The Favourite Daughter

📖 The Scoop

From the author of Best Day Ever comes another gripping novel of psychological suspense set in an upscale Southern California community where in the aftermath of a tragic accident, one family is keeping secrets from each other. But who's deceiving whom? And who's telling the truth? The perfect home. The perfect family. The perfect lie. There's a secret beneath the surface of every family... Jane Harris lives in a sparkling home in an oceanfront gated community in Orange County. It's a place that seems too beautiful to be marked by sadness. But one year ago, Jane's oldest daughter, Mary, fell to her death. Since that tragic accident, Jane has been grief-stricken, barely leaving her house. Now, days before their younger daughter, Betsy, graduates high school, Jane's husband, David, has planned a memorial service for Mary. It's a special way for the community to remember her, and for the Harrises to come together as a family. For Jane, the memorial marks the end of her self-imposed isolation. But as she reemerges into the world, she begins to ask questions of those closest to her. Where has Betsy been spending all her time? Is David's aloofness a symptom of their shared loss, or something more troubling? Mary always seemed to be such a good girl - dutiful and loving. But does someone know more about Mary, and about her last day, than they've revealed? The bonds between mothers and daughters, between husbands and wives, should never be broken. But you never know how far someone will go to keep a family together...

Genre: Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense (fancy, right?)