What an unputdownable thriller!!! Following on from The Serial Killer’s Wife, we witness how the little girls life unfolds through adulthood and the family secrets that spring to the surface.

I would say that this could be read as a standalone too but the extra knowledge from the previous book kept me rapidly reading to find out snippets of information that I remembered.

I’ve been in a major reading slump for a year but this has pulled me right out of it. Every spare moment I had, I was reading this and staying up to the early hours.

TW: graphic animal death, descriptions of dead bodies, serial killer.

Thank you for the review copy! I can’t wait to handsel this in work alongside Book 1!

3.5 rounded down.

He is Paul Slater, the Painted Lady killer, she is the daughter, once Jane and now Jenny. Jenny is not in a good place she’s suffering from nightmares and is having blackouts. Her husband Mark is oblivious to her background and is afraid of what she’s hiding and she’s afraid too. She’s wondering if she too is disturbed? She is certainly behaving strangely and what what is worse it seems that someone knows about Jane.
In addition to the increasingly tense situation is that a local woman, Olivia Edwards is missing and Jenny believes Mark once had an affair with her.

The novel starts really well, the opening chapter is a really good hook pulling into the story.

The title is enticing (well to me anyway!) the premise is good and the alternating points of view between Jenny and Mark works well, raising multiple questions as it’s clear both are hiding things of significance. The novel is interspersed with extracts from the Paul Slater story and this adds an extra element filling you with questions as well as adding chills.

However, despite a number of very positive aspects to the story it feels inconsistent. For instance, the tension rises and then drops and little momentum is achieved in my opinion. There’s not a lot of pace, the story seems flat and an exciting when it’s ought to be a jaw dropper and sadly it doesn’t achieve that response in me. This is partly due to points being over explained and we divert to things that don’t add a great deal to the storytelling. It’s repetitive in places too.

Overall, it’s by no means a bad book, far from it. I like it but I don’t love it principally due to the execution. It ought to be a cracker but it doesn’t have much of a pop.

With thanks to NetGalley and especially to Avon Books for the much appreciated arc in return for an honest review.

Just finished this last night, what a story. Jenny has a terrible secret that she has told no one, not even her husband. When dead animals keep being left on her doorstep she feels she is losing it,. Is she doing it without knowing or someone that has found out her dark secret.
When a young woman goes missing from the village suspicion starts to fall on her. Can she prove she is innocent or will her past put an end to that.
I loved this book from start to finish. I would highly recommend.

Thriller ✅
Mystery & Suspenseful ✅
manipulation ✅
Crime Fiction
Twisted & Gritty ✅
Secrets & Lies ✅
Serial Killer ✅
This is a fast paced, dark and gritty story that grips the reader’s attention. It was a whirlwind of chaos, twists and turns.

Jenny works as a vet in the sleepy village of Devon. She lives in the countryside with her husband Mark and their 2 children. A perfectly nice family right? But everyone has secrets they want to keep hidden. Jenny is the daughter of a prolific serial killer father and a control freak mother.
When a woman goes missing in their quiet little village, Jenny is scared. But what if she becomes a suspect? The missing woman Olivia is a woman her husband has had an affair with and her secret is out. On top of that Jenny keeps finding dead animals on her doorstep. What can make this any worse…??... She keeps blacking out and losing time and memory.

Is Jenny her father’s daughter? Does murder fun in the family?

I feel this book was cleverly done. Especially since the crime was similar to her father’s crimes. Is it a copycat or can someone be trying to get away with murder by using Jen?

I feel if you enjoy the t.v show the Prodigal Son you would enjoy this book as well. I have been reading thrillers and mysteries for as long as I can remember so I have a habit of puzzling the events and clues together. But I praise the author by throwing curve balls here and there to try and keep the readers from figuring it out too early. Completely engaged until the end. A good read.

A “whodunit” using the familiar plot twist of nighttime blackouts and subsequent memory loss. Is she a killer like her dad? Where did she go last night? Why are her shoes muddy?

Although well written, I had a problem with seemingly bizarre interruptions within the text. For example, in a scene between two characters a new, unrelated voice would suddenly pop up speaking in first person narrative. Who is this person? What are they talking about? Maybe a formatting change would help to set these interchanges apart for the reader.

At any rate, if you like mystery thrillers, not a bad read. I think this author has potential for more good books.

Thank you Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review.

I liked the cover and premise of this -- have read so many versions this year of family member of a serial killer stories. However, I found this to be too gruesome for my taste (dead animal threats). I would recommend this title for more strong-stomached mystery and suspense readers. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

I absolutely loved this book. Couldn’t put it down! Thank you to publisher and NetGalley for chance to read and review this ARC.

