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The electrifying new thriller from international bestseller Karin Slaughter explores the deadly secrets kept between a mother and daughter. 'Slaughter has outdone herself with Pieces of Her - a novel that sets the standard for psychological thriller writing. Rarely in fiction have the past and the present collided with such force and in such a distinctive and compelling voice' Jeffery DeaverWhat if the person youthought you knew best turns out to be someone you never knew at all?Andrea Cooper's mother, Laura, is the perfect small-town mum. Laura lives a quiet but happy life in the sleepy beachside town of Gullaway Island. She's a pillar of the community: a speech therapist, business owner and everybody's friend. And she's never kept a secret from anyone. Or so Andrea thinks.When Andrea is caught in a random violent attack at a shopping mall, Laura steps in and saves her life but acts in a way that is unrecognisable to her daughter. It's like Laura is a completely different person. And that's because she was.Thirty years ago. Before Andrea. Before Gullaway Island.Laura is hailed as a hero for her actions at the mall but 24 hours later she is in hospital, shot by an intruder, who's spent decades trying to track her down.What is Andrea's mother trying to hide? As elements of the past return and put them both in danger, Andrea is left to piece together Laura's former identity and discover the truth - for better or worse - about her mother. Is the gentle, loving woman who raised her also a violent killer?