So many lies, secrets, twists and turns.

Penny is accused of gruesomely murdering her birth mother but can not remember anything about the murder.

Grace her mother continues to believe in Penny and has done a remarkable job of adapting to Penny's Dissociative Identity Disorder so when the murder occurs Grace blames herself .

Who can Grace or Penny even trust? Did she do it?

Look out for curveballs, red herrings and oh so subtle hints that leads to an ending that will surprise and shock you.

Thanks to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for an intriguing, mind blowing read.

This was a page-turner full of intrigue and suspense. I found the plot to be original and fun to read, with lots of twists and red herrings. The writing was excellent and the ending was unexpected.

Grace Francone is dealing with the sudden loss of her husband and trying to keep her family together, when her adopted daughter, Penny, is accused of murdering her birth mother. But Penny suffers from DID, dissociative identity disorder, where multiple personalities, or alters, can take over at any given moment. Grace is convinced her daughter is innocent, but she must get her lawyer and her daughters doctor to see what she sees. As her alters come out, and Grace continues to search for answers, Pennys backstory unfolds and leaves everyone questioning who she is, and what she did.

Oh my! D. J. Palmer has hit it out of the ballpark with The Perfect Daughter. I thought The New Husband was good but this one had me guessing what was going to happen until the very end. And I mean the very end. I had no clue what was going on with Penny/Eve/Chloe/Ruby and what was going on with Ryan, the older son. Who really killed Rachel. Was it Penny/Eve/Chloe/Ruby or her boyfriend or a drug dealer, or someone else. Is Penny/Eve/Chloe/Ruby faking the split personalities or are they real. There are just so many things going on in The Perfect Daughter that I couldn't wait to get back to reading. I will be recommending this book to my friends and family.

What just happened?! A well-written psychological thriller that will have reader’s guessing until the very end. Kudos to D.J. Palmer for skillfully weaving a complex storyline with unexpected characters. Palmer expertly leads readers astray over and over again with the perfect amount of apprehension. The characterization was nothing short of brilliant! All with their broken pieces and all with so much potential. Absolutely loved it.

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I have never been so surprised by an outcome in a murder mystery as I was with this amazing book! I was 94% through before the stunning revelation came. I was so enthralled with the path of the story and the many “characters,” that I still feel like I’m reeling. Wow! How good is this! A must read. Book provided by NetGalley.

Entertaining and full of suspense, this book was an engaging read. The main character, Penny (Eve, Isabella, Chloe, Ruby), has what is commonly referred to as split personality or DID. She has multiple personalities within one body. This becomes more of a problem when she is accused of murder and isn’t sure if one of her “alters” did it. I enjoyed the description of DID and learning about it through the eyes of Penny. I didn’t know much about the diagnosis other than brief episodes of United States of Tara. There were parts that felt a bit expected and I was never blown away by a revelation, an indicator of a truly masterful mystery, but overall had a good time reading the book.

This was a very slow read for me. About two-thirds of the way in, I began skimming in order to get to the outcome. i won't be posting a review on line. Sadly, the book didn't create enough interest for me to even do that.

Another homerun by D.J. Palmer! Dark, intriguing, and twisty is how I would describe this book and throughout this story I felt a whole gamut of emotions from sadness to extreme anger. I wanted to dislike some of the characters for what they did but was only able to dislike their actions because of the the implied background of some of the characters. I did figure out the twist ending a little before the big reveal but it didn't ruin the story for me. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced readers copy of this book thanks to the publisher and author and NetGalley!

Not sure if this was the best choice to read over the Christmas holiday, but it proved to be an intense, detailed read. A woman is brutally murdered and found in the scene is a young woman covered in blood. This young woman suffers from Dissociative identity disorder (DID) or what may erroneously be referred to as multiple personality disorder. Don’t worry, you’ll get a full explanation.
The story is told with multiple narrators, the young woman’s mother, her brother, and her doctor at the mental institution/prison where she’s being held while awaiting trial. We learn about the young woman’s history, her relationship with the victim, and meet her various personalities.
This is a well-crafted story, mainly taking place inside the mental institution, which is fitting for such a grim story. I actually learned quite about DID, and while I had theories about the ending of the story, I did not see that ending coming. With a few little nuggets thrown at us along the way, I was on a different track. Well done!

The Perfect Daughter is a medical thriller which keeps you guessing. Penny's character with DID is intriguing, and Dr. Mitch is an endearing doctor who is truly "one of the good guys," even though his own mental illness causes him to doubt that. I found myself in awe of Grace's motherly strength and instinct. She never gave up or backed down as she fought for her daughter's innocence. An absolutely excellent read I couldn't put down.

