The Hunter's Daughter

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A hypnotic, sinister debut mystery about a seemingly good cop who is secretly the daughter of a notorious serial killer As seen on the TODAY show as "the best thriller." A hypnotic, sinister debut mystery about a seemingly good cop who is secretly the daughter of a notorious serial killer. Anna Koray escaped her father's darkness long ago. When she was a girl, her childhood memories were sealed away from her conscious mind by a controversial hypnosis treatment. She's now a decorated sheriff's lieutenant serving a rural county, conducting an ordinary life far from her father's shadow. When Anna kills a man in the line of duty, her suppressed memories return. She dreams of her beloved father, his hands red with blood, surrounded by flower-decked corpses he had sacrificed to the god of the forest. To Anna's horror, a serial killer emerges who is copying her father - and who knows who she really is. Is her father still alive, or is this the work of another Will the killer expose her, destroying everything she has built for herself Does she want him to But as she haunts the forest, using her father's tricks to the hunt the killer, will she find what she needs most...or lose herself in the gathering darkness

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"The Hunter's Daughter is by a debut author, but 'youd never know it from how skillfully she weaves this very dark and creepy tale,' Searles says."
Author John Searles on the TODAY Show

Deliciously unpredictable and absolutely engrossing, Nicola Solvinics The Hunters Daughter is one of the best debuts Ive read in a very long time. With a dash of magical realism and the kind of complicated, conflicted heroine I love, Solvinic pulls off a nearly impossible feat: making the reader care about a woman who may well be following in her serial killer fathers footsteps. Put The Hunters Daughter at the top of your TBR listI loved this book!
Karen Dionne, bestselling author The Marsh King's Daughter

The Hunters Daughter is a genuinely creepy, atmospheric debut. Solvinic has crafted a propulsive story of crimes old and new, the power of memory and the darkness that dwells inside us all. Youll be turning pages all night and searching the woods for dark shadows (which just might be the Forest God.)
Jennifer McMahon, author of My Darling Girl

Original and compulsively readable, The Hunters Daughter is a pagan treasure; dark, memorable and ultimately satisfying. Vivid and fast-paced, the story draws you in from the first page and never lets go.
Scott Hawkins, author of The Library at Mount Char

Adept depictions of childhood trauma and the power of legacy drive this story about the daughter of a serial killer who must now investigate her fathers copycat. Atmospheric, taut and haunting, The Hunters Daughter is a thoroughly compelling read!
Wendy Walker, bestselling author of What Remains

An engrossing, hallucinogenic read that vibrates with increasing tension.
BookPage (starred review)

This atmospheric and haunting mystery will keep the reader guessing to the very last page. A must-read for lovers of serial-killer thrillers and mysteries with a darker edge.
Booklist

"Solvinic is remarkably assured for a first-timer, lacing the action with elegant descriptions of the rural landscape and enough valid suspects to keep the pot boiling. Readers will look forward to this promising suspense authors next outing.
Publishers Weekly

Solvinic delivers a terrific thriller that readers will find hard to believe is her first novel. A mix of Karen Dionnes The Marsh Kings Daughter and Thomas Harriss The Silence of the Lambs, this impressive novel spotlights the difficulty of escaping a troubling past. Add some supernatural elements, and the result is a tale to remember.
Library Journal (starred review)

"The story unfolds like a dream, and Solvinic penetrates deep into her characters tortured psyches."
Crime Reads

Both thoughtful and suspenseful, the novel is to surely lure readers into an enticingly dark world.
Columbus Dispatch

"...[A]debut novel that will have you chewing your nails."
Denton Record-Chronicle

The Hunters Daughter is an incredible, dark novel about overcoming ones past and seeking redemption through actions.
FXBG Advance

A tense psychological thriller, terse plotting, and Annas own uncertainty about who she is, what acts shes committed, and whether she can trust her own thoughts, feelings, and actions, keeps this book a page-turner.
New York Journal of Books

"In The Hunters Daughter Nicola Solvinic pulls off a neat trickgetting us to sympathize with the daughter of a serial killer who might just be responsible for a series of murders that closely track her fathers M.O. With a deep sense of place, and enough things to go bump in the night to keep you on the edge of your toes, I was guessing who done it until the final pages."
Catherine McKenzie, USA Today bestselling author of Ill Never Tell

I loved this story and our fearless heroine, Anna Koray. She's my favorite kind of protagonistcomplicated, daring, and determined to unearth long-buried secrets, even if her search for the truth puts everything she's built at risk. Nicola Solvinic has crafted a story equal parts horror and fairy tale, where dark forests harbor evil beings, and it is up to the reader to decide whether these creatures are monsters or men. Both disturbing and redemptive, The Hunter's Daughter is a page-turning tale of the pasts that haunt and the ties that bind us. A propulsive and captivating debut.
Lauren Nossett, author of The Resemblance

Mystical and entrancing, The Hunter's Daughter plunges you into the deepest, darkest woods to uncover a family's sinister secrets with the one woman brave enough tolook evil in the eyes.
Georgina Cross, author of Nanny Needed

"The Hunters Daughter is a raw, gritty, all-consuming psychological thriller that is masterfully rendered a unique jewel in the genre."
Mystery and Suspense Magazine

"Subterfuge and supernatural elements infuse this dark, absorbing debut."
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Author Bio

Nicola Solvinic has a master's degree in criminology and has worked in and around criminal justice for more than a decade. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and cats, where she is surrounded by a secret garden full of beehives.