D.J. Palmer is one of my favorite authors. This book is just one step under the other books. I say this because I feel that it dragged on in the middle of the book when it could have gone farther, faster, with more meat and potatoes. However, this book is one that I couldn't wait to find out what really happened. I never guessed throughout the book and it was a surprise ending. It has a nice closure in the end.

The Francone family has had some ups and downs lets just say. From the time Penny, their adopted daughter, was brought into their lives, things were never the same for any of them. They knew something was mentally off about her and they were always striving to get help for her from psychiatrists. She was diagnosed with a personality disorder but many did not believe this was her problem.

As the story unfolds we find that Grace Francone, Penny's adopted mother, stops at nothing to prove her daughter has a multiple personality disorder and can not be held responsible for things she may have done. Definitely a page turner and a book that will make you want to peak at the ending but you have to stop yourself!

This is the third book by D.J. Palmer that I have devoured; and, yes, Palmer has done it again! The Perfect Daughter captures your attention in the first few paragraphs and doesn't let up. Palmer does a wonderful job of exploring the world of D.I.D. (or multiple personalities as it is more commonly called) in the family setting. Grace finds a young girl in the park. Fast forward and Grace's family has adopted the found little girl, Penny, and raised her as their own. Little by little her personalities began to show their faces. When a young woman is found murdered, it looks like Penny could be guilty. Or could it be one of her personalities that has taken over? Grace struggles to find a psychiatrist to help defend Penny and her DID diagnosis. And if Penny wasn't the killer, who was behind this?
I will definitely be recommending The Perfect Daughter to any who will listen to my recommendation. I will also be on the lookout for more future works by D.J. Palmer. Special thanks to NetGalley, D.J. Palmer, and St. Martin's Press for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
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If you liked Steena Holmes' THE PATIENT or Kerry Lonsdale's EVERYTHING series (all excellent books that you should absolutely read if you haven't yet)...

You're *definitely* going to like this one. Palmer takes a similar base idea and puts a spin on it that neither Holmes nor Lonsdale did. This is somewhat of a slow burn, but the mystery is compelling throughout. And then that last 10% of the book (well, from roughly 90% - roughly 98%) is some explosive courtroom stuff straight out of John Grisham's best works.

And if you were already a fan of Palmer... this may be his best one yet. Seriously. 🙂

I think this book was good and kept my interest sometimes I had trouble following with so many characters but overall I would recommend it. I love his other books too!

This book was a lot to wrap my head around. I love a good plot twist, but the one in this book was too unbelievable. There also was a side story that could have totally been left out and added absolutely nothing to the plot. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy in exchange for review.


3.5/5

I received a free copy from NetGalley. Penny has dissociative identity disorder (DID), or does she? And is not in a mental hospital after being found standing over her birth mother covered in blood and holding the knife that killed her but did Penny or one of her alters do it? Penny's adopted mother will go how far to find out the truth? With lots of twists and turns you won't want to put this one down. Raises some good questions about mental health and how it is dealt and not dealt with by the current systems.

Another suspenseful and twisted thriller from this incredible author ! I thought I had it figured out, but I was wrong. A brutal murder. A young girl arrested. Did she kill her birth mother ? What horrors has she seen ? And a mother who never gives up on her daughter. Once you pick this book up you will not want to put it down. You must read this book. I have read every book by this author and have loved them all.

Grace finds a little girl alone at a park and her family ends up adopting her. Now years later, Penny is accused of murdered her birth mother, Rachel. The only problem is, which personality really did it? Was it Eve, Chloe, Ruby, Penny or another alter?

So I adore Palmer’s way of writing. I want to emphasize that I was a little worried about the speed of this book because I felt a lull about 20% in. But as is true Palmer fashion, this book ended so unexpectedly and I honestly did not see it coming. This book takes psychological suspense to a whole other level. What makes it even more intense and realistic is Palmer’s expertise in the psychological field that this book focuses on. I felt like I was reading a book written by a doctor because it was so knowledgeable and engaging. I loved how there were so many twists and spins and turns that you never see coming. I feel like I have to read it again just so I can see if there were clues along the way to the ending. Because that ending, just wow. Never would have guessed it. Ever.

Even the dynamics of Grace’s family after the passing of her husband, dealing with two college aged sons and their adopted teen, Penny, just added to the layers. Absolutely loved this one!

Wow! Be prepared to be knocked out of your seat with this one! The Perfect Daughter had me fascinated from start to finish. DJ Palmer puts the thrill in thriller!

*ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest review.

Thank you so much Net Galley for an ARC of The Perfect Daughter. This was a perfect psychological thriller that kept me guessing till the end. Thoroughly enjoyable!

Thank you so much @netgalley and @stmartinpress for this digital copy.
I loved this one, I couldn't put it down. This is not an easy read by any means. Here is a quick snapshot of the story. Grace never ever thought she would be visiting her adopted teenager in prison. Why is she there? She is accused of a brutal murder. This is where I was hooked - well I was hooked from the start. Penny (daughter) has DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) and lives with her 'alters'. The love that Grace shows her daughter is absolutely moving and touching. The lengths with which she goes through to try to prove her daughter innocent are nothing short of exemplary. I love a book that has me so interested and intrigued by the topic - that I end up doing some research on that very topic. You will not be disappointed with this one. It is a masterpiece. Dealing with such a complicated subject with sensitivity is not easy. DJ Palmer is an automatic buy for me...if you haven't yet discovered this author....well, you're welcome. Amazing read !.

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Grace found a little girl abandoned at the playground. She ended up adopting her without any knowledge of her past. Through the years and into her teens, the child displayed multiple personalities. She was accused of killing her birth mother and a trial ensued. This is a marvelous novel that includes abuse, abandonment, family, mental health issues, murder, a trial and a determined mother and psychologist to learn the truth.

Fantastic thriller. Lots of great twists. I won't go into the storyline since most of the other reviews have done that. DJ Palmer just keeps getting better.

I was fortunate to receive an advanced copy for an honest review. Wow, just wow. This book had so many twists, it was great. This book had it all and then some in a psychological thriller that was brilliant.
Grace's teenage daughter Penny is found covered in blood, holding a knife over her birth mother. Penny was found by Grace in a park as a young child and adopted by Grace and her husband. As Penny grew up more personalities emerged and Grace seeks help from multiple psychiatrists and turns out Penny has a severe multiple personality disorder, so who really killed Rachel?

D.J. Palmer is a wonderful author and I was delighted to get to read this new book. Essentially a psychological thriller by nature, it definitely does the genre justice. This held me until the very last page, of which I let my self-control go and devoured it as soon and as fast as I could.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
Penny is a 4 year old girl who was abandoned in a park by her drug addicted mother. Grace is the woman who finds and adopts Penny because she always wanted a daughter. Now Penny is accused of murdering her birth mother, but she doesn't remember the night of the murder and her only defense seems to be that one of her alternate personalities must have done it, but Grace believes that something more is going on.

Spoilers ahead:

I guessed early on that Penny herself was an alter. Other than that the book was pretty unpredictable. I didn't *think* Penny had actually killed Rachel but I wasn't sure. The reason this book only gets 3 stars is because the middle of the book really drags. The group of people trying to figure out what happened meets to talk it out at least five times and they reiterated things constantly, then the ending was wrapped up in about two pages. I feel like it could have been edited down quite a bit without changing the story at all. Overall it was pretty good though.

This book was way better than his last one "The New Husband", which I thought was so predictable that it took the fun away. He has made me enjoy him again with "The Perfect Daughter". Thankful to NetGalley for providing me a copy.

Grace receives a visit by two police officers. It seems that her 17 year old daughter, Penny, may be in a bit of trouble..

Penny has been believed to have murdered her birth mother, Rachel. The word is that Penny has no recollection of the entire event. Yet, at the police station, Penny is bloodied and in need of a lawyer. It seems that Penny has a bit of a checkered past...

A close look at a serious mental situation with emphasis on Penny's struggles.

Superb characterization with a page-turning story sure to win the reader over!

HIGHLY Recommend!

Many Thanks to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for a truly wonderful read.

This book started off with a bang and never slowed down. There are lots of twists and turns. If you like thrillers, this is the book for you. DJ Palmer certainly has written a page turner.

The Perfect Daughter is the perfect escape! I enjoyed it very much. It was fascinating to get a closer look at the complexities of dissociative identity disorder (DID), or multiple personality disorder as I’d known it. And with the narrative coming from multiple characters, this story provides you even more perspectives and background of the background of our main character based on what others had experienced or witnessed throughout the development of and introduction to the various personalities. I thought that was a fantastic choice for this story. And, as someone who loves to try to figure out the ending, I can tell you that this book is completely satisfying. You will have plenty of rabbit holes to examine. But, you will be left hanging until the very end!!