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Only Daughter Paperback – September 20, 2016

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In this chilling psychological thriller, one woman's dark past becomes another's deadly future

In 2003, sixteen-year-old Rebecca Winter disappeared.

She'd been enjoying her summer break: working at a fast-food restaurant, crushing on an older boy and shoplifting with her best friend. Mysteriously ominous things began to happen—a presence in her room at night, periods of blackouts, a feeling of being watched—though Bec remained oblivious of what was to come.

Eleven years later she is replaced.

A young woman, desperate after being arrested, claims to be the decade-missing Bec.

Soon the impostor is living Bec's life. Sleeping in her bed. Hugging her mother and father. Learning her best friends' names. Playing with her little brothers.

But Bec's welcoming family and enthusiastic friends are not quite as they seem. As the impostor dodges the detective investigating her case, she begins to delve into the life of the real Bec Winter—and soon realizes that whoever took Bec is still at large, and that she is in imminent danger.

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September 20, 2016
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5.29 x 0.69 x 7.98 inches
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077831944X
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"ONLY DAUGHTER by Anna Snoekstra is a dark meditation on the secrets we keep about our families and about ourselves. Twisty, slippery, and full of surprises, this web of lies will ensnare you and keep you riveted until you've turned the final page."

- Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of Ink and Bone.

"In Anna Snoekstra's dark and edgy debut, a young woman slips easily into the life of a girl missing eleven years, only to discover the grisly truth behind the disappearance. Will she be the next victim? Truly distinctive and tautly told, ONLY DAUGHTER welcomes a thrilling new voice in crime fiction."
- Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Girl.

"Twisty, slippery, and full of surprises, this web of lies will ensnare you and keep you riveted until you've turned the final page."

- Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of Ink and Bone

"Snoekstra's excellent debut stands out in the crowded psychological suspense field with smart, subtle red herrings and plenty of dark and violent secrets. Recommend to genre aficionados and readers who enjoyed Lisa Lutz's The Passenger." --Library Journal (starred review)

"Unreliable narrator thrillers are practically a subgenre of their own, and there are two unreliable narrators here as well as a wickedly twisted and fast-paced plot that leaves numerous questions unanswered... readers who enjoy a creepy thriller that will keep them guessing will be unable to put this down." --Booklist (starred review)

About the Author

Anna Snoekstra was born in Canberra, Australia in 1988. She studied Creative Writing and Cinema at The University of Melbourne, followed by Screenwriting at RMIT University.

She currently lives in Melbourne with her husband and tabby cat.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ MIRA; Original edition (September 20, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 077831944X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0778319443
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.29 x 0.69 x 7.98 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,551,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,641 in Australia & Oceania Literature
- #18,507 in Psychological Thrillers (Books)
- #67,102 in Suspense Thrillers

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Anna Snoekstra was born in Canberra, Australia to two civil servants. At the age of seventeen she decided to avoid a full time job and a steady wage to move to Melbourne and become a writer. She studied Creative Writing and Cinema at The University of Melbourne, followed by Screenwriting at RMIT University.

After finishing university, Anna wrote for independent films and fringe theatre, and directed music videos. During this time, she worked as a christmas elf, cheesemonger, a waitress, a barista, a nanny, a receptionist, a cinema attendant and a film reviewer.

Her debut novel ONLY DAUGHTER has been released in twenty countries and a feature film adaptation is currently in development with Universal Pictures. Her second novel LITTLE SECRETS will be released in late October 2017.

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Diana M. Hockley

SCARY

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2016

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This is a novel in which the main character assumes the identity of a girl who has been missing for eleven years. Knowing she is the doppleganger of Rebecca Winter, save the main character - who is never named - from being arrested for shoplifting. However, the old saying about weaving webs and practising to deceive springs to mind. Our heroine finds herself in deadly danger from...no spoilers!

I spent most of the book in a state of anxiety, wondering what had happened to the real Rebecca and how the ending was going to pan out. Suffice to say, the answer to the danger was sickening and terrifying.

The author has written a scary novel which I cannot say I enjoyed as such, but which kept me riveted to the pages.

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Intriguing Australian Crime Drama...

