I really enjoyed My Daughter's Killer. It had plenty of twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat and I really could not put it down. I highly recommend it.

Thank you to NetGalley and HQ for my ARC.

Well this book is not just another run of the mill psychological thriller, it has a plot with many twists- some that you may not see coming! Although it deals with many sensitive subjects I thoroughly enjoyed the tension and suspense that built up with each chapter. Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the chance to review 'My Daughter's Killer'. Highly recommended.

This is one of those books which will give many readers that feeling. The one that says I know what's happening here. That is certainly what happened with me.
I continued reading because it was so well written and there was always the possibility that I was way off the mark.
I kept getting tingles while this great story unrolled in front of me but I couldn't quite catch the 'aha!' moment.
Then it came. I didn't work it out. The author had to spoon feed it to me.
Yes, I was right, but no way did I imagine that is how it would come about.
Brilliant.

What an intriguing, plot twisting story.
Sarah has a great future ahead of her and loving parents to support her, until she meets Drew.
Drew turns their lives upside down, but he doesn’t always get his own way!
This book really had me guessing throughout, with no hope of knowing what the outcome would be.
A brilliant psychological thriller!

"Thriller" is a genre that promises to keep readers on the edge of their seats, and this definitely delivers. From the very first page, the tension is palpable, and the plot twists and turns in unexpected ways, making it difficult to put the book down. The characters are well-developed and the author does an excellent job of keeping the reader guessing as to who can be trusted and who is hiding something. The pacing is spot-on, with just the right amount of action and suspense to keep the reader engaged.

The writing style is gripping and evocative, making it easy to visualise the scenes and feel the emotions of the characters. The author's attention to detail and ability to create a believable world adds to the overall experience of the book. Overall, this is an excellent example of the thriller genre. It's a page-turner that will keep readers guessing until the very end and is sure to satisfy fans of the genre.

Highly recommended for anyone who loves a good suspenseful read. This is a first for me by the author and one I enjoyed and I would read more of their work. The book cover is eye-catching and appealing and would spark my interest if in a bookshop. Thank you very much to the author, publisher and Netgalley for this ARC

3.5/5.

Really enjoyed this ark kept me on my toes can't believe this wow I'll definitely be reading more from this author and the way this story is written is 👍

When you get swept of your feet you can never be sure of what you are letting yourself in for… When Sarah meets Drew she is swept along with the romance of it all and before she knows it she’s married and living an outwardly fantastic life but soon her loving husband starts to change.

A domestic thriller that is absolutely gripping in parts but slightly too far fetched in others. I enjoyed it but it needed to be a bit more realistic.

Wow what a book I loved every single word I read. What I really loved about My Daughters Killer is what it was different from so many of the other thrillers I’ve read and it wasn’t what I expected at all.

Sarah and Drew haven’t known each other for long however they both believe they are made for each other. Sarah and Drew quickly wed and start a new life together. To anyone looking in Drew and Sarah seem the perfect couple, Sarah’s the perfect wife, Drew’s the perfect husband and they have their new baby boy Dylan.

Soon things change after just short while Drew starts to show his true colours and it soon becomes clear that he’s a far from the perfect husband than you could ever imagine. It soon becomes clear to Sarah’s parents that Drew isn’t all that he seems and they get a hunch that something isn’t quite right however they cannot get Sarah to open up, and every time they or Sarah’s friends turn up at the house Drew always finds good reasons to turn them away.

Now Claire is grieving over the loss of her daughter, it’s been 2 years since Drew was jailed for her murder, but now he’s escaped from prison. Claire begins to fear for her own safety, her ex husbands and her grandson Dylan’s,. That same night Claire receives a phone call from a withheld number telling her they know where Sarah’s body is, but how can that be as when Drew was arrested for his wife’s murder the police searched everywhere and could not find any trace of Sarah’s missing body.

At the start of this book I thought I was in for a fairly straight forward read, but as the book progressed it became clear there was a lot more going on than any reader could have thought possible. There were 3 massive twists that I didn’t see coming which for me changed the whole course of the book, and once the first twist made its appearance I couldn’t put this book down. It was pure genius on the authors part.

This was the first book I’ve read by Jacqueline Grima and it certainly won’t be my last I’m looking forward to seeing what else she has written.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for an advance copy of this book in exchange for this review.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and certainly didn’t see the twists coming. The characters were totally believable and the split timeline of before the daughter’s death and after ratcheted up the tension. A very well written if sometimes uncomfortable read. Looking forward to the next one by this talented author.

Drew was the perfect boyfriend who became the perfect husband, and slowly became the perfect coercive abuser and finally the perfect killer. Sarah had fallen for his looks, his charm, his attentiveness and in a few weeks they were off on a holiday to Las Vegas, where the whirlwind romance culminated in a whirlwind wedding. Her parents, Claire and Guy, and friends were shocked but “Love” explained everything, didn’t it, and Drew was such a lovely guy, always solicitous for her welfare, always by her side, and so kind and helpful. Sarah basked in his affection and failed to notice that her autonomy was eroding and then vanishing, the visits by her parents were being shorter and rarer, that Drew always had some reason why she couldn’t meet her friends. Classic coercive behaviour but she couldn’t see it, even when the physical abuse started and then escalated. The birth of her son, Dylan, changed the dynamic. She tried to leave him – and then she disappeared. The police found Drew in their flat, with traces of an attempt to clean up blood, a witness to an altercation, and Drew with no alibi. Despite failing to find her body, Drew was jailed for her murder, Claire set up a help and support line for vulnerable girls, and she and Guy shared the care of Dylan. And then Drew escaped and came after them and the family had to organise against the risk that he would find and kill them all.
This is a psychological thriller, with the narrative split fairly evenly between Sarah’s life with Drew and Claire’s life since the escape but with flashbacks. As a portrait of how a coercive and abusive relationship begins and operates, and the impact it has on the wider circle of affected people, it is text book (not in a boring way). The plot, seemingly straightforward at first, becomes more complicated as the story progresses, partly with the reveals that arise out of Claire’s flashbacks but also from the interaction between Claire and Drew as he closes in on her; helped by a mysterious woman who conveys his messages and threats. There is a major twist, followed by a minor twist, followed by an unguessable final twist (there is a very slight clue early on but I didn’t spot that until the end). It starts with Drew in jail, and why, and is a bit slow thereafter, but there is a lot of detail (see text book comment above). It picks up quite a bit in the middle section and gallops towards the end. It’s a 4 and a bit and, since I thought the same for the author’s previous book (which has some similarity in the background) but settled on 4, I’m giving this one the benefit of that spare fraction and rounding up.
I would like to thank NetGalley, the publishers and the author for providing me with a draft proof copy for the purpose of this review.