This was a really good book! It was a very exciting psychological thriller that had so many twists and turns! Every time I thought I had things figured out there was a new twist. I learned a lot about DID and was so interested by the psychological aspects of the story. I have enjoyed all of this author's books and look forward to reading more. I would definitely recommend this book. I received a free copy of this book from netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Who will Grace, the adopted mother of Penny, see when she goes to prison to visits her daughter? Penny has been accused of murdering her birth mother.
But with no one believing her that Penny has DID, it's an uphill battle that Grace is willing to give everything up for.
With the help of her lawyer and psychiatrist, will she have any luck in proving her daughter is innocent?
DJ Palmer has done it again with another book that every turn takes you in another direction. Well done DJ! Well done!

“The Perfect Daughter” is an enthralling psychological thriller that pulled me in right from the very first page and held me captive right up until the very last. It’s the story of a fragile, teenage girl with mental health issues—unceremoniously arrested for murder—and her steadfast mother, who is determined to uncover the truth at all costs.

Boasting complex, multi-faceted characters and a fascinating, edgy premise, “The Perfect Daughter” is an absolute page-turner! It’s only the second book by D.J. Palmer that I have read, but it definitely won’t be my last!!

Thank you so much to the author, D.J. Palmer, the publishing company, St. Martin's Press, and NetGalley for this ARC for my honest review.

Starts off with a bang, and ends with a bang. Another winner from D.J. Palmer!!
The subject matter for this book, is D.I.D., what used to be called multiple personality disorder. Throughout the book, you can tell that the author really did great research on this subject, and this came through each page of this book.

I love, love, love anything that D.J. Palmer writes, and you will not be disappointed by reading this one.

The Perfect Daughter is a very interesting book which dealt with a subject that I have not encountered very often in novels, Dissociative Identity Disorder, more commonly know as Multiple Personality Disorder. Penny is a young woman who was adopted as a small child, after being abandoned in a park. She started showing signs of multiple personalities as a teenager. Her adoptive mother, Grace, has been trying to deal with these different personalities which has put a strain the whole family, in particular her two sons. Then, Penny is found with her dead biological mother, covered in her blood. She is charged with murder and immediately taken to a mental institution to await trial. Penny has no memory of the incident.

With the help of a sympathetic doctor at the hospital, Grace tries to uncover the truth of what happened to save her daughter. There are some very unexpected twists in this story and dramatic courtroom scenes.

I really enjoyed this book and are grateful to St. Martin's Press for the invitation to read the advance reader's copy. I highly recommend this book.

Wow!! What an incredibly great book! I read almost all of it in one day. I couldn't stay awake so I finished it the next morning. I couldn't put it down. It grabbed me from the start and never let go. So many times I thought I had it figured out but no, what a surprise ending. I loved the characters and the story. It was well researched and a really interesting read. I really love this author's books. You have to read this!

I have such mixed feelings about this book. Here are a collection of my feelings:

1. I though the twist was pleasantly unexpected, which is difficult to do with today's thrillers.
2. The middle of the story was a little bit slow, and it felt like the characters were having the exact same conversation 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 times, which got a little monotonous as the reader.
3. I typically enjoy stories told from multiple perspectives, but I struggled a bit with it here. Without titling the chapters or being clearer at the outset of each chapter, it sometimes took me a bit to figure out who's perspective I was reading. And to be honest, the entire perspective told by Jack seemed unnecessary and misplaced.
4. I wasn't really sure what Jack's film had to do with anything. It was an odd detail that never really developed.
5. At times, I felt like Grace was being a little overzealous about really small discoveries that she felt might change the course of the case. But to me as the reader, those discoveries were completely insignificant and their ability to impact the case was kind of a stretch.
5. I really enjoyed the concept of multiple personalities and the philosophical question about whether or not somebody should be held accountable to something one of their other personalities did or didn't do.

Overall, solid 3 star read. I think I'm in the minority here as others seem to have loved it so read it and decide for yourself.

-I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley, D.J. Palmer, and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to review.-

This one is unexpected and has you reading every page to find out what is next. You can’t predict anything in this one. Scary to think that the daughter you chose to raise could have killed her biological mother. If you like thrillers, this one is for you!!!!

Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin's Press for the chance to read and review this book. Wow! This was a thriller right from the beginning! This story deals with so many issues-child abandonment, murder, multiple personality disorder and a mother/daughter relationship. The daughter, Penny, is caught with a knife in her hand and a dead body. This is the story of her mother, Grace, and the lengths she goes to to prove Penny is innocent. Things are not always what they seem, and the ending was a real shocker to me! Make sure you have some time to read when you start this book-it will keep you hooked and you will want to find out what is going on. I highly recommend if you like thrillers with a lot of twists and turns!