I was truly hooked on this book. The story had a great story line and the characters developed well. It is a slow burner to start with but gets more intense as the pace increases and the plot thickens. I was gripped By the action.

The Serial Killer's Daughter is a fantastic gripping psychological thriller.
When Jenny Johnson wakes up one morning to find herself on her kitchen floor, still in her pyjamas and covered in mud she realises that she has suffered another blackout.
Her husband Mark knows about the blackouts but had thought they had stopped. Something or someone must have triggered them off again.

When it's discovered that a young woman Olivia Edwards has gone missing on the same night as Jrnny had her blackout suspicion is raised.
What everyone including Mark doesn't know is that Jenny's father is in prison accused of being a serial killer and to top things of her Mother isn't what you would call maternal.

There are plenty of red herrings and a lot of tension build up in the book that will keep the reader guessing until the very end.

Is murder in the blood?

Jennifer Johnson has a past that she'd prefer to stay buried, she's changed her name, moved away and has even kept it secret from her husband, Mark. When local girl, Olivia disappears, abducted from the street, Jen starts experiencing blackouts and weird things begin to happen at the house, she realises that this is all very similar to the crimes her serial killer father committed when she was a child and is concerned she's somehow involved and following in her father's footsteps,what will it take to prove that she's nothing like him?

The Serial Killers Daughter is a dual narrative by Jenny and Mark, with the occasional paragraphs by an unknown third person. The prologue intrigued me and I knew, if this book was as good as the authors first one in the series, then I was in for a treat, I'm pleased to say it didn't disappoint. It's a fairly quick paced, easy read which kept me second guessing throughout, I had every character pinned as the suspect at some point through the story, apart from the one that was actually responsible, that was a total surprise! I was very much on Jen's side from the beginning and thought Mark was very judgemental considering he wasn't so squeaky clean himself. It's another great read by Hunter and, although part of a series, can easily be read as a standalone.

I'd like to thank Avon Books and Netgalley for the approval, I will post my review on Goodreads now and Amazon on publication day.

I enjoyed a the Serial Killers Wife, so I was anticipating this one as well and it didn’t disappoint. A quick read, this psychological thriller kept me turning pages long after I should have been asleep.
Jenny is a wife and mother and the local vet. From the outside m everything looks good. But she suffers from night terrors and blackouts as a result of trauma from her childhood that she hasn’t told anyone, including her husband about. When a woman from their small town gets abducted one night, Jenny wonders if she had anything to do with it, and so does her husband when he discovers the blackouts. Jenny is left trying to put the pieces together and prove her innocence before she is charged with murder. Being the daughter of a serial killer, she wonders if maybe she is guilty when the crime is especially close to the type her father committed. But is she like her father?
The story is told from several POV and two timelines which I did like but there are several triggers within this story-the main one being animal cruelty.
Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for this eArc in exchange for my review.

3.5 stars.
Jenny has managed to defy the odds and make herself a life. It hadn't been easy being as she is the daughter of some screwed up parents. Her father being a serial killer and her mother being, well, a it of a control freak. But escape she did and she is now settled, married to Mark and working as a vet. Her past firmly behind her. Or so she thought. A woman is taken, and to cut through the noise, in very similar circumstances as her father employed all those years ago... And then strange things start to happen to her, blackouts, and things start appearing on her drive overnight, gruesome things. She starts to doubt herself. He husband knows nothing of her past, so he can't help her. And he woman who was taken, well, she has connections to Mark too...
This was a bit of a strange book for me. Where I did like the storyline, I didn't like the way that there was oh so much more that Jenny could have done to work it all out a bit earlier. To put her mind at rest. It was a bit jumbled and on occasion didn't quite make as much sense as it should have. That said, I did plough through and was rewarded at the end with a solid ending albeit a tad lacking in punches, so it wasn't all bad.
It does have all the usual things you'd expect from a book of this genre and the majority executed well. Tension is a bit hit and miss, pacing is good, there are secrets lies and dysfunctional behaviour aplenty, as well as a fair few red herrings and obfuscation. It was also a bit hard for me to really get behind Jenny which I guess did mar my overall enjoyment of the book.
My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

A shaky marriage, a sleepy small town where everyone knows one another, a local woman missing, ties to a jailed serial killer - this book has all the tropes that make a good thriller/mystery!

