Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! No spoilers. Beyond amazing I enjoyed this book so very much. The characters and storyline were fantastic. The ending I did not see coming Could not put down nor did I want to. Truly Amazing and appreciated the whole story. This is going to be a must read for many many readers. Maybe even a book club pick.

Ho-oh-oh-oh-oh-ly cow!

This book is brilliant, just brilliant.

Crammed full of secrets, surprises, twist and misdirection it just ramps and ramps and ramps to a spectacular conclusion.

I have always been a D.J. Palmer fan but this may be his best.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for giving me a widget. It was my pleasure to write an honest review.

I loved The Perfect Daughter! I picked this book because I enjoyed The New Husband, also by D.J. Palmer. The book is about Penny's multiple personality disorder. Penny is accused of killing her birth mother and put into a psychiatric hospital. Penny was found in a park all alone as a young child and Grace finds her when she takes her son to the park to play. Grace has wanted a daughter and she helps nurse Penny back to health. Grace advocates and eventually brings Penny into their family through adoption.

Much of the book is about Penny and her personalities time in the psychiatric ward. Grace, her aunt Anne, her brothers, her lawyer, and psychiatrist Dr. Mitch all play a big part in this book. The book has bad guys that you clearly don't like but the main people are likable and I was invested in their stories. Grace spends most of her time trying to keep Penny out of prison for a murder she does not believe Penny committed.

The book does have secretes that are eventually revealed. The book is a stand alone book and does tie up the storyline in the end. I ended up being really interested in Dr. Mitch's relationship with his drug addicted son which was a side story that caught my attention.

Thank you to #NetGalley and #StMartinsPress for an advanced copy of #ThePerfectDaughter. I would also like to thank the author, #DJPalmer, for another five star book!

Multiple personalities, engaging characters, a strong plot... there was a lot to enjoy about this book. I liked the pacing of the book and the family angst felt like a realistic portrayal. This author has so much potential. My only downside was that some of the dialogue felt forced and it was all tied up too neatly. Strong book, just a few little tweaks and it would have been a five star read.

The Perfect Daughter by D.J. Palmer is a superbly written psychological thriller. We get three alternating narrators (perspectives) from Grace, the mother; Jack, the brother; and Mitch, the doctor. A fourth narrator, Penny, gets limited time, even though this is her story (and Eve's and Chloe's and Ruby's and others?).

Penny, you see, has dissociative identity disorder (DID) and is accused of killing her birth mother. But which alter committed the crime? Or is she making up her disease because she's a pathological liar?

Palmer skillfully keeps the suspense building right up until the end. When the murderer is revealed, the reader feels the shock like Mitch feels the fist to the nose.

Fantastic book!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

DJ Palmer NEVER disappoints in his writing. What a fantastic book! Being a Mom, you can understand Grace's devotion to her daughter. She tries to understand her daughter's mental illness the best she can through all the tribulations of being a teenager's mother. The ending was a complete surprise! I had been suspecting someone completely different. Once again, an awesome book by a great author!

I received this book through St Martin’s Publishing and NetGalley and I would like to thank them for the opportunity to read this mesmerizing book. When Grace found a little girl abandoned in the park she just new that this girl was meant to be their daughter. Penny settled quickly into the family with her two new brothers accepting her as their little sister. Then they each started seeing some strange events that occurred around Penny which she couldn’t remember. What follows is a story of what we know as Split Personalities. The book has some wonderful characters and just enough twists to keep you wondering just what happened. Told from the present with flashbacks to the past this book will keep you turning the pages until the wee hours of the morning. Creepy, suspenseful with the powerful love of a mother for her child.

