School of Law—after her legal briefs started bordering on a little too dramatic, she started writing fiction and never stopped. When she’s not reading or writing, you can find her out on the water, watching romantic comedies, online shopping for beautiful shoes, or making an enormous mess in the kitchen.
Hackney has published two children’s books, Forever Glimmer Creek and The Sisters of Luna Island. The Primrose Murder Society is her first book for adults.
At CrimeReads Hackney tagged six top mystery novels with mother-daughter sleuths. One title on the list:
Kimberly McCreight, Like Mother, Like DaughterRead about another entry on the list.
Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight is a well-paced and engaging mystery-thriller. It begins with daughter, Cleo, arriving late for a dinner with her estranged mother, Kat. Cleo finds food burning in the oven, a house in disarray, a bloody shoe, and no sign of her mother. The longer Kat is missing, the more desperate Cleo is to find her.
Told from Kat’s point of view in the past and Cleo’s point of view in the present, the characters must eliminate threats and uncover past secrets. The ultimate resolution to the mystery is satisfying, but it’s the understanding and respect that Cleo and Kat develop for each other over the course of the novel that makes this one stand out.
--Marshal Zeringue
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