Books From The Back Log #19 ~ The Monster’s Daughter

Posted: August 22, 2019 in Historical, Mystery
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If you’re like me, you have a pile of books beckoning to you from your lists. Carole hosts this fun feature where you can share some of those older books and perhaps nudge you to finally read them. If you want to join in on the fun, head over to Carole’s Random Life In Books and leave a link to your post.
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The Monster’s Daughter

  by Michelle Pretorius

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Genre: Historical / Mystery

Synopsis

Somewhere on the South African veldt, 1901: At the height of the Boer War, a doctor at a British concentration camp conducts a series of grim experiments on Boer prisoners. His work ends in chaos, but two children survive: a boy named Benjamin, and a girl named Tessa.

One hundred years later, a disgraced young police constable is reassigned to the sleepy South African town of Unie, where she makes a terrifying discovery: the body of a young woman, burned beyond recognition.

The crime soon leads her into her country’s violent past a past that includes her father, a high-ranking police official under the apartheid regime, and the children left behind in that long ago concentration camp.

Michelle Pretorius’s epic debut weaves present and past together into a hugely suspenseful, masterfully plotted thriller that calls to mind Lauren Beukes’s The Shining Girls and Tana French’s The Secret Place. With an explosive conclusion, it marks the emergence of a thrilling new writer.

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I added this book back in August of 2016. This sounds like a thrilling historical mystery. I’ll be honest. I couldn’t resist the title. LOL

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The above cover is the one I own. Here is an alternative cover.

Which is your favorite?

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Comments
  1. I can’t say that either cover greatly appeals to me-both backgrounds are a bit vague! I’d want a nice bit of South African scenery front and centre! The story itself sounds a bit different though.

  2. This does sound good. I really enjoy seeing what people have on this feature each week. It’s funny because with Carole, it’s usually a book I have as well so I play of game and see if I have it too each week. She got me again this week!

  3. Tammy says:

    I like the first cover best. This has some big comparisons, especially The Shining Girls, I’d be curious to see if it can live up to them.😁

  4. Colletta says:

    I think I like the first cover best. I hope you can stop by:

    https://collettaskitchensink.blogspot.com/2019/08/books-from-backlog-82219.html

    Colletta

  5. i like the first cover best too. and i can see why you picked it up. 🙂
    sherry @ fundinmental

  6. I like the second cover best…it’s more haunting.

  7. Beware Of The Reader says:

    Well Laura I could resist the title …but not the blurb! 😉

  8. kozbisa says:

    Hmmm, not sure I ever added a book just because of the title, but I know I have because of the cover. I hope you eventually read this and enjoy it. It sounds pretty deep and intense.

    • fuonlyknew says:

      Sometimes a title makes me take that closer look. And I know I’be grabbed some because of the covers. LOL

  9. Carole says:

    I really like the sound of this one, Laura. I don’t know how I haven’t heard of it before. I can’t wait to see what you think of it when you do get the chance to read it.

  10. Literary Feline says:

    This does sound good! I am especially drawn to the setting. I hope you enjoy it when you read it. I’ll be curious to know what you think!

    • fuonlyknew says:

      I love doing this feature. It helps me make sure to read these books that have gotten buried in the stacks.

  11. Greg says:

    Sounds pretty good! I think I like the first cover best.

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