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My Darling Daughter

the addictive, twisty thriller from the author of THE GIRL BEFORE

JP Delaney author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Quercus Publishing

Published:19th Jan '23

Should be back in stock very soon

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Thrilling from beginning to end - I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' CLAIRE DOUGLAS

'Absorbing and fast-paced' KARIN SLAUGHTER

'Excellent - domestic noir in all its darkest shades' CARA HUNTER

The child you never knew
knows all your secrets . . .


Out of the blue, Susie Jukes is contacted on social media by Anna, the girl she gave up for adoption fifteen years ago.

But when they meet, Anna's home life sounds distinctly strange to Susie and her husband Gabe. And when Anna's adoptive parents seem to overreact to the fact she contacted them at all, Susie becomes convinced that Anna needs her help.

But is Anna's own behaviour simply what you'd expect from someone recovering from a traumatic childhood? Or are there other secrets at play here - secrets Susie has also been hiding for the last fifteen years?

'A twisty, electrifying read' WOMAN'S OWN

See what everyone is saying about JP Delaney, the hottest name in psychological thrillers:

'DAZZLING' - Lee Child
'ADDICTIVE' - Daily Express
'DEVASTATING' - Daily Mail
'INGENIOUS' - New York Times
'COMPULSIVE' - Glamour Magazine
'ELEGANT' - Peter James
'SEXY' - Mail on Sunday
'ENTHRALLING' - Woman and Home
'ORIGINAL' - The Times
'RIVETING' - Lisa Gardner
'CREEPY' - Heat
'SATISFYING' - Reader's Digest
'SUPERIOR' - The Bookseller
'MORE THAN A MATCH FOR PAULA HAWKINS' - Sunday Times

Thrilling from beginning to end - I couldn't turn the pages fast enough * Claire Douglas *
Excellent . . . Domestic noir in all its darkest shades * Cara Hunter *
Clever plot twists and fully drawn but unreliable characters make for an absorbing and fast-paced read * Karin Slaughter *
A twisty, electrifying read * Woman's Own *
Delaney's tightly controlled prose style lends itself to expert tension-building * Daily Mail *
A well-researched and sensitive account of the most painful kind of parenthood * Literary Review *

ISBN: 9781529423327

Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 38mm

Weight: 292g

416 pages