Grace’s determination to understand the why behind her daughter’s terrible crime fuels Mitch’s resolve to help the Francone family. Mitchell McHugh, a psychiatrist battling demons of his own. 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?Īlready 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.Īs Penny awaits trial in a state mental hospital, she is treated by Dr. All the jury needs to decide now is where Penny will serve out her sentence. The victim’s identity and her secret relationship to Penny give her the perfect motive, sealing the deal. Her guilt is beyond doubt: she was found alone in the victim’s apartment, covered in blood, holding the murder weapon. Penny Francone, age sixteen, is a murderer. Then there’s Chloe, a perfectionist who strives for straight A’s in school.Īnd along comes Eve, who is spiteful and vicious. Meet Ruby, who speaks with a British accent. The Perfect Daughter is available on Amazon for $14.99. Read and like this review on Amazon, Goodreads, and Bookbub. The Perfect Daughter is a thrilling and addicting read. If he can help Grace and Penny figure things out, Penny’s court case might go in a better direction. Penny’s doctor, Mitch, must evaluate penny to decide if she even has DID, a diagnosis often disputed by many of those tasked with diagnosing it. I didn’t really care for Grace, and I think Palmer wrote her unlikeability (which isn’t a word but should be) extremely well. She’s fighting to get to the truth, to free her daughter from the psychiatric hospital. Her mother, Grace, is doing what mothers everywhere do. Because Penny suffers from DID, she can’t be entirely sure of her actions because she has multiple alters.

I love when an author gives you an unreliable narrator written so well, you can’t trust what you’re reading. Wow! This is a book that draws you in and doesn’t let go from the very start.

The Perfect Daughter by D.J. Palmer