Will she be the next victim Truly distinctive and tautly told, ONLY DAUGHTER welcomes a thrilling new voice in crime fiction. Agent: Mackenzie Fraser-Bub, Fraser-Bub Literary. 'In Anna Snoekstras dark and edgy debut, a young woman slips easily into the life of a girl missing eleven years, only to discover the grisly truth behind the disappearance. Though Snoekstra fleshes out her present-day protagonist far less than the phantom Bec, her smooth navigation through the twisty plot propels the reader along-until she finally hits the wall with a preposterous denouement. Publication date 2016 Topics Missing persons - Fiction, Impostors and imposture - Fiction, Family secrets - Fiction. In this chilling psychological thriller, one womans dark past becomes anothers deadly future In. Only daughter by Snoekstra, Anna, author. If continuing to stymie police investigation on the one hand and avoiding slips with Bec’s loved ones on the other weren’t tough enough, the imposter increasingly begins to suspect an even higher-stakes risk-falling victim to the same fate as the girl she’s impersonating. Buy a used copy of Only Daughter book by Anna Snoekstra. The author ratchets up the tension as the split narrative unreels along dual lines: the final week before Bec vanishes and the days after her doppelganger’s appearance. The mystery protagonist, who’s on the run, isn’t really Bec, but simply exploiting their uncanny resemblance. From her childhood in small town England to art school in London to the messy end of a relationship in Sydney, Jo has chosen to run again and again, each time moving further from where her troubles began.
In 2014, a disheveled young woman nabbed for stealing food in a Sydney supermarket stuns police by claiming to be Bec, setting in motion Australian author Snoekstra’s suspenseful if flawed debut. As the imposter 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.In 2003, 16-year-old Rebecca Winter disappeared from a Canberra suburb. Playing with her twin brothers.īut Bec's welcoming family and enthusiastic friends are not quite as they seem. Eleven years later, a young woman claims to be the decade-missing Bec. She had been enjoying her summer break before ominous things began to happen - a presence in her room at night, periods of blackouts, a feeling of being watched. Mysteriously ominous things began to happen-blood in the bed, periods of blackouts, a feeling of being watched-though Bec remained oblivious of what was to come.Ī young woman, desperate after being arrested, claims to be the decade-missing Bec. In 2003, 16-year-old Rebecca Winter disappeared. She'd been enjoying her teenage summer break: working at a fast food restaurant, crushing on an older boy and shoplifting with her best friend. Now shortlisted for Best First Fiction for the Australian Crime Writers Association Ned Kelly AwardsIn Anna Snoekstras dark and edgy debut, a young woma. In 2003, sixteen-year-old Rebecca Winter disappeared. 'An impressive high-concept debut… might this just be the next The Girl on the Train?' - The Daily Mail
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