Drew Lowery is living the American Dream. He has the perfect family, a stable job, and a beautiful home in the suburbs of central New Jersey. Things can’t get much better. But what seems like the ideal life is suddenly upended when he receives a blank envelope in the mail.Inside lies a picture of his daughter, a photograph of her violent murder. Only it can’t be her. He just tucked her in and … in and kissed her goodnight ten minutes ago. But the mysterious Polaroid is only the beginning.
There’s the van following his daughter to school. The man she sees outside her window late at night. The fact someone entered her room while the Lowerys slept peacefully.
Local authorities are clueless. No leads, no clues, and ultimately—no answers. Drew launches his own investigation, falling into a hole of lies and deceit, a truth he never saw coming. Dead Daughters is the new twisted thriller from Tim Meyer, author of The Switch House and Kill Hill Carnage.
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Dead Daughters by Tim Meyer is a fast-paced murder mystery that blends horror and thriller aspects together wonderfully! Buckle up before you begin this one; you won’t want to put it down.
There was one night that I was reading this book, and I looked at the time and saw that it was just fifteen minutes before I wanted to head to bed. I told myself, just one more chapter… Of course, an hour and a half later, I was finally going to bed.
When this story begins, Eve has thrown a surprise birthday party for her husband, Drew. The party goes very well and Drew has a great time celebrating with his family and friends. At the end of the party, and after they had put their daughter to bed, he opens up the cards he had gotten in the mail. But the contents of one envelope, one with no name, held something that brings time to a standstill.
Soon afterward, they realize that someone has been in their daughters room… and it only get more terrifying from there.
I felt so unsettled reading this one but I was hooked! That sense of unease began very early on, and it only got worse the further into the story that I read. There were many small instances that had me feeling wary about certain characters very early on. But while I had some suspicions and kept trying to guess at what was going on, I wasn’t even close to figuring out this psychological horror story.
This story has such a dark undertone with highlights of interesting technology-related aspects and a ton of love.
I highly recommend this to horror/thriller fans that enjoy read filled with twists that will keep you guessing and a dash of sci-fi that adds a very intense layer to the story!
DEAD DAUGHTERS, by Tim Meyer, is a spellbinding novel that you won’t want to put down until the final page. This blends psychological horror, thriller, and police procedural elements to form one tale that I found completely mesmerizing.
“. . . We all want to live, don’t we?”
Drew Lowery has the perfect life now. Once he was an addict, but through the love and friendship of his–now wife–Eve, his entire outlook and lifestyle couldn’t be any better. The best result, their seven-year-old daughter, Dinah.
When he receives an unmarked envelope with a Polaroid of their daughter–dead–the story begins in earnest. The fact that their daughter is safe in her bed, doesn’t begin to alleviate the horror of the situation.
“. . . It was a good neighborhood with good people, but you know how it is: even good people talk.”
The police quickly become involved, and the unexpected twists, turns, and revelations of this novel will have your head spinning. Is there any worse feeling than knowing your family is in trouble, and you’re helpless to figure out how to stop it?
“. . . There’s a hunter out there . . . and children are his game of choice . . . ”
The characters–including the police detective–were fleshed out completely, and easy to believe in the roles they played. The revelations and possibilities in this novel were things I’d never expected . . . but then, I was so involved in the read that I didn’t “pause” to think ahead, as I usually do. For myself, this is a great testament to the author’s ability to write an all-encompassing tale that I could completely emerge myself in.
“But . . . There it was. That soul-crushing word that rendered the first part of her sentence a basic lie.”
This novel hit on so many levels. Emotionally, a parent’s worse nightmare; psychologically, it had me suspecting and re-evaluating each tidbit of new information.
“. . . I don’t believe in ghosts . . . but goddamn if I don’t feel haunted.”
Overall, this is a novel that I wanted to read in one sitting. I didn’t want to leave until I knew exactly what happened, and why. Tim Meyer is an author that has been coming out with some dynamic stories lately, and they keep getting better! If you haven’t read him yet, I highly recommend checking his work out.
“. . . We live or die by the choices we make.”
Highly recommended.
Big thanks always to Poltergeist Press for sending me their awesome ebooks. Anna and Matt are delivering some fantastic reads for us fans and the quality of authors and stories is truly stunning.
When I saw that they’d signed on to release Tim Meyer’s ‘Dead Daughters’ you can bet I was excited.
Meyer’s is an amazing author and one who sometimes seems to fall under the radar for some readers. I’m hoping this one will continue his ascension as one of the leading voices in exciting dark fiction.
What I liked: ‘Dead Daughters’ is psychological horror done masterfully. From page one, Meyer’s had me riveted, wondering just what the heck was going on and as things begin to unravel, he does a fantastic job of having our main character spiral out of control – not sure who to trust and what to believe. We are introduced to Drew on his birthday. At the end of the party, he decides to check the mail and within finds a Polaroid photo of his and his wife Eve’s daughter. It depicts her dead and with this discover, all bets are off. They rush to her room to find her alive and well and from here Meyer builds a story filled with plenty of moments that left me stunned.
I loved how much the tension is ramped up in this book. Meyer’s has a cast of characters that come and go and every one of them worked to add to the story.
What I didn’t like: Honestly – I hated the truth behind what was going on. I really can’t say exactly what it was (spoiler-free, yeah!?) but when it was revealed and a bunch of pieces of the puzzle fell into place, I just loathed what it was. Saying that, it works incredibly well for the story and it never once made me consider DNFing.
On a minor scale – I was not a fan at all of the detective that is featured. The character was hard to figure out and some of his actions seemed off. Again, it allowed the story to flow and carry on, and some readers may very well love this guy, but for me, I found some of his moments truly frustrating.
Why you should buy it: A) Tim Meyer. B) Poltergeist Press. C) the story within is stellar writing and dare I say it – it shows Meyer once again rising and showing just how much he brings to the horror world and dark fiction world. This was had some truly heart wrenching moments. I couldn’t get enough of this book and once again Meyer has hit a home run.