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Bad Daughter
Bad Daughter | Joy Fielding
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A gripping, edge-of-your-seat thriller of family intrigue and dark secrets, from the author of Someone Is Watching and See Jane Run. There was no shortage of words she could use to describe her father, almost none of them complimentary. Serves you damn right, she thought. 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. Advance praise for The Bad Daughter "So expert is [Joy] Fielding at seeding clues that readers will never see the final plot twist coming. The acutely portrayed family dynamics lend pathos and a certain schadenfreudian frisson to the proceedings. An author who knows her way around suburban angst."--Kirkus Reviews "Fielding, a sure hand at psychological suspense, amps up tension nicely here as the narrative reaches a high-energy conclusion."--Booklist "[Keeps] the reader turning the pages until the bombshell final shocker."--Publishers Weekly
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bookaholic1
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Pickpick

#64
This was really good

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bookworm92
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I made surprised I haven't said this today

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bookworm92
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This is me especially today! Why can't people just let me read in peace?

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bookworm92

Not too shabby of a book to reading a cold rainy night!!

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twinkletoes74
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Mehso-so

Lots of twists and turns in this story. I found it a bit predictable.

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AndreaLove
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SarahHarts_books
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In the beginning of the book Robin says her sister Melanie is "meanie if you take out the L " umm the more I read this sister chick is more like Witch if you take out the W and add a B. I feel sorry for Robin right now. Her sister is not nice! I'm waiting to see if she ends up being nicer in the end or if she is just a straight up B.

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SarahHarts_books
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A new week, a new book!! 😊😁 Happy Monday fellow Littens!! Hope it's a good one!! 👍

Megabooks Awesome! Love the cover. 6y
SarahHarts_books @Megabooks Yeah, I did too! Not going to lie... That's one of the things that hooks me when picking out a book. If it has a dumb cover... I probably won't pick it up to see what it's about. Lol probably not the best way to pick out books but hey! To each there own, right? Lol 6y
Megabooks @SarahHarts_books I‘m the same way! I get really easily grabbed by a good cover! 6y
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SarahHarts_books @Megabooks Well I'm glad I'm not the only one then!! I know the saying is. " You can't judge a book by it's cover " But sometimes that's hard when the cover is ugly!! ??? 6y
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Victoriahoperose
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Pickpick

This was the first book I read by Joy Fielding. This was a good mystery. Three people shot - who is the killer and why? She had a lot of suspicious people and it definitely kept my interest until the end although I had it figured out early on in the book. I‘ll definitely be reading more by this author!

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Kappadeemom
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Getting some kitty love this afternoon after a bad day at work 😍😍😍

DebinHawaii Sweet! 🐱❤️ Sorry for the bad day. 7y
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LMJenkins
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How do you read: print, digital, audio or a combo? #statistics

CouronneDhiver Combo! 7y
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Brenda
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Pickpick

Exactly what I expect from Joy Fielding. An easily readable page turner that keeps you guessing til the end 🤓

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Skeebies05
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On Sunday night, I‘m always trying to figure out the way to optimize my time before going back to work. Do I read? Play Mario Odyssey? Watch the oscars? So many decisions.

Clwojick She‘s one of my favourite authors. 🤗 7y
Skeebies05 @Clwojick Mine and my moms as well. Her books are suspenseful but subtle. There is always a twist but it is but it‘s never too over the top. My fav is Missing Pieces. 7y
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Brenda
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I'm waiting for the twists and turns I'm sure are coming,but so far Robin wasn't kidding when she said "If you take the L out of her sister's name,you get 'meanie'." ?

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Brenda
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My TBR pile keeps growing. I love Joy Fielding for a quick read. 🤓

kezzlou85 Just finished thus. It was quite good. It's a slow build though 💜 enjoy it 7y
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kezzlou85
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Pickpick

Robin returns home after learning that her father, step mother and step mothers daughter were shot. She's back in her family home with a sister who doesn't like her and A brother who could be the killer.

This is a slow burn thriller. It's not the most dramatic of stories despite the beginning but it's a steady build. The plot is good and develops well keeping the reader turning the page. The ending was really good with an interesting twist.

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Gingermint2000
Mehso-so

This was my not one of my favorite Joy Fielding's books. Too dark for me.
The main character Robin comes home when her father, his wife and her daughter are shot in their home. His wife use to be Robin's school friend. She is constantly arguing with her obnoxious sister. Everyone is a suspect for the shooting.
I think what turned me off was everyone was pissed off at everyone else.

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JoeStalksBeck
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