I just couldn’t put this book down it gripped me from the first page Sarah met this lovely man until she married him then everything changed he was so controlling she was scared for her own life and that of her son’s until the unthinkable happens her mum Claire is devastated and starts working to help vulnerable women get home safely. Then she gets a call from someone who says she knows what happened to her daughter.

It’s the first book I’ve read of this author I can’t wait to read her other books.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC

I absolutely loved this book and the complex characters . I actually had a nightmare after reading this that’s how much it affected me . I love this authors work and this one did not disappoint. I can’t wait for the next book from this author , 5 stars from me and I’d definitely recommend anyone reads this book

A great domestic thriller that builds the tension with each chapter and has some great little twists to it. I fling this book hard to put down and read it in just over a day. It’s a gripping, pacy read. Thank you to NetGalley, HQ and the author for the chance to review.

A totally mind blowing read.
So many twists and turns!
Really well written characters, i was kept engrossed even though it was a difficult subject matter.
A must read.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

I received this arc through an invitation from the publishers.

Two years ago, Sarah’s husband was jailed for her murder; her body was never found. Now, her mother, Claire, spends her sleepless nights running a helpline for vulnerable women.

A woman with a secret
Claire takes many calls, but one caller isn’t like the rest. She isn’t calling for help – she’s calling because she claims to know what happened to Sarah.

A killer on the loose
But when Claire hears the terrifying news that her daughter’s killer has escaped from prison, she realises her nightmare is far from over – and her family are in danger yet again.

Lots of twists and turns along the way including one massive one that I was not expecting.
What a fantastic story i could not put this down and stayed up into the night to finish it.

4 stars

This was a well written book that was absorbing from the very start. In places it felt a little upsetting to read about the abuse but it was an essential part of the story. I loved the story being told by the mum and daughter showing the full lead up to what was happening.
The only issue that I would have is that some parts and essentially the ending is way out of realism whereas the rest of the book was realistic and kept me on edge trying to calculate what was going to happen.

I cannot deny that this was a gripping page-turner – BUT, for me, it was just unrealistic in the twists and turns. Certainly, I was surprised several times, and never bored, but it was too far into the realms of silly towards the end!

The story is told mainly through the eyes of Sarah, and her mum Claire – both in the present day and ‘before’.

In the past, we hear from Sarah about her wonderful and romantic new boyfriend, Drew, and how he surprises her and takes care of her. Quickly, however, this turns more sinister and controlling. After not too long, he has cut her off from her friends and family and become very abusive. I must warn that some of this was very difficult reading and really quite upsetting.

In the present day, Drew is in prison for Sarah’s murder and her mum, Claire, is now trying to help vulnerable young people like her daughter through a night time walking home helpline and volunteering at a shelter for homeless people.

But now Drew has escaped from prison and Claire – who is sharing custody of Sarah’s little boy Dylan with her ex-husband Guy – is terrified that he is going to come after her.

This was such a fast-paced thriller, with so many twists and turns to the story that my head was spinning! Definitely an exciting plot, and a tough subject matter to tackle – it really was terrifying reading what Sarah went through and imagining being in her situation and how horrendous it would be. But just a bit too far-fetched for a higher score from me - as in some parts just plain did not work for me, like I cannot believe the character would have done that based on what we knew about them!

Absolutely loved it! The book is so well written and brought to life so vividly. The storyline is more than just a thriller, its devastating and the characters are Enright to life so well that you can feel their pain and trauma as if it were your own. I was immediate sucked in with this one and it's definitely one of those "just one more chapter" type books. The high quality writing, characters, plot and pace just set this one miles apart from other thrillers of a similar premise. An absolute must read

What a novel – the characters are so believable that I expected them to step off the page and into the local neighbourhood. Extremely topical and well-written, this is a thriller about the ugly legacies of a horrific murder with no body. Claire is an otherwise ordinary woman who has suffered the extraordinary loss of her daughter, who was murdered by her husband. Claire has tried hard to cope with her grief and has set up a telephone helpline for other vulnerable women at risk of violence, in the hope that something good can come out of her personal tragedy. But when she learns that her daughter’s killer has gone missing from prison, and when she has a mysterious caller on the line who claims to know what happened to her daughter, Claire realises the past is once more catching up with her, and that her life is now in grave danger. Fantastically written, this is an ‘up all night’ thriller. Thank you to the publishers and to NetGalley for the free ARC that I received that allowed me to produce this honest book review.

I have not read anything quite like this before. It's an excellent addictive and gripping psychological thriller with an unexpected conclusion!
Both Sarah [the victim] and Claire [the mother] tell their before and after stories. Written with empathy I found it very sad and compelling. It's very hard hitting in places.
However without revealing too much, the killer is still at large and the suspense is unbearable!
Highly recommended.