The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner

The Other Daughter

Lisa Gardner

413 pages • first pub 1999 (editions) user-added

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner is ideal for readers who enjoy unraveling tightly wound family secrets and confronting buried pasts through relentless suspense and psychological twists.

Description

A nine year-old girl is abandoned in a hospital ER. When she comes round, she remembers nothing about herself or her past. Melanie is adopted by Dr Harper Stokes and his wife, whose own daughter was murdered. Years later, a has-been reporter start...

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Community Reviews

3.73
based on 1,176 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 84%

dark: 75%

tense: 66%

challenging: 20%

emotional: 20%

sad: 13%

adventurous: 4%

hopeful: 4%

informative: 2%

reflective: 2%

Pace

27% of readers chose fast
59% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

38% of readers chose Plot
55% of readers chose A mix
5% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

44% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
73% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

62% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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