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My Darling Daughter

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

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My Darling Daughter

By: JP Delaney
Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown, Jamie Parker, Kristin Atherton, Tamaryn Payne
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 The much-anticipated gripping new thriller from the bestselling author of The Girl Before - pre-order now!

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?

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

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Critic Reviews

Thrilling from beginning to end - I couldn't turn the pages fast enough
Excellent . . . Domestic noir in all its darkest shades
Clever plot twists and fully drawn but unreliable characters make for an absorbing and fast-paced read
A twisty, electrifying read
Delaney's tightly controlled prose style lends itself to expert tension-building
A well-researched and sensitive account of the most painful kind of parenthood
All stars
Most relevant
Great story and interesting characters, intriguing till the end. Looking forward to the next book

Adoption

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This story had a lot of promise but honestly I just found the characters draining. The more poor decisions Gabe and Suzie made the more frustrated I got. There wasn’t a huge twist either which was a disappointment. Overall, a very easy listen but falls a little flat.

Easy listen

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Great performances. Multiple narrators can often work against the listening experience, but in this case it worked well.
Not a fan of the story - a bit preachy in parts and I didn’t warm to the characters - and perhaps my expectations were raised by the other books I’ve greatly enjoyed by the same author. The Perfect Wife was truly masterful and The Girl Before was excellent. Read those instead

Not his best work

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