Eleven years ago, 16-year-old Rebecca "Bec" Winter
disappeared in Canberra, Australia, after working the late
shift at a local fast-food restaurant. There's been no trace
of her since.
To keep from being arrested for shoplifting in Sydney,
Australia, a disheveled woman claims to be the missing
Rebecca Winter, to whom she bears an uncanny resemblance.
She plays the timid victim perfectly, but cannot allow
officials to take a blood sample. Not only will they learn
she's not Rebecca, but they will also discover her real
identity. Convincing authorities, and especially the
parents, that she's Bec will take all her skills of
deception. Keeping track of all the lies proves a daunting
task as becoming a different person is difficult. And the
imposter didn't calculate how she'd handle a resolute cop,
plagued with 11 years of guilt, intent on solving the
mystery of Bec's disappearance. The more the imposter
assimilates into Bec's family, the more she feels as though
Bec is taking over her life, as the line between them blurs
more each day.
The deeper the imposter becomes involved in the situation,
the more determined she becomes to find who was responsible
for what happened to the real Bec. But something
about the family dynamics doesn't feel right. When the
imposter finally figures out what it is, and what happened
to the real Bec Winter, it may be too late.
ONLY DAUGHTER, Anna Snoekstra's spellbinding debut,
is a tense psychological thriller told in a split-narrative
perspective. First is the current autobiographical view of
the imposter; the second takes us back to the final week of
the real Bec Winter's life as she enjoys summer, unknowing
of what fate awaits her. This brilliantly devised
narrative, with many suspenseful twists and turns, gives a
unique viewpoint of both situations. I was riveted to the
chilling storyline from the start, never discerning the
outcome until the astounding conclusion. I love when a new
author can surprise me with uniquely crafted characters and
unusual plot twists, and keep me engrossed until the final
page, which is exactly what Anna Snoekstra has done
with ONLY DAUGHTER. I can't wait for her next crime
thriller!
In this chilling psychological thriller, one woman's dark past becomes another's deadly futureIn 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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