The story centers on Jane and her family who are going through a bit of a rough patch when they find out a local woman has gone missing in their small town. The story follows Jane and her suspicions about the events, as she is hiding the secret that she is the daughter of a notorious serial killer who also suffers from strange blackouts in the middle of the night.

A solid read that truly sends shivers up your spine. Thanks for the ARC, netgalley and Avon Books!

Jenny is the daughter of a serial killer and has moved away from her past and has started a new and better life for herself. She now lives with her husband and her two children. Jenny has gone to many lengths to keep her past hidden. She’s changed her name and hasn’t even told her husband about her serial killer father.

When a woman is abducted where Jenny lives she cannot believe it. This sort of thing doesn’t happen in her quiet village in Devon. As the investigation begins Jenny is worried the truth of who she really is will come to light and that people will blame the daughter of a serial killer for what is happening. Not only that the crime that has been committed follows a very similar pattern to the crimes of Jenny’s father.

Desperate to clear her name Jenny takes matters into her own hands and does some of her own detective work however with blanks from in her own memory from blackouts, night terrors and sleep walking Jenny finds it harder to piece together what is happening and who is behind this wrong doings.

I was so excited to get an advance copy of the serial killers daughter having read and loved the serial killers wife. I definitely found that having knowledge from reading the serial killers wife was a massive advantage however the way this book is written you could easily read it without having to read the serial killers wife.

I really enjoyed the serial killers daughter it was fast paced, twisty and exciting. I also love how the ending has been left open for another book to follow on which I really hope will happen and if it does I’ll be first in line to get my hands on a copy.

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

Jenny lives in a lovely remote quiet village with her husband and two children. But Jenny isn’t who she says she is and has a secret which she has been hiding and running from practically her whole life.

Well this was an absolute page turner, I was gripped from start to finish. We all know villages within thriller books don’t stay quiet for long. This was no exception. The book was centred around the serial killer’s daughters life and what she has made of it after escaping her past, or so she thought. Jenny was a very likeable character even if you are shouting at her to communicate with her husband better.

The way Alice Hunter wrote the story was just amazing and very compelling. I was really rooting for Jenny but also felt she had her hand in the play of events. The story was written from three POV Jenny, Mark (Jenny’s) husband & young Jenny, this gave you a really insight to Jenny and her life both past and present.

This was my first book by Alice Hunter and I will definitely be picking up another of her books soon.

Rating 4.5

Alice Hunter’s second novel, The Serial Killer’s Daughter is similar in theme and title to her first standalone thriller. It begins with a jarring scene of a young girl torturing a butterfly. Jenny is a veterinarian in Devon who suffers blackouts, often awakening in muddy clothes on the floor, unaware of what she has done in the missing hours. Then she discovers bin bags with dead animals left on her doorstep and wonders if they could be connected to a missing local girl. She is struggling to cope and is afraid her secrets and hidden background may be discovered. The police come knocking and are interested in her night time activities. Her husband Mark becomes suspicious. The narrative draws you in as it alternates between Jenny and Mark’s perspectives of events in a suburban family neighbourhood. An unfolding gem of a tale with plenty of action and twists, making a four star rating. With thanks to Avon Books UK and the author, for an uncorrected advanced reader copy for review purposes. As always, the opinions herein are totally my own and freely given.

Another cleverly twisty thriller from Ms Hunter who managed to wrong foot this reader a number of times with the storyline. Im never quite sure about the use of blackouts as a plot device as it can feel too convenient, but luckily the author managed to stay on the right side of contrivance.
Thank you to netgalley and Avon books for an advance copy of this book.

Wow. Where do I start with this one? The Serial Killer's Wife was one of my favourite reads last year so I was keen to read The Serial Killer's Daughter and it certainly didn't disappoint.

Jenny and Mark are married with two children, Ella and Alfie.

Jenny has a secret. Her dad is in prison for life, convicted of multiple murders. She has never told her husband this as she changed her name before they met.

Jenny has blackouts brought on by stress. She doesn't remember anything about the time she is out if it. The blackouts start getting more frequent and when bin liners containing dead animals are left on her doorstep she starts to question if she is doing this to herself.

