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The Serial Killer’s Daughter

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Full review to come on Goodreads and Amazon. Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for a review copy.

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I enjoyed reading this thriller as the pace keeps the reader turning the page. The main characters are husband and wife who both have secrets from their past that they have kept from each other and this adds to the tension. A woman is missing and all those close to her home are under suspicion. There follows several red herrings and quite a tense climatic final chapter.

I’d have liked a bit more input from the detective team and a bit more structure to the story. I feel it jumps around from one character to another too much.

However, it’s an enjoyable read and I thank Netgalley, the author and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review it.

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This was a great book. The ending really disappointed me . In saying that it still held my interest from the first page till the last page. It moves at a fast pace and I highly recommend.

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As I had really enjoyed The Serial Killer's Wife I was really looking forward to this book and it did not disappoint. A great novel with plenty of twists and turns that keeps you guessing right to the end. Although this is part of the Serial Killer's family series it can be read as a stand alone book too.

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I remember reading Hunter's first book, The Serial Killer's Wife- I listened to the entire audiobook in one day, which I have rarely managed to do. So when the Daughter book came on NetGalley too, I was ecstatic to get approved and see how it compared.
Whilst I really enjoyed it and was gripped throughout, the ending disappointed me as I saw the culprit coming from a mile off. I am rarely one to nail the perpetrator, and particularly from an early stage of the book, so this one didn't have the wow ending of the first book.
Nonetheless, it was a really enjoyable listen. I was thinking about it a lot, listening to it as much as possible, and it kept me engaged throughout. Which is no mean feat.

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This is the second book of Alice hunters that I have read, after reading The Serial Killer’s Wife.

Both are fast paced thrillers that explore dark familial relationships and complex relationships. Unfortunately, compared to the first, I can’t say that I was attached to the characters which meant that this book wasn’t calling to me from my e-shelf. I did however enjoy reading once I picked it up due to the engaging plot.

I will definitely read the next book this author releases!

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The Serial Killer's Daughter is the sequel to the wonderful "The Serial Killer's Wife". I had loved the first book and was interested to see it the author will manage to create the same magic as in the first book. I must say she has exceeded my highest expectations and quite marvellously too.

This book tells the story of veterinary surgeon Jenny whose life goes into disarray when a woman is abducted in daylight right from the village pub. The fact that it is Olivia, the person with whom she had suspected her husband was having an affair with a year earlier, becomes only one of the many bizarre things happening around and to her. Most importantly, she had hidden an important truth from the people in the village and was terrified that everyone would suspect her of all kinds of wrong doing including this abduction. And from this place starts a thrilling, fast-paced and sometimes convoluted story, which takes us into twisted mind games and keeps us guessing.

The story is almost filled with people whom you will not easily come across in your actual life. Many of them have something or the other to hide; they keep up to themselves and have a semblance of friendly relationships with those around them. But this is what made me feel as if I living in such a community and that I am a part of that society. This makes the author an exemplary writer in my opinion. The ending was quite surprising and there were a few unexpected details added for the laymen.

Overall, I had a great reading experience with the book, in fact, I liked it much more than the previous book. I can't wait to see what this author does next.

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In a sleepy Devon village, a woman is taken from the streets. Local vet Jenny is horrified. This kind of thing doesn't happen here But it's not the first time she's been so close to a crime scene. The daughter of a prolific serial killer, she's spent her whole life running from who she really is.
And the crime is harrowingly similar to those her father committed all those years ago..
This book starts off with a punch and
immediately draws you into the story.
The story is told from the Pov of Jenny and her husband Mark. I enjoyed the chapters from Mark's pov as I could relate to what he was going through.
The book was well written with a fast moving story but in places it was a bit repetitive.
There were a few loose ends they weren't tied up and it was a bit predictable but overall it was an enjoyable read.

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I really enjoyed The Serial Killer’s Wife so I was delighted to discover that Alice Hunter had written another book, which did not disappoint. This second book could be read as a stand alone but I think having read the first one it gave more depth to the characters. Jane the daughter, now renamed Jennifer, is a grown woman with a husband and children of her own. She is a successful vet and lives in a small village in the English countryside. All seems idyllic but she hasn’t told anyone about her past and the trauma she went through. When a local woman goes missing Jennifer, who suffers from nighttime blackouts isn’t sure where she was on the night in question and commences a downward spiral of self doubt while trying to maintain a facade of normality. This is another great book with a great cast of characters. A five star triumph for this talented author.

