I have ready Mr Palmer's other books and this one didn't disappoint at all! It was so good!!! Grace's world is rocked when the police arrive at her house to let her know that her daughter has been arrested for a murder. Grace can't believe Penny did that! Grace knew when she found Penny abandoned i the park she was a miracle--now she had a daughter. Grovwing up there was instances which brought questions about Penny's past. Then throw in the mix Penny has other personalities and you have a true thrilling twisty story. This was a book that I couldn't put down and couldn't wait to find out how it ended. I highly recommend this amazing book--which I think it's his best book! This is a must read and his others as well!! Thank you NetGalley for an ARC i exchange for an honest review.

I love D.J. Palmer. I thought this was his best book yet. Characters were well developed and the story line was fluid and kept you guessing. The premise of someone with DID or multiple personality disorder was intriguing. It was a story of a mothers unwavering love and acceptance of a child who possibly was not very lovable. I thoroughly enjoyed this and particularly liked the fact that I didn't figure it out until the last couple of pages. Highly recommend.

Thanks for the ARC! This book was great - I had no idea of the ending and totally surprised. The multiple personalities were a little hard to follow so read more slowly, but really enjoyed the book. Another great one bu this author.

What an amazing book by DJ Palmer. When I realized that DJ Palmer was a pseudonym for Daniel Palmer, I was even more excited to read this book (having read all of Daniel Palmer's prior books). I could not put this book down.,...loved the characters and the writing style pulled me in from the first chapter. Cannot wait to recommend this suspenseful, twisty-turny book! Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the advanced copy.

Excellent read! This book about a teenager with multiple personality disorder accused of murder had mystery, twists and turns. It kept me on the edge of my seat and I didn’t want to put it down. Great writing and storyline. Another amazing book from an amazing author.

As a member of Mr. Palmer’s Facebook group, I was able to download an early copy from Net Galley. Publishing in April 2021.

Penny suffers from dissociative identity disorder (DID) (previously known as multiple personality disorder). Her alters include Eve (the protector), Chloe (the artist), Ruby (the British accent). Through a tragic set of events, Penny ended up in Edgewater, a prison “mental” hospital, where she met Dr. Mitch McHugh. Through Grace’s persistence (Penny’s adoptive mother), Dr. Mitch McHugh, and a few other characters, they were able to work their way through all the “clues” Penny (and her alters) were able to relate to Dr. McHugh to get to the truth. The “bad guy” in this story … you won’t believe who it turns out to be. A good psychological read for sure!

As a medical transcriptionist, I am very much interested in medical/psychological reads. I have to hand it to Mr. Palmer for taking the time to research this topic. I think he did an incredible job in the telling of this story, making it very real with very relatable characters. If you are like me and enjoy this sort of read, I highly recommend you get your hands on a copy of “The Perfect Daughter.”

The Perfect Daughter is a wonderful depiction of the way people are hateful and deceitful in life. I was amazed as a counseling student that the depiction of two different types of mental health issues was so accurate. I am recommending this book to all of my classmates. Way to go DJ Palmer for such a wonderful, exciting book.

DJ Palmer has done it again.! A page turner from beginning to end. The Perfect Daughter will leave you wondering if teen Penny is actually capable of murder or could have one of her alternate personalities have vomited such a gruesome crime. Such a suspenseful story with lots of trials and turns till the very end. 100 stars out of 5!!

Lots of twists and turns and had me guessing until almost the end.
Love D.J. Palmer's books because they are easy to read and they make me think all the time.
I learned what "DID" was, so not only did I enjoy the book, I learned also learned a few things.
I love books that keep me guessing and The Perfect Daughter is one that kept me guessing.
I highly recommend this book.

As always, D.J. Palmer delivers a book full of suspense, and keeps you engaged from start to finish. The story is fresh, and the writing is spectacular. Exploring the human mind, and multiple personality disorder of a troubled teenage girl - it is almost impossible to put this story down.

