David Bell is a bestselling and award-winning author whose work has been translated into multiple foreign languages. He's currently an associate professor of English at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he directs the MFA program. He received an MA in creative writing from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a PhD in American literature and creative writing from the University of Cincinnati. His previous novels are Bring Her Home, Since She Went Away, Somebody I Used to Know, The Forgotten Girl, Never Come Back, The Hiding Place, and Cemetery Girl.
A tautly told, heart-pounding read, Somebody's Daughter is a page-turning whodunit where every character's a suspect and no one can be trusted. --Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Girl and Every Last Lie Somebody's Daughter is a compulsive, twisty, race-against-the-clock thriller. But it's also a sensitive meditation on what connects us to each other--and what we'll do to hold on when life tears us apart. Don't miss this smart and unrelenting page-turner! --Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of The Red Hunter Somebody's Daughter by David Bell is compulsively readable with surprises that gripped me from start to finish. With nerve-shattering suspense, this well-crafted tale builds to an unexpected, chilling ending. --Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence and Not a Sound With razor sharp prose and a satisfyingly twisty plot, Somebody's Daughter is an intense, emotional thrill ride readers won't want to miss! --Karen Dionne, author of the international bestseller The Marsh King's Daughter Somebody's Daughter is both plausible and pulsating, a psychological thriller that hits perilously close to home. --Craig Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries (the basis for the Netflix drama Longmire) Full of surprising twists, Somebody's Daughter hooks you from the start and draws you into a tale of secrets, lies, and lives haunted by the past. A suspenseful--and poignant--thriller. --Meg Gardiner, Edgar Award-winning author of Unsub and Into the Black Nowhere David Bell never disappoints. Somebody's Daughter is a stunner, full of twists and turns and duplicitous motivations. Bell's solid storytelling is as sharp and scary as ever. Fans of Harlan Coben will love this one. --J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of Lie to Me Praise for David Bell and his novels [Bell is] a bang-up storyteller. --The Cleveland Plain Dealer A taut gem...straight out of the psychological thriller territory blazed by the likes of Harlan Coben and Lisa Gardner. --The Providence Journal A thriller about family secrets that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. --News and Sentinel (Parkersburg, WV) A natural storyteller and a superb writer. --#1 New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille One of the brightest and best crime fiction writers of our time. --Suspense Magazine David Bell writes spellbinding and gripping thrillers that get under your skin and refuse to let go. --New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay An intense, unrelenting powerhouse of a book, and the work of a master. --New York Times bestselling author John Lescroart David Bell writes taut, intelligent, and intense suspense that is deeply human. --New York Times bestselling author Mark Greaney [A] twisty, realistic thriller. --Houston Chronicle [A] tantalizing thriller....Bell keeps readers on edge throughout. --Publishers Weekly A master storyteller with a sure hand at crafting characters you feel for and stories you relish. --USA Today bestselling author Allen Eskens An absolutely riveting, absorbing read not to be missed. --New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger Praise for David Bell [Bell is] a bang-up storyteller. --Cleveland Plain Dealer [A] twisty, realistic thriller. --Houston Chronicle Bell is a brilliant craftsman as well as storyteller. --The Providence Journal A natural storyteller and a superb writer. --#1 New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille One of the brightest and best crime fiction writers of our time. --Suspense Magazine David Bell writes spellbinding and gripping thrillers that get under your skin and refuse to let go. --New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay A master. --New York Times bestselling author John Lescroart The best crime novels combine a breakneck thriller plot with a piercing examination of family relationships. The Forgotten Girl hits this standard and then some. --New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver