School of Law—after her legal briefs started bordering on a little too dramatic, she started writing fiction and never stopped. When she’s not reading or writing, you can find her out on the water, watching romantic comedies, online shopping for beautiful shoes, or making an enormous mess in the kitchen.
Hackney has published two children’s books, Forever Glimmer Creek and The Sisters of Luna Island. The Primrose Murder Society is her first book for adults.
At CrimeReads Hackney tagged six top mystery novels with mother-daughter sleuths. One title on the list:
Karin Slaughter, Pieces of HerRead about the other entries on the list at CrimeReads.
Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter is an expertly plotted mystery-thriller where daughter, Andrea, discovers the secret past of her mother, Laura, after her mother kills a gunman in a diner. Andrea is forced to go on the run and unravel her mother’s secrets to protect them both.
This book explores the themes of how well we know the people in our lives and the lengths a mother will go to in order to protect her daughter.
Pieces of Her is among Kimberly McCreight's five thrillers about charged mother-daughter relationships.
--Marshal Zeringue
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