Melanie, sends Robin's heart racing and her mind spiraling in a full-blown panic attack. Melanie's message is dire: Their father, his second wife, and his twelve-year-old stepdaughter have been shot--likely in a home invasion--and lie in the hospital in critical condition.

It's been more than five years since Robin turned her back on her father when he married her best friend. Five years since she said goodbye to her hometown of Red Bluff, California, and became a therapist. More than two years since Robin and Melanie have spoken. Yet even with all that distance and time and acrimony, the past is always with Robin.
Now she must return to the family she left behind. As she attempts to mend fences while her father clings to life, Robin begins to wonder if there is more to the tragedy than a botched burglary attempt. It seems that everyone--Robin's mercurial sister, her less-than-communicative nephew, her absent brother, and even Tara, her father's wife--has something to hide. And someone may have put them all in grave danger.

New York Times bestselling author Joy Fielding has written a gripping edge-of-your-seat thriller of family intrigue and dark secrets. The Bad Daughter explores the deadly differences between the lies we want to believe and the truths we wish not to know.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400026814
• ISBN13: 9781400026814
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Seal Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Couldn’t put it down

Started off a bit slow but once the story started unfolding I was hooked. Very well written, not a lot of unnecessary info given which I love. Very suspenseful and keeps you guessing. I’ll definitely be looking for more by this author!

Suspenseful and Addictive

This is my fourth Joy Fielding book and I will continue to read more of her stories as they are so suspenseful and addictive. This story involves a home invasion and murder and the main character who is related to this family ls trying to solve the crime. Fast paced with an unpredictable ending.