Highly recommended.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

3.5/5 stars

Grace knew that adopting the girl she found abandoned in a park would have its challenges, but she never imagined she would be spending her days in a psychiatric hospital while her daughter awaited trial. The evidence is piling up against Penny, but Grace doesn't lose faith and knows there must be another explanation to all of this. As she searches for more clues, she uncovers dark secrets from the past that could change everything.

I went into this book unsure of how the topics of adoption and mental illness were going to be portrayed. Both are sensitive topics (I am an adoptee) and I was curious how they would be handled in a psychological thriller. While I didn't love the classic narrative of fate bringing together a traumatized child and doting, adoptive mother, I did appreciate that the plot acknowledged Penny's past and her complex feelings surrounding her story. I thought the discussions about mental health were much stronger, though I do not have any experience with Dissociative Identity Disorder. The portrayal was both clinical and humanizing.

The actual story was very intriguing. Just like with The New Husband, I was drawn in and turning the pages as fast as I could. The chapters from the older brother, Jack's perspective were a nice break from the third person narrative and offered a more personal perspective into what was happening. The characters were pretty developed, but I found myself connecting most with Penny and Dr. Mitch. They both had their unique struggles with mental health and I appreciated the glimpses into them and how those challenges influenced their present motivations.

I did not predict the plot twists at all. This is both good and bad for me. I love when I can't predict a plot twist, but I wished there had been a few more clues to hint at what happened. The last plot twist/revelation felt a bit unnecessary to me, but it did resolve some questions I had throughout the book. Overall, it is a strong psychological thriller that will force you to confront mental illness in a new way.

Holy crap. I have read a lot books but this one was over the top. This book kept me reading late in the night. Never knew someone could pack so much action in book. Never seen the twist that came at the end what a ending.

Loved this book. The action starts immediately, a knock on the door, your daughter has been arrested for homicide. From there this pulse pounder just starts heating up. Just when you think you have it figured out, boom, game changer. It's a brick wall you never saw coming.
Love the characters and the fast pace of the writing. Kept me engaged throughout.
Would highly recommend to anyone that is a fan of pulse pounding thrillers.

You are in for a wild ride with Mr Palmer's new book, The Perfect Daughter, Penny, A 17 year old, arrested for her her biological mother's homicide,, but did she do it or was it one of her alters.Penny has a condition called DID. The problem is, Penny does not recall murdering Rachel.

The book is told in 3 different POV's. Grace, Mitch, who is Penny's doctor and Jack.

The research that Mr. Palmer put into this book is extensive. He did a wonderful job switching between all of Penny's personalities and the backstory with her biological mother. I highly recommend this book!

Thos is a psychological thriller. A four year old is found crying in a park. A mother with two sons, who has always wanted a daughter finds her and fights to adopt her.
When the daughter's natural mother is found murdered, the daughter is blamed. While she is awaiting trial her adopted mother will do what she must to prove her daughter innocent.
The problem is proving which of the personalities that dwell within her daughter may be guilty. Thank goodness for family friends and a strong attorney.
Great story!

A teenager charged with murdering her biological mother! But which one of her several personalities is responsible for the crime? Thus begins the exploration into the psyche of Penny, a traumatized teen adopted by Grace, who is grieving the recent death of her husband and trying to keep her two sons from falling apart from the family losses while assisting Dr. Mitch in proving Penny’s innocence.
By far my favorite of DJs books! Characters are well developed and ‘real’, family bonds, struggles and relationships are at the core of this novel-you will not want to pass this one up!

The latest from DJ Palmer is definitely one of his best. I really loved the twists and it keeps you guessing up until the end. Highly recommend if you love a good mystery/thriller! I just wanted to keep reading and could not put it down.

DJ Palmer has done it again. Just when I think I can figure out the ending of a book there comes the twist completely out of nowhere. The story follows the event of the murder of Rachel who happens to be the birth mother of the accused, Penny. Penny does not recall murdering Rachel or any of the events of that evening. Penny also has DID which is a metal illness where she has multiple personalities or alters as they are called. Did one of the alters kill Rachel? If so, why? What does Penny recall from her early days with Rachel? What is in store for this family?

