The sequel to The Serial Killers Wife which I enjoyed. Slow in parts and some tedious narration which detracted from pushing the story forward. The potential twist at the end I saw at the beginning and I also guessed one of the secondary characters was vital to the plot.

When you have enjoyed a debut novel so much, the next story is always approached with a mixture of excitement, anticipation and trepidation. Can the writer follow with a second story that is equally as thrilling? Will it be just as enjoyable or have you put too much expectation on the book? Alas for me, this read from Hunter felt nowhere near as good as the first novel and I thought it was the complete opposite in terms of suspense and excitement.

This is the second book of the series about being related to a serial killer. This novel is not connected with the previous story, instead exploring a new connection to a murderer. In this book, Jenny’s father is the serial killer and has been imprisoned for many years. However, Jenny has managed to keep her family connections a secret, starting all over with a successful job, husband and children. But, it is evident that Jenny has been traumatised by her childhood and she frequently suffers from ‘blackouts’. Happening at night, Jenny barely has any recollection of what she does whilst wandering around, pretty much sleepwalking, but doing other things too. Waking up in unusual places with dirty pyjamas, it doesn’t take long for Jenny to panic that she might be involved in a local woman’s disappearance. After all, with her father being a serial killer, surely she is guilty by association?

There’s a lot of ambiguity in this story as Jenny suspects many others around her, including her husband. She is paranoid she is being framed because of her family connections, but her sleepwalking does little to lighten her own suspicions – especially when she sees video footage of some of her night-time behaviours. At the same time, Hunt makes it clear that her marriage to Mark is not especially strong and there is a lot of deception between the two. With the local abduction adding to the tension, I found it difficult to understand whether this couple would ever reconcile their growing differences.

What was felt different to this story was the considerable lack of pace. In my opinion, not a lot happens apart from the abduction. There is a lot of thinking and deciding, but little action. Whereas the previous novel was pacy and left me breathless with information, this was far slower in plot development and caused my attention to wane. As a result, I think I was more focused on the characters surrounding Jenny, so that when final revelations were brought to light, I was hardly as surprised as I wanted to be.

To make this book more exciting, I think the plot would have benefitted from being more disjointed. Readers join Jenny after the blackout has finished and I think finding a way to incorporate these movements into the plot would have added further confusion to Jenny’s actions. Furthermore, there are small sections dedicated to Jenny’s father; I wanted to see these feature more to give a better understanding of Jenny’s childhood and how she may have been impacted by her father’s crimes.

Overall, I thought this story was quite disappointing and the antithesis to Hunt’s debut novel. That was so much more enjoyable than this slow plodder that felt lacking in substance and pace. I hope the third book of the series is far more gripping.

With thanks to Avon books and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Absolutely adsorbed in this book i forgot that i had to eat or had housework to do. i was gripped so much by the serial killer's wife but this was just something else. Alice has proved she can write a good addictive thriller.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.