A local woman goes missing and Jenny soon finds herself under suspicion as it's Olivia, the woman her husband previously had an affair with.

What follows is a brilliantly twisted plot. Written in chapters from the point of view of Jenny, Mark and 'another person'.

I really can't praise this enough. I read it in one sitting. Another massive five star read from Alice Hunter and another of my favourite reads of the year so far.

Many thanks to Netgalley, the publishers and author for an ARC.

Another excellent tense read from Alice Hunter!
This book is full of twists and turns and keeps the reader guessing right until the end.
Jenny a vet and her husband Paul live in a village in Devon.
Jenny is not who she appears to be and is hiding her past from her husband.
Paul had had an affair with Olivia from the village ., and the marriage is going through difficulties.
The affair is in the past but Olivia is missing , abducted after walking home from the village .
Is Jenny connected to the disappearance ?
The writing is of an excellent calibre and the story moves on at a fair pace keeping me hooked right until the end.
An excellent tense , psychological thriller highly recommended!
Thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books UK.

Great suspense leading up to a perfect twist at the end. Definitely did not disappoint was a great book from beginning to end.

Thanks to the author, the publisher and NetGalley for an early release of this book.

Creepy and unsettling, The Serial Killer's Daughter documents one woman's journey from the perfect life to questioning everything she thought she knew about herself.

As Jenny's life starts to fall apart, you find yourself digging deeper into her past, uncovering long-buried memories and childhood trauma. It's well-written and expertly paced, keeping the story moving along while still building suspense.

The plot moves from scene to scene, tense yet engaging from the very start. The concept of the book is also excellent - definitely a great hook to draw you into the story and keep you reading!

Whilst the plot is good and the writing style excellent, I do feel that the main character, Jenny, lets the story down a bit. She's unrelatable and difficult to like - frustrating when you feel as though you should be on her side.

Jenny suffers from night-time blackouts - whole hours disappear while she's out of the house, and then when she wakes, she doesn't remember a thing. While this is initially an intriguing concept to sow the seed of doubt, it quickly becomes overused and repetitive, to the extent that it loses some of its power.

The Serial Killer's Daughter is a solid suspense novel, bound to keep you guessing!

I’d like to thank Avon Books UK and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘The Serial Killer’s Daughter’ written by Alice Hunter in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

As a child she’s known as Jane and is brought up by her controlling mother and serial killer father who abducted and murdered five women. In an attempt to escape from their notoriety she moves to Devon where she changes her name to Jenny, marries Mark with whom she has two children and opens her own veterinary practice. They live in Coleton Combe which is a quiet and safe place to live so everyone is shocked when a young woman, Olivia Edwards, is abducted. It’s so similar to her father’s crimes many years ago, but he’s still in prison so could it be a copycat killer who’s somehow learnt of Jenny’s past?

‘The Serial Killer’s Daughter’ is a dark and thoroughly chilling psychological thriller with an ingenious plot that becomes more unpredictable as the story unfolds. I’ve been gripped by this well-written story from page one and the further I’ve read the more tense it becomes with disturbing events and twists and turns until the final few chapters that are completely surprising and unexpected. But it’s the epilogue that's really stunned me, I've had to go back and read it a second time!

3.5 stars rounded down

The serial Killer's Family #2

In a sleepy Devon village, a young girl 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 do close to a crime scene. The daughter of 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 is a quick and easy book to read. The characters were well drawn, the plotline was intriguing, but it was a bit predictable. The story alternates between Jenny and her husband's perspectives. I also felt there were a few loose threads hanging. There is some descriptions of animal abuse which might upset some readers. I did enjoy this book, I just didn't love ot.

I would like to thank #NetGalley #AvonBooksUK and the author #AliceHunter for my ARC of #TheSerialKillersDaughter in exchange for an honest review.

A deliciously dark, chilling and thrilling read!

Jenny wishes to keep her past in the past – exactly where it should remain! Living with a secret as big as hers isn’t easy, but even her husband doesn’t know that she is in fact the daughter of a serial killer and Jenny isn’t really her name! When a local woman goes missing, it brings back memories for Jenny and when strange things start to happen, like unwanted gifts on the doorstep, Jenny begins to question who she can trust, and can she even trust herself?