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The serial killers daughter by Alice Hunter …
I have not read anything written by this author a psychological thriller. Jane now known as Jenny is the daughter of serial killer Paul Slater the painted lady killer. Jenny suffers from blackouts married with two children she has made a new life for herself and her past is unknown to even her husband. A woman goes missing in the village known to the family as her husband had an affair with her .similarities to her fathers killings and evidence left points to Jenny and her black outs cast doubt on her. The story unfolds with a good conclusion. A good quick page turner!

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I really liked this one. The twist was good and the reading was smooth. I really enjoyed the writing and I will be looking at other books from this author.

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A really suspenseful read. I hadn't read the first in the series and really wish I had. The characters were really well written and it kept me guessing throughout.

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Thank you to Netgalley, Avon Books and Alice Hunter for an ARC in return for an honest review.

This is the long-anticipated sequel to 'The Serial Killer's Wife' and it did not disappoint.
This book kept me gripped throughout - it was a slow starter initially but quickly amps up.
I finished it in one sitting as could not put it down.
It is dark, gripping and intense. A great read.

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Thank you for the opportunity to read the serial killers daughter!
Having read the previous book by Alice Hunter I was really excited for this.
I found. It really easy to read, engrossing and a good mystery/twist!
Not quite as good as the first but still enjoyable and looking forward to the next!

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Having read and enjoyed the Serial Killers Wife I couldn’t wait to get to this one. Like the serial killer's wife, the serial killer's daughter was a little slow and underwhelming but still a good read.

Paul Slater is a serial killer named the Painted Lady Killer, she is his daughter, once named Jane and named now Jenny. Jenny is having some issues, suffering from nightmares and sleepwalking, often taking her outside the house and having blackouts. Her husband Mark is oblivious to her background but knows something isn’t right. In addition, a local woman, Olivia, goes missing in the middle of the night… Mark once had an affair with Olivia and Jenny knows but did either of them have anything to do with Olivia going missing?

This has a good plot and is a great idea but is a little slow, even dragging in some places, and was a little underwhelming. I enjoyed the alternating point of view between Jenny and Mark, which works well. The opening chapter draws you in brilliantly as well. Both Jenny and Mark are hiding significant things, added to the extracts from Paul Slater's story brings an extra element which will give you plenty of questions as well as the chills.

Some points feel overexplained, scenes build but then drop too suddenly or without much impact. There are diversions that don’t add much to the plot and with the slow pace, it's not as climatic as it could be. That said, its not a bad book by any means, I liked it and enjoyed reading it but it didn’t have that special touch to make it really wow.

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Dramatic,twistful and thrilling! I wanted to read it the minute I saw the cover and having read the first book. You can't put this book down...and that ending!!
A wonderful read.

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Jenny lives what seems to be a normal life,beyond her marital struggles. However, she has a dark secret. And when someone in her life is abducted, the secret threatens to implicate her in a serious crime.

I previously read The Serial Killer's Wife, which I really enjoyed. Part of me was slightly concerned that The Serial Killer's Daughter might taint the original (I didn't want any further trauma for the family!), but I had no need to worry.

Not only does this novel follow a different family to the original, but I shouldn't have doubted Hunter's talent. She has created a really strong thriller. At different points, I was sure the villain was about five separate characters.

A must for anyone who enjoys pacy thrillers.

Many thanks to Alice Hunter, NetGalley, and Avon Books for this copy.

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Plotline was intriguing and I had high hopes for this 2nd installment in this series. Absolutely did not care to read about animal abuse and was turned off. Plot became a bit predictable. Thanks for the opportunity to read an arc in exchange of an honest review.

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Is murder in the blood ? This is a great psychological thriller and the second in the Serial Killers Family books by Alice Hunter.

In a small village a young woman vanished after an evening out. The police seem to think she was snatched of the street but who would do such a thing ?

Jenny, the local vet, can’t believe this sort of thing could happen where she lives. But she is hiding some secrets of her own and soon she is struggling to cope, especially as she seems to be suffering from blackouts, where she has no memory of what she has been doing.

To make things worse for Jenny someone seems to know her secret, her father was a prolific serial killer and soon she is doubting her own actions. Could murder run in the family ?

This is a great twisty psychological thriller that will keep you guessing throughout.

Thank you to Avon Books UK and NetGalley for a digital copy of this book.

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Loved this.

The premise made it exciting and the different story lines intertwined really well to build real intrigue.

I felt so annoyed for the protagonist when everything started to go wrong and she was also frustrating but the back story from her childhood helped you understand why she was acting the way she was.

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