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'The Good Daughter' review: Meghann Fahy and Rose Byrne star in a bingeable Peacock mystery that Harlan Coben fans shouldn't skip

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'The Good Daughter' review: Meghann Fahy and Rose Byrne star in a bingeable Peacock mystery that Harlan Coben fans shouldn't skip

  • Rating: 3/5 Stars
  • Verdict: "Based on the thriller novel by Karin Slaughter, 'The Good Daughter' is a twist-filled mystery set in a small Georgia town across dual time periods. Meghann Fahy and Rose Byrne anchor the story as estranged sisters, delivering family relationship drama that is more satisfying than the pulpy, convoluted Harlan Coben-like plot."
  • Premiere date/time: All six episodes premiere Nov. 12
  • Where to watch: Stream on Peacock

Although she has a long way to go before reaching Harlan Coben status, novelist Karin Slaughter creates similarly addictive yet disposable crime thrillers, full of sudden twists and complicated backstory.

I get a similar feeling from watching TV adaptations of both authors’ books, eager to tune in for the next episode but a bit let down when all of the secrets are revealed. That was my response to the first TV series based on a Slaughter novel, the 2022 Netflix hit “Pieces of Her,” and it’s the same for the new Slaughter series, "The Good Daughter."

There’s more emotional depth to Slaughter’s stories than Coben’s, and “The Good Daughter” is anchored by two strong performances from Meghann Fahy and Rose Byrne as estranged sisters Charlie and Sam Quinn. The six-episode Peacock original series, adapted by Slaughter herself from her 2017 novel, is more briskly paced than “Pieces of Her,” although it still gets bogged down in lengthy stretches of exposition.

It deals with some heavy themes, but always in a pulpy, airport-novel kind of way, making it an easy binge despite the dark subject matter.


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