Who Killed My Daughter?: The True Story of a Mother's Search for Her Daughter's Murderer

Who Killed My Daughter? is one of the best books I have ever read. The title itself just caught my eye one day and I immediatley knew that I had to read this book. It is so powerful. I can't imagine the horror and frustration Lois Duncan went through while searching for her daughter's killer. It was even harder for her when the police refused to follow up on important information. She then received help from psychics and a journalist. It was an incredible journey for her filled with sadness, anger, tears, suspense, and shock. I recommend this book to all young adults and adults. Everyone must read this. Knowing that this is actually a true story adds to the horror and suspense. It gives us an insight on the life of Lois Duncan, her daughter, and the rest of her family, as well as important information. This is a must-read book.

Lois's story is harrowing to read. Her determination to find who killed her daughter and why, is her reason for writing this book. After her daughter is killed, Lois questions why? She then digs deeper and finds that her daughter was perhaps onto something very dangerous that made somebody think that Kait might go to the authorities. Lois wants you to see if you can answer "Who Killed my Daughter" and help bring justce to her. This is definetly a book you do not want to put down.

Lois Duncan was my favorite author as a young reader. She always kept you going with twists and turns, great plots, believable characters. This book about her daughter Kaitlyn's "random" shooting astounded me. When I first saw the book I "had" to have it because to write a true crime book about your own child, especially an unsolved murder, and an author of such talent, I knew it would be a wonderful -- and terrible -- book. Poor Ms. Duncan never gave up after the Albuquerque, N.M., police told her it was a random shooting. The mother did her own digging and learned Kaitlyn might have been involved in some Vietnamese gangs. She turns the case to private investigators and finally to psychics, who help her uncover what she suspected all along. This was no random shooting. Anyone interested in how police often have tunnel vision and won't follow up leads after they come up with their own beliefs should read this book. Lois Duncan tells reader in her thriller style how this very real terror could happen to you.

It is hard to read this story without at least coming close to tears. Duncan's loss of a daughter, and her struggle to find the killer is incredibly touching. The suspense will keep you attached to the book, unable to put it down. With all of the twists and turns in the novel, you never know what will happen next, or how it will end. I highly recommend it to anyone in search of an emotionally captivating book.

Lois Duncan is best known for her young adult fiction. Her daughter, Kaitlyn Clare Arquette, was killed because she knew too much about an interstate crime ring. The resulting book is an account of the murder and the so-called police investigation. It was the first non-fiction work of hers that I have read, and I was up all night. Therefore, I rate this book 10 on a scale of 1-10. Please, if you have the chance to read it, do so. I highly recommend it.