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2017

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“Only Daughter” is an intriguing Australian crime drama/mystery that keeps the reader guessing from the beginning to the interesting twist at the end. In 2003 sixteen year old Rebecca Winter otherwise known as Bec disappeared, move forward eleven years and an unnamed woman who has just been arrested for shoplifting is claiming that she is Rebecca. The woman is reunited with Bec’s parents and twin brothers, moves into their house and starts getting to know Bec’s friends but as time goes by she slowly starts to realise that things and people are not what they seem. As she starts to investigate Bec’s disappearance she begins to realise that the person that took Bec is still at large and that she might be in grave danger herself.
The story alternates between the months leading up to Bec’s disappearance and the unnamed woman's time with Bec’s family and friends and also events from the woman's past. Both the woman's stories are intriguing and hold the readers interest, there were no parts of their stories that felt like padding. The author did a fine job of staying a step ahead of the reader. At the denouement, I was astonished, but the organic nature of people and events gave it inevitability. This is truly engaging. Curl up, invest in half a day, and let it unravel.

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Extreme Graphic Violence

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2017

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This is a difficult book to review because the premise and plotting are intriguing and developed. The problem is that the writer doesn't trust investing in deeper story and more in depth characters to carry the reader. Instead, the writer uses horrendous acts and violent imagery in lieu of more nuanced suspense. The writer has enough talent to keep the reader wanting to find out the who and why. Sadly, you will probably guess the who, and will most probably regret finishing the book. I know I did.

Other reviewers warned there was violence. I read a sample of the book and thought I could probably overlook it as most mysteries include violence or implied violence. I was wrong. Please do not be fooled. The violence here is over the top and not worth the price of story admission. I sincerely doubt I'll read this author again. The author does have potential, but uses shock and overkill rather than relying on skill. Such techniques exclude trusting her with my reader's mind ever again. Two stars for premise and suspenseful (to a point) prose.

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H. S.

Cathartic Read-- Captivating But Needed Time To Mature

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2017

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I've been starting a lot of thillers lately that fail to keep me interested. This novel didn't disapoint in this regard, you propably will stick with it till the end.

The story is captivating, and the premise, although not completely unique, is presented with a twist. If you're looking for a cathartic read without deep emotional connections to the characters, this is it.

For those who already read the novel:
The end didn't explain the text messages, did it?

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Awesome

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2021

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A page turner! Great STORY! Could NOT put down!!!! You have to read! Family, FRIENDSHIP, and finding ONE'S SELF!!!! 💕

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2017

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I love a book with an unreliable narrator and Only Daughter fits that description but not in the usual way. Her voice is unreliable because she's as much in the dark as the reader. Well written, spare and tight, and chillingly scary. The ending will stick with you.

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Amazing!!

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2016

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This book is such an amazing read. It caught my interest in the first chapter and had me to the very end. I have to admit I didn't expect the outcome at all but I wasn't disappointed. I'm honestly thinking about reading it a second time. I recommend this book very very highly. Don't miss out

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Dawn Renae Rarick

Perfect Story!!!

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2017

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O...M..G...!!!
Perfect story!

Only Daughter was a very intriguing story!

Anna Snoekstra has a brilliant writing skill, and makes you believe the story you are being told.

This story leaves you feeling vulnerable, if not a bit frightened.

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Interesting plot

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2018

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I liked this book although it is not the first of its kind- the 'lost' child reappearing is the subject of many dramas and horror stories before it. The ending was a good twist and throughout, the characterisation was well crafted. I have no problems therefore with pliot, character or general writing style- all 10/10.

However there is one part of the book towards the end that turned my stomach and made me very angry. I won't spoil this plot device by giving details- I couldn't do so anyway as they are so vile- but I must say that I am so sick of authors who introduce animal characters for the sole reason of killing them off. Yes animals die, yes there are sick disgusting humans who have no empathy for other creatures - we all know this is a regrettable and tragic part of life. But it does not need to be served up as 'entertainment'. And especially not in the way this author does in the scene concerned. I worry that anyone could even imagine such a thing never mind put it in a novel. Who has those type of thoughts in their head? And who in their right mind would enjoy reading about that?
Very bad decision in my opinion and in this case it spoiled for me what had been an enjoyable read. I would have rated this as a 4 or a 5 but I am giving it a 2- for the animals as someone has to speak up for them.

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Jennie E

It felt to me like the plot had come first and the characters were ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2017

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An intriguing though somewhat flawed debut novel.

Unnamed 20s girl on the run from something (we don't know what) is caught shoplifting and turned in to the police. Then has brainwave: why not impersonate Rebecca Winter, the 11-years missing girl whom she startlingly resembles. Except for the mole on her arm, that is, which she impulsively plucks out (cue a very unpleasant scene) while being escorted back to her 'family' by the police, having resisted their requests for a coherent account of where she's been for 11 years (amnesia).

WHHAATT? the reader may well splutter, as I did. It's just not the sort of thing one does. I for one couldn't understand how on earth the imposter girl I shall call G (who's never actually named I believe in course of the book) could imagine that she could just slip into the bosom of a completely alien family without anyone twigging IT'S NOT HER.