If you get lucky enough to get your hands on this book - make sure you have nothing going on in your life as this is one book you will not want to put down for anything else.

Holly hell! My jaw dropped, my nose hit the floor! Before losing other parts of my face: I’m screaming: this is freaking fascinating!

This is like eating Wagyu steak accompanied with one bottle of St. Emilion Grand Cru and a thick slice of Sweet Lady Jane’s chocolate cake! This is quite thriller feast for me:

I found all my dreamy thrilling elements such as brutal murder, unreliable narrators, dissociative identity disorder, mental hospital theme, intense slow burn pace. And of course mind shattering writing style which deceives you with new theories and sudden changing directions make you question your own reality!

And that pulling the rug up it from under you kind of extra WTH final: that revelation earned extra star from me! For million years I could never see it coming! The author punched me so fast and I barely gathered myself!

Quick summary of the story :( I’ll do everything not to give spoilers and ruin your reading adventure. Actually I’m really wondering how your face expression will change as you reach the last blowing chapters!!!)

When Grace returns back to her home after busy working day at family Italian restaurant, she realizes something must be wrong because her deceased husband’s car is not parked in front of the house and her daughter Penny is not at home. Penny already deals with psychological issues and she was so close to get arrested after her murder bucket list she has written was gone viral. So she has no permission to leave her without informing her mom and drive her father’s car. But she did them both!

Somebody knocks the door. Grace thinks her daughter came back but no: there is a police officer waiting outside to inform her they arrested her daughter for murder charge. She is found standing in front of her death birth mother, covered in blood. The murder weapon is covered with her fingerprints!

Grace doesn’t want to believe her daughter can commit such a brutal crime and actually her daughter Penny is long gone, her body is invaded by her alter persona Eve who has no idea why she’s at the police station.

Penny/ Eve gets locked at the state hospital till her court date for more detailed observation of her mental situation. Her new doctor Mitch McHugh is expert about DID cases. As other personas like Chloe, Ruby starts to appear, Mitch gets more confused to give a diagnosis. Penny’s one of the personas insist she wasn’t alone during the crime scene. Could she tell the truth? Could somebody who knows her mental state to put the blame on her? Or could she be a psychopath who plays game with them by acting like she’s suffering from DID?

Time to shut my big mouth! This is good! This is smart! This is so far my favorite book of the author! I highly recommend it to the author’s fans and psychological thriller/ crime thriller lovers!
By the way: I mostly enjoyed Jack’s POV ( Penny’s brother who is Emerson College student, plans to make a movie about his sister’s case!) His narration was dark, smart, sarcastic, entertaining! I loved his relationship dynamics with his sister.

Overall: It deserved my five gazillion stars with its ultra smart writing style.

Special thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.

The Perfect Daughter is a fascinating look at a baffling psychiatric condition...dissociative identity disorder. Patients with DID have a "primary" self and at least two "alters" (alternative personalities). The Perfect Daughter makes clear that DID differs from schizophrenia, although multiple personalities are often seen in both. It is obvious D.J. Palmer did extensive research on DID, and the passages where alters appear and disappear seemingly out of thin air are mezmerizing. The problem with The Perfect Daughter is you have to chew on quite a bit of fat to get to the "meat" of the story-did Penny (or one of her alters) commit a brutal murder, or is she faking symptoms to avoid spending the rest of her life in prison? Author Palmer builds the plot slowly with the back story of how Penny was found abandoned in a park at age four, then the appearance of the first alter. You can't help but feel for Penny even if she is guilty of murder-her early life with a drug addict mother is a horror story on its own. The Perfect Daughter has two major twists-one is pure genius but the other feels contrived simply as a way to wrap up the story. This comes as a let down after pages of heightened tension. But The Perfect Daughter has much going for it-J.D. Palmer answers the "why" a murder happens as suspensefully as any "who dunnit" you'll find.