I’m seeing numerous Mom Daughter Thriller Books currently! Do you like books about mom daughter relationships AND love suspense and thrillers? The mother-daughter relationship appears to be a rising pattern within the thriller and thriller lane and am right here to speak about it!
Mom Daughter Thrillers and Mysteries
Household relationships are sometimes an enormous a part of suspense books, particularly in subgenres like home suspense. However I’m seeing extra of those relationships entrance and middle within the mysteries and suspense books I learn. From near poisonous mom daughter relationships, these books use this bond to deepen character improvement and suspense!
Items of Her by Karin Slaughter (2018)
I mentioned the Netflix adaptation of Items of Her in a Web page to Display submit. Each streaming present and guide are good (and totally different) variations of a grown daughter who realizes her mother has been conserving BIG secrets and techniques from her.
Like Mom, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight (2024)
This guide, which I simply completed, impressed this submit. Like Mom Like Daughter is a quick paced suspense guide a couple of mother who all of a sudden goes lacking and her college-aged daughter who is decided to seek out her. Like many mom and daughter pairs on this checklist, these two are at odds. And like all of the mothers on this guide checklist, Katrina has far more secrets and techniques than the common mother!
Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanan (2023)
Gone Tonight undoubtedly had some similiaries to Items of Her, however I believe centered much more on the mother-daughter relationship. Test it out for those who haven’t tried it but!
Good Unhealthy Lady by Alice Feeney (2023)
Whereas Alice Feeney’s books are normally (all the time?) centered on poisonous relationship of 1 kind or different, Good Unhealthy Lady was centered solely on motherhood in a approach that I discovered actually attention-grabbing. Whereas it’s totally different from her different books and is one among her decrease rated, I loved it and assume it might make nice guide membership dialogue materials!
The Lengthy Method Again by Nicole Baart (2023)
The Lengthy Method again borders on ladies’s fiction however undoubtedly has suspense components. It’s a couple of modern-day “Gilmore Ladies” mom daughter pair who journey round as influencers. However then their (seemingly) extremely shut bond shatters because the daughter vanishes.
My Darling Lady by Jennifer McMahon (2023)
I don’t normally learn horror, however My Darling Lady ended up being form of horror lite, and in addition explores a 3 era mom daughter relationship. The principle character has had a VERY rocky relationship together with her mom and they’re estranged. However when her mom has solely months to stay, the daughter agrees to take her in. BIG mistake!
Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda (2024)
Megan Miranda’s suspense fiction typically offers with household relationships, however this guide particularly focuses on a daughter nonetheless grappling with the truth that her mom ran off and left her. Or did she? This gradual burn suspense takes a while to get going, however actually comes collectively on the finish!
Earlier than She Finds Me by Heather Chavez (2023)
One other excessive stakes thriller a couple of mom with huge secrets and techniques, this guide is a couple of seemingly regular mother who’s about to drop her daughter off at school when a really dramatic incident exposes the secrets and techniques she’s been conserving. I actually loved this female-forward thriller!
You additionally would possibly need to try these Mom Daughter Books I’ve learn however not reviewed!
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (2006)
A reporter with severe psychological well being points returns to her hometown and her very difficult relationship together with her mom.
Child Enamel by Zoje Stage (2018)
This horror novel looks as if a little bit of a retelling of the Unhealthy Seed. And the creator is releasing a comply with up in August 2024.
Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel (2020)
In the event you have been transfixed by the Gypsy Rose Blanchard story, this guide is for you! Rose Gold has many well being points, however nobody can work out what’s improper together with her….