D.J. Palmer brings an extremely well researched novel on a theme rarely touched upon to his readers. The story concerns a young girl with multiple personalities that take turns dominating their host. Grace and her husband Arthur have two sons who have melded with their parents into a good family. As fate would have it Grace while walking in the park comes upon a young girl that turns out to have been abandoned. The girl; Penny, has little memory of her past but seems to Grace to be a miracle and when the opportunity arises, she and her husband decide to adopt her. To help her regain her memory Penny is sent to various psychiatrists all of whom fail to recognize her symptoms.
One day Penny learns that her birth mother has moved back near her and decides to visit her. While there tragedy strikes and the police come finding Penny covered in blood, her birth mother dead as a result of multiple stab wounds and her fingerprints all over the knife found at the scene of the crime. The authorities decide to send Penny to a Psychiatric state hospital rather than to prison for evaluation and there await trial for murder.
Mr. Palmer describes conditions prevalent in the hospital where everyone is overworked and it is difficult to provide adequate help for the sick. Based on his research Penny's shifts into her other personalities and how they emerge with their own characteristics taking control. It is a fascinating study of conditions that have rarely been described, and when done so are not well illustrated. This is not the author's first published book and it's theme and depth certainly add to his reputation as a top tier writer.

This was another interesting read from the author. A well written book filled with mystery and suspense and with a fun twist at the end. This is a book which I would recommend to others.

*Thank you to The Publisher, D.J.Palmer and Netgalley for an E-ARC of "The Perfect Daughter" in exchangefor an honest review * what I read was really amazing and fans of dn will love it. I personally couldnt continue this story because it was personally triggering for me.

The Perfect Daughter is a deep insight into the mind of mental illness.
Shown in a perfectly horrifying storyline with the best ending possible.
D.J. Palmer has masterfully written a book for all times.
Solid 5 stars.

D.J. Palmer, your books suck me in from the start. I had a hard time muddling through the very mundane DID information overload and explanations, but overall, this was a great read with a surprise ending. However, I did feel this very similarly mirrored Saving Meghan.

Loved the latest book by DJ Palmer! It is full of twists and turns and will definitely have you hooked from the first chapter. DJ Palmer never disappoints, and his latest might be my very favorite. Highly recommend for a thriller of a book you can't put down!
Thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

Four ⭐️

Finished reading another great offering from DJ Palmer and once again, the other demonstrates a mastery of understanding the subject matter; this time—DID, dissociative identity disorder. Again, it’s obvious careful research was conducted to understand the disorder including its controversies, subtleties and nuances.

A few years ago, I was fascinated by DID, also (formerly) known as multiple personality disorder. I did what I call a “brain crawl”—diving in to books, articles, documentaries and YouTube testimonials from people purporting to have DID. Especially with the latter two, I observed subtle changes in those who claim to have DID as they “switched” from one identity to another. Palmer depicted this interesting aspect to a T.

What a terrifying prospect: to have multiple—often competing—aspects to one’s own identity that are at odds with the others. Amnesia, time loss, and confusion are hallmarks of the disorder and Palmer captured the terror deftly.

Who has more cause to be concerned? Grace, the adoptive mother or Penny, the young woman split off from herself. Or is it herself at all? Did Penny commit then murder? Is she hiding something, covering herself in fantasy or are others hiding something from her?

Pick up a copy and discover the twisted truth.

Thanks to The publisher who sent a free copy in exchange for my unvarnished opinion.

#StMartin’sPress #Netgalley

My review can be found on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3609185946

WOW. What a masterful job by the author. A look at mental illness and multiple personalities from within the family. The villain was hidden from my sight until the end of the book. Devious and twisted personality masked as a helping hand. A second story of addiction gives a whole different perspective.

Y’all this one was definitely a thriller of a novel! Characters were amazing and the writing was excellent. It kept me hooked the whole time!

D.J. Palmer never disappoints! I have become one of hot top followers after the amazing Saving Meghan, and this wonderful new thriller is no exception. The storyline flowed seamlessly and the ending is literally to die for!

I already know this book is going to be good and I can't wait to read it. Palmer writes fast paced murder mysteries that will make you second guess everything you thought you knew. The characters always feel as if they are real and it seems you know these people and all their hidden secrets.

A good mystery where teenage Penny is charged with the horrific murder of her birth mother. Her adoptive family supports her and tries to help her lawyer and doctor find answers. The tricky part is that Penny has Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), and there is the possibility of interacting with the different personalities during each meeting. I learned a lot about DID in this book. A good amount of suspense.

Plus: I finished it, Minus: Way too long, and too much going on.

Started out interestingly enough but lost my interest about halfway through, The multiple personalities didn't seem believable or realistic. and the overall plot felt contrived. Best I can do is two stars, but can't recommend