I found this psychological thriller to be a very easy quick read, and should do well in the summer. I enjoyed the alternate story being told from the two different points of view and was easy to follow. I found the plot to be slow in places and failed to keep my engagement and fairly predictable. As others have mentioned, this book is part of a series, which I did not know on requesting this book but reads very well as a stand alone story.
On another note, the main character, Jenny is a vet, and fairly on in the story it mentions that she met her fellow business partner, another vet, at Plymouth University. As a member of the veterinary profession myself, it lacked authenticity for me as Plymouth does not do veterinary science! A small point but I believe accuracy is very important.
Thankyou to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for the e- review copy.

A solid 4 star read, it needs to find space in your suitcase this summer, you won’t regret it., it will keep you gripped until the very end

Jenny and Mark live in a sleepy Devon village and are shocked to hear a school mum acquaintance has gone missing from her home one night. The same night Jenny woke from one of her black out episodes with muddy pjs. Told from Jenny and Marks perspective, this book builds up the tension and plot. Dead animals keep getting left at the house that Jenny disposes off, as the bag containing the carcass also had a butterfly attached. Innocent enough except Jenny harbours a secret about her past and is sure it is about to be discovered.
I loved this book, not predictable and had some unusual twists. I was spurring Jenny on throughout this book, without giving too much away! Top read!

When I saw there was a sequel to The Serial Killers Wife by Alice Hunter, I just had to read it. There is always that seed of worry in your mind though when you have loved a book so much, Will the nex one live up to the expectation.
Well ... this just did not disappoint. I loved it.
A woman disappears .... this is fast paced, compelling and you just have to keep reading..
Highly recommended.
Thank you to #netgalley for this copy. #theserialkillersdaughter #alicehunter

This book is a good thriller about a woman who is starting to question whether she is as dangerous as her serial killer father as she is unsure what she is up to when she’s having blackouts. Is she really cApable for murder?

An enjoyable read from Alice Hunter. Jenny has made a new life leaving her past behind. Her husband has never met her parents with good reason - her father is an infamous serial killer. When a local woman (who her husband has had an affair with) goes missing, suspicion soon falls on Jenny. With similarities to her fathers’ modus operandi is she really her fathers’ daughter in more ways than one? A twist at the end kept me guessing too.

Thank you NetGalley and Avon Books UK for the copy of The Serial Killer’s Daughter. Wow this was a good, fast read! Fast because I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened to Olivia. Who did it? I suspected almost everyone at some point, because the book was so well-written and the characters were so well-drawn. The story was intriguing and did a good job of keeping me guessing until the end. I’m fascinated about Ella’s story and wonder if she will get her own book someday. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a serial killer book that will keep them guessing with a minimum of gore!

A great physiological thiller. Do not miss it if you love a book that is full of twist and turns. It will keep you guessing until the end and have you racing addictively through the book.

A great book by Alice hunter. Great style of writing with plenty of twists and turns. Kept me turning the pages to find out who the actual villian was. Highly recommend.

Thank you to Netgalley for my ARC.

I read The Serial Killer’s Husband so I was really looking forward to reading this one.

It follows the story of Jenny, a local vet who is hiding a big secret. Her dad is a serial killer and she’s started a new life away from her terrible childhood.

But when a local woman goes missing in her tiny village, one who does not get along with Jenny, it causes a lot of upset and concern.

Things start to unravel for Jenny, who is concerned that she will become chief suspect and have her past revealed.

Who knows Jenny’s secret? Who is responsible for the missing woman and what role does her husband have in all of this?

It’s a gripping story and one that I couldn’t put down.

I was not aware that this book was part of a series until I was almost finished. I wish it had been made clear so that I could have read them in order. The book made sense as a stand-alone book too so there was no real issue.

Really enjoyed the last book by this author and this one was just as good. Fast paced and well written I would highly recommend this book.

3.5 stars
Sometimes, one might think that they had parents who were not the best, but imagine Jane Slater! She had the misfortune of having a father who was a serial killer and a mother who was a control freak. Breaking away from them wasn't easy but then dad, The Painted Lady Killer known for his penchant for placing these butterflies onto his victims, is sent to prison where he is to this day.

For Jane breaking away meant changing everything, especially er name which then became Jennifer. She went to veterinarian school and became a vet, married Mark and had two children far away from the clutches of her mother, Claire. Life seemed to have allowed her a measure of comfort but then she learns her husband had an affair with Olivia, a woman in their neighborhood.

Tensions increase as Olivia goes missing and eyes fall on Jane. Mysteriously, Jan also once again experiences blackouts and even more compelling is that she finds dead animal remains concealed in a black plastic bag on her porch. Jane doesn't know where to turn as even her husband seems to think Jane might have been up to something. When he later learns of her background which she had concealed, he removes the children and turns a blind eye to Jane's needs.

As more evidence comes into view, it looks more and more like Jane might have inherited the killer gene from her father. The author keeps the reader wondering as they realize that perhaps Jane is being framed. The question is by whom, and Jane struggles to deal with her blackouts and her being alone except for one friend. Is she the killer her father was or is there another killer out there operating in her father's stead?

Thanks you to Alice Hunter, Avon, and NetGalley for a copy of this story due out July 21, 2022