The Daughter

by Jasmine Cresswell

The Daughter by Jasmine Cresswell released on Apr 25, 2006 is available now for purchase.

Genres: Romantic Suspense, Romance, Mystery, Suspense, Mystery Thriller, Thriller, Murder Mystery

416 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 1, 1998

About the author

Born in England, Jasmine Cresswell now divides her time between her winter home in Sarasota, Florida and her summer home in Evergreen, Colorado. Jasmine has been writing since 1975 and has published over 50 novels, with 9 million copies of her books in print.
Jasmine served for two years as the editor of the Romance Writer's Report. She also served as president of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and is a founder and former president of Novelists, Inc. She received the Colorado Authors' League Award for Best Paperback Novel of the Year and the Romance Writers of America Golden Rose Award. Her books also have received numerous Romantic Times certificates of excellence.

Experienced as a public speaker, Jasmine has conducted college seminars and addressed many writers' conferences. Interviews and profiles have appeared in newspapers throughout the country, and Jasmine considers herself a veteran of talk shows and news broadcasts.

Married to Malcolm Candlish, whom she met while she was working for the British Embassy in Rio de Janeiro, Jasmine and her husband have lived all over the world. She has a Bachelor's Degree with a double major in history and philosophy from Melbourne University, a second degree in history from Macquarie University, as well as a Masters Degree in history and archival administration from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio.

Reviews

[Jann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous book from start to finish. I absolutely devoured this book. The situation as the book starts is that Maggie a young woman who has been falsely accused and convicted of her mother's murder at fifteen has escaped from prison and been on the run for the last seven years. By dyeing her hair or wearing wigs, she has concealed her identity and worked in a series of bars, moving on if anyone tries to get too close to her or seems likely to expose her true identity. She has discovered that there is an network of illegal aliens who have the skills to produce false identities and documents and has used these contacts to change her name and appearance each time she moves to a different town. She has developed a very easy way of handling the bar customers with mild flirting, jokes and a cheerful manner, but underneath that her agenda is that she wants to catch the person she suspects was her mother's lover and killer and thereby have her sentence overturned.
While she is working in Tampa, Don, the owner of the local car dealership has been trying to get a romance going with her and as his brother Sean, who is a detective, is visiting from Denver on a gunshot recovery leave. Sean is quite cynical about the relationship Don wants and realizes that Maggie doesn't reciprocate Don's feelings. He also notices that Maggie has been trying to avoid him. He doesn't realize that she has recognized him as the young detective who investigated her mother's murder. He has a slight feeling that he should recognize her but doesn't quite place her. He is on his way to check her out and finds that Maggie is being assaulted by her boss. He saves her from the boss's advances and things carry on from there.
There are many twists and turns in the plot and the action is fast. It is all easy to follow with only Sean and Maggie as the main characters and the peripheral characters are not difficult to assimilate. Sean has realized who Maggie really is and has to decide whether to turn her in or to assist her. I can't write much more without giving away the plot but I can say that I had no idea until the final few pages who the killer might have been and even then it was merely a suspicion until finally all is revealed. Jasmine Cresswell has written a number of other books and I plan to have a look for some of the others. I am sure they will be just as exciting and well written.

[Alphabetgenie · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s one of those books I’d get at a off- main road gas station that is strangely interesting and starts off a little slow but then there’s a sick twist which makes you all roll your eyes. I’d say it was a good story- a little thick on the adult themes- but redemption comes in waves.

[Emanuele · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5✨

[Arlette Soro · Rating 4 out of 5]

The title of the book is The Daughter. It was written by Jasmine Cresswell. It is about a girl called Maggie Slade who was convicted murderer of her own mother when she was still a teenager. After spending nine years in prison, she escaped and was on the run for six years. During those years on the run, she spent her time looking for the assassin of her mom while changing appearance all the time. She came across Sean McLeod: the detective who examined the murder weapon and found her fingerprints on it. The detective finally recognized her so she reluctantly tells him her story. Is the detective going to turn her in? Is he going to help her clean her case in justice? Are they going to end up friends or more? Read the book and find out the fate of Maggie Slade. I would want to be friends with Maggie Slade because I admire her strength and her courage to go forward for the things she believes in. I recommend this book to people who like suspense. If you want similar books to this one, you should visit this link : http://www.jasminecresswell.com/bookl... and see the books of Jasmine Cresswell the author.

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Maggie Slade was fifteen years old her mother was murdered and she was wrongly convicted of the murder. After seven years in jail she escapes only to find running and hiding is a very hard life. Never making friends, never falling in love. She meets Sean McLeod, a cop on leave from his job, in a bar in Florida where she has been working as a waitress. He's suspicious and starts asking questions, eventually causing Maggie to run. Finally he realizes who she is and he is determined to find her. Maggie finds herself in Ohio where the man she believes killed her mother is living. When Maggie finally determines to stop running and prove her innocence. Sean finds her and after hearing her side of the story decides to help her.

I enjoyed this book. The combination of suspense and romance make a really good mystery novel. You can’t help feeling sorry for Maggie and the injustice done to her. I could not put this book down.

[Rhonda · Rating 2 out of 5]

"When Maggie Slade was fifteen years old her mother was murdered and she was wrongly convicted of the murder. After seven years in jail she escapes only to find running and hiding is a very hard life. Never making friends, never falling in love. She meets Sean McLeod, a cop on leave from his job, in a bar in Florida where she has been working as a waitress. He's suspicious and starts asking questions, eventually causing Maggie to run. "

I finished the book but it was not my favorite. In places the story just flew along but in other places the story seemed to drag and I did skip a few of the more graphic romance/sex scenes without losing any of the storyline.

Not a bad read but not my favorite.

[Danielle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Picked this up at the library. Not my usual genre but it caught my eye and seemed interesting. Worth a shot while I put off reading Laura Dave.

I stayed up way too late on Friday night reading this. It had an intriguing plot, but it felt padded and I started to skip sections - I wanted to find out Who Done It and didn't care so much about the shopping trip to the security store (for example). There were several places where she seemed determined to show off all the research she did and it really took me out of the story and that's not good. Not a bad book (especially if you like this genre), but nothing special.

[Patt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really good story that kept you in suspense right up to almost the end. When Maggie
Slade is sent to prison at the age of 15 for the murder of her mother, she feels like her life is over. She escapes and is on the run for many years until she decides to confront the person she thinks actually committed the murder. Is she right? You are kept guessing till the end.
A really hard to put down book.

[Rosie · Rating 2 out of 5]

good

[Rebecca Curtis · Rating 1 out of 5]

It was exciting but to be honest a let down so I would not recommend it.

[Brianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was exciting, although I would rate it PG-13 at times.