The Good Daughter

The Good Daughter is a standalone crime thriller published in 2017, though Karin Slaughter also wrote a related novella called 'Last Breath' featuring the character Charlotte Quinn. The main novel follows sisters Charlotte and Samantha Quinn, whose lives were shaped by a violent childhood attack in rural Pikeville, Georgia.

The novel alternates between a violent 1982 attack on the Quinn family, in which the mother is killed, and the present day, when another act of violence forces Charlotte Quinn to confront buried memories. Charlotte, now a lawyer like her father, must reckon with both past and present trauma in the town of Pikeville.

The story centers on sisters Charlotte (Charlie) and Samantha Quinn, daughters of attorney Rusty Quinn. Charlie becomes a lawyer herself, and the novel explores how the childhood attack on their family shaped both sisters' lives in very different ways.

Karin Slaughter's novel 'Pieces of Her' was adapted as a Netflix series in 2022 starring Toni Collette, and Slaughter's works have drawn ongoing adaptation interest. The Good Daughter has reportedly been optioned for screen adaptation, though specific production details should be verified with current sources.