This is one of the main issues I had with the book - believeability. (Why did Bec decide her room was haunted rather than a more obvious explanation?) It is high concept in terms of plot but the characters feel somewhat smudgy to say the least. It felt to me like the plot had come first and the characters were worked around it. I'd have liked some of them ('the mother' for example - I love that she's called this and not by a name though, or 'my 'mother'...' - and the twins) to have been a lot more fleshed out. G the imposter is not likeable for much of the book, and none of the other characters had much in the way of sympathetic traits. I really felt sorry for the poor detective though!

On the plus side, if you put aside niggles of realism, this is an entertaining and page-turning novel, with some very tense moments indeed, some strong writing (it's set in Australia BTW and I love how the wild fires come into the story), and a marvellously twisty plot. I certainly had no idea where it was going. I wondered often while reading why almost no one is able to spot the difference between the real and imposter versions of Bec - there is a reason for this, though, which the reader discovers later.

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An excellent debut!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2016

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This is a fantastic debut.

I bought this on a whim because it had a review from one of my fave author's, Mary Kubica. I read the first page on the 'look inside' option on Amazon, and had to buy the book.
It has everything a good solid thriller should contain, unreliable narrators, great characterisation, a well-thought-out plot, some fab sub-themes, and is so pacey it took me only two days to read. Reading Bec's story reminded me of my own teenage years, and I thought the story was well-handled and gripping. This book was full of red-herrings and the thing I thought had happened- Anna, I was wrong. Very wrong. And I'm glad.

I highly recommend Snoekstra, and look forward to reading more of her work.

Kate Wilde

Entertaining penny dreadful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2018

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The Only Daughter

Warning- there are some plot spoilers in the review below so please do not read any further in the event that you wish to discover the outcome of this entertaining penny dreadful.

There is no doubt that this debut novel has some page turning moments and is gripping enough to hold the reader’s attention but there are also some fatal flaws within which detract from this book’s credibility. It is difficult to point out the shortcomings of the story line without giving away the plot; however they are glaringly obvious as the chain of events unfolds, credulity is stretched to its limits and any potential suspense which the novel may hold is diminished by the authenticity in the story line. For example, at the beginning of the book our young female protagonist impersonates and takes the place of a young girl who went missing ten years previously and re enters the family home with consummate ease; surely the police, medical and other authorities would not allow this to happen without taking so much as a blood test or other more comprehensive DNA checks? Why do none of the close family members ask her where she has been? Would you really be able to love and humour a pair of psychopathic cat killers for all those years without raising an inquisitive eyebrow?
On the plus side, this book is undoubtedly an easy read and it is enthralling enough to hold the reader’s attention for long enough to complete the book; I genuinely wanted to know the outcome of this far fetched scenario but was let down again in the last scene of the book when the bogus Bec came face to face with the real Bec in the middle of a chaotic Perth railway station at which point all pretence of realism flew out of the window at the rate of a speeding bullet and any tiny vestiges of credulity in the novel were completely lost.
In the event that you are looking for great literature or even good literature, this book will not fit the bill; it is not particularly well written, the story line is weak and far fetched but as a quick, easy read which does not require much effort or deep thought, then ‘The only daughter’ will keep you entertained if for no other reason than having great fun in pointing out its glaringly obvious defects in book club meetings! That last sentence is harsh; it’s a non demanding read, fast moving, pacy and entertaining; it also contains some graphic horror and suspense with a gripping story line which makes you want to read to the end but the demerits described above prevent this novel from being plausible literature.

Jade

Pretty good, enjoyed the plot twists

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2016

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I liked this book. I don't usually read thrillers but I thought I'd try one, and I'm happy I did. I read it in one afternoon as it's quite short. It's reasonably well written and I enjoyed the suspense and the plot. I liked the setting and thought the writing style was quite good.

Some spoilers below.

It's not total psychological genius stuff, but it's got some twists and I certainly didn't see the end coming. I found myself getting quite nervous and really caring about what happened to the main character. I thought some of it was quite unrealistic - if a girl that was missing was suddenly found, she wouldn't just be allowed to order the police about like she did, and the police weren't very well written characters. The lack of media attention or involvement of medical professionals was to help speed the plot along, I suppose, but I did notice. The ease with which the character decided to pretend she was the missing girl was a bit unbelievable too, as was the fact that she just seemed to be able to wing it with everyone, the authorities, the family, even friends of the missing girl. But hey, it's still an enjoyable book.

All that said, it's hard to write a thriller. For all the loose threads and imperfections, I liked this story. It's quite disturbing toward the end but nothing that will give you nightmares. It's worth a read.

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