After loving Alice Hunter’s debut book, The Serial Killer’s Wife, I was over the moon to be sent a copy of The Serial Killer’s Daughter (please note this is not a sequel). My concern is always will I love it as much as the first book? There was no need for concern here as I absolutely did! The prologue had me hooked, and I knew from then on that this would be an addictive read.

Normally in a book, I am rooting for the main character, but I wasn’t sure that was the right thing to do here. I had no idea if I should trust Jenny or anyone around her, to be honest. I love it when suspicions are so widespread as it adds to the suspense and creates a much bigger shock when you reach the twists and turns.

I wouldn’t describe this as fast-paced, but nor is it a slow-burner, the pace works just perfectly for the type of story this is. The chapters are dually narrated by both Jenny and her husband Mark, which gives the reader a great insight into both perspectives. Intermittently we are also provided with flashbacks of conversations between Jenny as a child and her father Paul, as well as an unknown person who has been interviewing Paul in prison.

The flashbacks are what I found most chilling, but also the most intriguing, I feel a prequel could be written based on Paul back when he was a serial killer and I’d love to be top of the list to read that! The things that man did were very dark, my only message to the author is to say don’t be afraid to go darker! Haha. I’d have definitely liked to have read a bit more about the past than what was mentioned. The reference to butterflies in this book now has me looking at these beautiful creatures in a very different way! 😳

Expertly plotted and incredibly well written, I cannot wait to see what Alice writes next, if sticking with the serial killer theme is going to be her thing, then I’d say she’s on to a winner!

Creative and compelling! Thank you so much to Alice Hunter, Avon Books UK and NetGalley for my copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

The Serial Killer’s Wife has been sitting on my TBR for a few months already, but I have not yet read it. I skipped straight to The Serial Killer’s Daughter. WOW! What a fabulous read. When you reach for this book, you are in for a treat. This is a remarkably gripping read that asks if a desire for killing can be inherited. This hair-raising tale will keep you hooked from start to finish with twists and turns that leaves you guessing all the time.
I cannot believe I have not read this author’s work before now. I love how she keeps you unsure, never knowing where this story is going to go. I could not get enough of this book. The characters are brilliant and you are given enough scenic details to transport you into the character’s world. I raced through this book and loved every second. It was a fabulous read. I cannot wait to dig into The Serial Killer’s Wife….
Jenny is a small-town veterinarian; she adores her family and will do anything for her children. Her marriage is strained after she found out about her husband's infidelity, but she is trying to move on and rebuild her trust. However, when Jenny starts receiving mutilated animals on her doorstep, and a local woman is reported missing Jenny finds her world whirling out of control. Jenny suffers from blackouts, the night a woman disappeared she was having a blackout. Is she responsible, is she torturing herself? Is her past catching up with her? Is Jenny a killer?
This book had my head spinning. I could not predict where this story was going to go. I changed my mind from page to page. I could not read this one fast enough. The author managed to keep me hooked from start to finish.
I loved Jenny. This woman worked so hard to put her past behind her, when everything starts falling apart my heart breaks for her. She is tortured by the unknown and her self-doubt is extremely moving. The author did a brilliant job in sharing this character’s emotions. I found myself sharing her horror at the thought of her involvement.
There is no doubt that I loved this book. I cannot wait to lose myself in the author’s other book very soon.
If you enjoy an edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller you will not go wrong reaching for this book. It is gripping and full of twists that leave you wondering all the time. A brilliant read that I would highly recommend. Get a copy – you will not be disappointed

I loved The Serial Killer’s Wife and wanted to love this one as much. It started well, had a fast and plot heavy first half and I was thoroughly enjoying it but I found the last half of the book dropped tempo and was starting to lose my attention. This could have been just me and how I was feeling but I didn’t finish it feeling blown away.

Loved The Serial Killer's Wife, and with this follow up Alice Hunter certainly doesn't disappoint. The tension is built brilliantly throughout, and this twisty thriller kept me guessing. Loved the POV and the concept, and the end twist is so clever. I look forward to reading whatever Hunter writes next.