The Butchers Daughter, Wendy Corsi Staub
The Butchers Daughter, Wendy Corsi Staub
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The Butcher's Daughter
A Foundlings Novel

Author: Wendy Corsi Staub

Series: Foundlings

Narrator: Hillary Huber

Unabridged: 13 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 08/25/2020


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Wendy Corsi Staub is the master of psychological suspense. In her latest thriller, an investigative genealogist digs for her own biological roots, well aware that some secrets are better left buried.Investigative genealogist Amelia Crenshaw solves clients’ genetic puzzles, while hers remains shrouded in mystery. Now she suspects that the key to her birth parents’ identities lies in an unexpected connection to a stranger who’s hired her to find his long-lost daughter. Bracing herself for a shocking truth, Amelia is blindsided by a deadly one. NYPD Detective Stockton Barnes had walked away from his only child for her own good. He’ll lay down his life to protect her if he and Amelia can find out where—and who—she is. But someone has beat them to it, and she has a lethal score to settle.  Amelia and Stockton’s entangled roots have unearthed a femme fatale whose family tree holds one of history’s most notorious killers. And the apple never falls far…

About Wendy Corsi Staub

USA Today and New York Times bestseller Wendy Corsi Staub is the award-winning author of more than seventy novels and has twice been nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. She lives in the New York City suburbs with her husband and their two children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jen on August 17, 2020

Thank you William Morrow and Netgalley for my arc I am not aware that this book is a part of a series and in fact the third book already. There’s a few things that was mentioned that may be from the first two books, not a big deal, I was able to catch up still. A story told between past and present,......more

Goodreads review by Brandy on October 29, 2020

It's a little hard to grasp the characters and their relationships with each other. Since I'm coming into this trilogy with the third book I would guess that's why I'm having trouble staying interested and keeping things straight. There are a LOT of POV's in this book compared with the many thriller......more

Goodreads review by Steffi on August 10, 2020

I had the opportunity to read and review this book through the FB group Scene of the Crime and an ARC on NetGalley. This is my first encounter with Wendy Corsi Staub. I had a lot of difficulty getting a foothold in this book. The first third to half was filled with too many characters for me to keep......more

Goodreads review by Margie on November 15, 2021

When I requested an ebook copy of The Butcher’s Daughter by author Wendy Corsi Straub from the Scene of the Crime Early Read program, I was not aware that it was the third book in a trilogy. Regardless, I decided to read it anyway. I’m sorry to say that this was a story that I just couldn’t finish.......more

Goodreads review by Deb on August 19, 2020

I picked up this book because I’d enjoyed a previous series by Staub and the premise of this sounded intriguing. Sadly, it did not fulfill my expectations. The book is set in two different time frames, 2017 and 1968, and the events of the two timelines were supposedly interconnected. Those connectio......more