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Patricia MacDonald

Born

in Greenwich (Connecticut), The United States

August 01, 1949

Genre

Mystery, Suspense

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Patricia MacDonald is the author of several psychological suspense novels set in small towns. MacDonald grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut and has a master's degree from Boston College. Before writing her own novels she was a book editor and was once an editor for a soap opera magazine in New York. She is married to writer Art Bourgeau. They live in Cape May, New Jersey and have one daughter.

Her first novel, The Unforgiven, published in 1981, received an Edgar Award nomination from the Mystery Writers of America. Secret Admirer (1995) won the literary prize at the 1997 Deauville Film Festival in France, where MacDonald is consistently a number one bestse ...more

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Patricia MacDonald’s books

Average rating: 4.16 · 111,457 ratings · 4,218 reviews · 68 distinct works • Similar authors

	Missing Child 4.34 avg rating — 13,382 ratings — published 2011 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I See You 4.18 avg rating — 10,371 ratings — published 2014 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl in the Woods 4.11 avg rating — 9,976 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother's Day 4.26 avg rating — 8,448 ratings — published 1994 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Cradle to Grave 4.16 avg rating — 8,538 ratings — published 2009 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cast into Doubt 4.20 avg rating — 8,141 ratings — published 2011 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Safe Haven 4.30 avg rating — 7,648 ratings — published 2001 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Believe a Word 4.08 avg rating — 6,696 ratings — published 2016 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sisters 3.94 avg rating — 6,716 ratings — published 2013 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stolen in the Night 4.15 avg rating — 5,737 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Sometimes it was best to make a change, and sometimes the only way to make a change was to be forced into it.”
― Patricia MacDonald, Cast into Doubt

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“It was irrational, of course, but it was part of being a mother — the belief that you could protect your child if only you could reach them.”
― Patricia MacDonald, Cast into Doubt

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“I know,” said Beth, hugging her tightly. “I know.” She looked back fearfully at the black hole in the ice. Then she turned her back on it. Clutching her sister, she started up the bank on wobbly legs toward the car and the road home.”
― Patricia MacDonald, Little Sister

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Polls

Time to vote on the July Members Choice book. If you vote please try to read the selection and comment on it in the ensuing thread.

This poll will remain open until June 13th.

(PS there will be a new nomination process in the group for our next non-fiction book posted yet today 6/8/23) Thanks.

The Children on the Hill

Jennifer McMahon

11 votes, 21.2%

I Know Who You Are

by Alice Feeney

8 votes, 15.4%

Alias Grace

by Margaret Atwood

7 votes, 13.5%

Necessary Lies

by Diane Chamberlain

6 votes, 11.5%

The Book of Night Women

by Marlon James

5 votes, 9.6%

A Crime in the Neighborhood

by Suzanne Berne

5 votes, 9.6%

Reservoir 13: A Novel

by Jon McGregor

3 votes, 5.8%

Mother's Day

by Patricia MacDonald

3 votes, 5.8%

The Door of No Return

by Kwame Alexander

2 votes, 3.8%

In the Time of Our History

by Susanne Pari

2 votes, 3.8%

52 total votes

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