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The Perfect Daughter

por D. J. Palmer

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Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML: "January LaVoy, woman of a thousand voices, is a great match for this twisty thriller about a teen with multiple personality disorder...LaVoy creates striking characters in fierce Grace and the troubled doctor, while giving Penny and her many alters distinct yet complementary voices. Narrator Dan Bittner voices journal entries by Penny's brother, Jack, which contextualize events in an earnest, vulnerable tone as he begs listeners to try to understand his sister." �?? AudioFile Magazine *A thriller that explores the truth or lies behind a teenage girl's multiple personality disorder, from D.J. Palmer, the author of The New Husband.* *Meet Ruby, who speaks with a British accent.* *Then there's Chloe, a perfectionist who strives for straight A's in school.* *And along comes Eve, who is spiteful and vicious.* *All of them live inside Penny...* *Or do they?* Penny Francone, age sixteen, is a murderer. Her guilt is beyond doubt: she was found alone in the victim's apartment, covered in blood, holding the murder weapon. The victim's identity and her secret relationship to Penny give Penny the perfect motive, sealing the deal. All the jury needs to decide now is where Penny will serve out her sentence. Will she be found not guilty by reason of insanity, as her lawyer intends to argue? Or will she get a life sentence in a maximum-security prison? Already reeling from tragedy after the sudden passing of her beloved husband a few years before, now Grace is on her knees, grateful that Massachusetts doesn't allow the death penalty. As Penny awaits trial in a state mental hospital, she is treated by Dr. Mitchell McHugh, a psychiatrist battling demons of his own. Grace's determination to understand the why behind her daughter's terrible crime fuels Mitch's resolve to help the Francone family. Together, they set out in search of the truth about Penny, but discover instead a shocking hidden history of secrets, lies, and betrayals that threatens to consume them all. *The perfect daughter. Is she fooling them all?* A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press… (más)

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A difficult story told of trauma and dissociative identity disorder which is not easy to pen. Done well! (

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BONS | Apr 14, 2023 |

It seems I am in the minority with my review of this book, but this likely will win the award for the worst book I've read this year. The characters were just horrible. You really have to check all reality at the door with this one. Seriously, the mother of the murder suspect leading the investigation. And the plot twist/big reveal at the end was ridiculous. (

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LittleSpeck | Nov 21, 2022 |

I received a complimentary digital copy of this book from the publisher and NetGalley. This review is my voluntary and unbiased opinion.

Alternates between story and Jack the brother’s version of story for writing class.

Penny Francone, 16 yo, is accused of murdering her biological mother, Rachel Boyd.
Alternate personalities emerged at age 12 when she spoke with a British accent and called herself Ruby. Then came Chloe the perfectionist and Eve the angry, aggressive personality. This lead to the DID, multiple personality diagnosis which holds conflicting options even within the medical community.
Dr Mitchell McHugh was the new doctor with his own sordid story of depression. Trying to support snd make amends to his son struggling with addiction, in and out or rehab. His career gets sidetracked and ends up at working at Edgewater in Swampscott, MA.
Grace Francone is Penny’s adoptive mother whose husband suddenly died at the pizzeria from a heart attack they owned one night with Penny. It happened to be the night before they had planned to send her to a residential treatment center. Her angry alter Eve was becoming impossible to control.
Life is turned upside down when Rachel apparently contacts Penny through Facebook.
They place their trust in Attorney Navarro, Annie (Grace’s sister in law), and Dr McHugh to keep Penny from receiving the death sentence.

I enjoyed this twisted story about murder and family and mental health. Is it possible that 16 year old Penny has dissociative identity disorder and not responsible for the murder of her biological mother, Rachel Boyd? The story becomes more complicated as other characters have ulterior motives for wanting her to take the fall for the murder. Grace Francone is the determined and relentless mother who goes to any extreme to prove her daughter’s innocence.

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marquis784 | Nov 16, 2022 |

When Grace Falcone is confronted by police asking about her daughter, Penny, she is confused. Penny has been arrested for the murder of Rachel Boyd, and Grace cannot believe it! Penny, however, is covered in blood, and can't remember anything about that night. Grace contacts a lawyer, Greg Navarro, who hit her car a month earlier. Greg was a defense attorney, and agreed to take Penny's case.
Penny suffered from Dissociative Identity Disorder, and when Grace gets to the police station, Eve is the identity present. Eve is tough, unlike Penny. There is also Chloe and Ruby, whose identities come out later. Grace is distraught, and Penny is transferred to a state hospital.
After 1.5 years, Penny's trial is upcoming, but Grace, along with Penny's new doc, Mitch McHugh, believe that Penny may be innocent, due to something uncovered during therapy. Meanwhile, Jack and Ryan, Grace's sons, are taking Penny's arrest differently. Jack is making a film about Penny, while Ryan wants nothing to do with her.
As the trial takes place, secrets are revealed, and we learn who killed Rachel.
A good thriller. (

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rmarcin | Nov 5, 2022 |

This was a 2.5-3 star read for me. It was entertaining enough but in the same realm as a nighttime soap - sometimes I'm in the mood for that, sometimes I'm not. This had a couple of hurdles to overcome for me - psych analysis and courtroom drama. These are very difficult to write well without falling into gimmicks to add drama and move the storyline along but this book just tossed reality aside and went full Susan Lucci. I heard the authors other books were better but this was higher rated on GR so not sure what to make of that. I may still try another one of his books before I throw in the towel on this one. (

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Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:

"January LaVoy, woman of a thousand voices, is a great match for this twisty thriller about a teen with multiple personality disorder...LaVoy creates striking characters in fierce Grace and the troubled doctor, while giving Penny and her many alters distinct yet complementary voices. Narrator Dan Bittner voices journal entries by Penny's brother, Jack, which contextualize events in an earnest, vulnerable tone as he begs listeners to try to understand his sister." �?? AudioFile Magazine

A thriller that explores the truth or lies behind a teenage girl's multiple personality disorder, from D.J. Palmer, the author of The New Husband.

Meet Ruby, who speaks with a British accent.
Then there's Chloe, a perfectionist who strives for straight A's in school.
And along comes Eve, who is spiteful and vicious.
All of them live inside Penny...
Or do they?

Penny Francone, age sixteen, is a murderer. Her guilt is beyond doubt: she was found alone in the victim's apartment, covered in blood, holding the murder weapon. The victim's identity and her secret relationship to Penny give Penny the perfect motive, sealing the deal. All the jury needs to decide now is where Penny will serve out her sentence. Will she be found not guilty by reason of insanity, as her lawyer intends to argue? Or will she get a life sentence in a maximum-security prison?
Already reeling from tragedy after the sudden passing of her beloved husband a few years before, now Grace is on her knees, grateful that Massachusetts doesn't allow the death penalty.
As Penny awaits trial in a state mental hospital, she is treated by Dr. Mitchell McHugh, a psychiatrist battling demons of his own. Grace's determination to understand the why behind her daughter's terrible crime fuels Mitch's resolve to help the Francone family. Together, they set out in search of the truth about Penny, but discover instead a shocking hidden history of secrets, lies, and betrayals that threatens to consume them all.
The perfect daughter. Is she fooling them all?
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press