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The Good Daughter (novel)

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The Good Daughter
AuthorHoney Brown
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime fiction
PublisherPenguin Books, Australia
Publication date
2010
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint paperback
Pages291
ISBN9780670074433
Preceded byRed Queen 
Followed byAfter the Darkness 

The Good Daughter (2010) is a crime novel by Australian author Honey Brown. It was shortlisted for the Barbara Jefferis Award and longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award in 2011.

Premise

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In the peaceful rural town of Kiona, Zach Kincaid's wealthy mother goes missing and Rebecca Toyer, daughter of a local truckie, becomes implicated in the disappearance.

Critical reception

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Susan Ballyn in Reviews in Australian Studies was impressed with the steady build-up of tension in the novel: "The story is beautifully written, setting a fast pace of events against the backdrop of long summer days. Honey Brown alerts the senses with descriptions of these long days, dipping gently into the night which gives an increased sense of urgency to the events as they unfold."[1]

Awards and nominations

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