Daughter by McLaughlin, Kate

* 2023 ITW Thriller Award for Best Young Adult Novel *

Kate McLaughlin's Daughter is a young adult novel about trying to right deadly choices that were never yours to begin with.

Scarlet's life is pretty average. Overly protective mom. Great friends. Cute boy she's interested in. And a father she's never known - until she does.

When the FBI show up at Scarlet's door, she is shocked to learn her father is infamous serial killer Jeffrey Robert Lake. And now, he's dying and will only give the names and locations of his remaining victims to the one person, the daughter he hasn't seen since she was a baby.

Scarlet's mother has tried to protect her from Lake's horrifying legacy, but there's no way they can escape the media firestorm that erupts when they come out of hiding. Or the people who blame Scarlet for her father's choices. When trying to do the right thing puts her life in danger, Scarlet is faced with a choice - go back into hiding or make the world see her as more than a monster's daughter.

Author: Kate McLaughlin
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Published: 03/08/2022
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781250817440
Age Range: 13-18

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2022
School Library Journal 08/05/2022 pg. 1

About the Author
KATE McLAUGHLIN is the author of Daughter and What Unbreakable Looks Like, a YALSA 2021 Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers. She likes people, so much so that she spends her days making up her own. A proud Nova Scotian, she'll gladly tell you all about the highest tides in the world, the magical creation known as a donair, and people who have sofas in their kitchens. Currently, she lives in Connecticut with her husband and four cats.