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Following her success with The Cheater, Nancy Taylor Rosenberg returns to her most memorable character, Lily Forrester. Lily is a tough judge in Ventura County, California, who has overcome adversity and heartache to achieve a position of power to help those who can't help themselves. Like the current case before her: the sensational murder trial of a woman who tortured and killed her beautiful two-year-old son. Lily is determined to see justice done, but she's thrown for a loop when she receives word that her own daughter, Shana, months away from graduating from Stanford Law School, is on the verge of dropping out. Lily rushes north and what she discovers causes her to fear for her daughter's mental state. She must get back to the trial and decides that she will take Shana to a facility where they can evaluate her and, if needed, give her some counseling or medication.
Which is when things go horribly awry. For the institution that Lily has chosen is far less interested in treating patients than it is in bilking the insurance companies out of extravagant fees...and they are less than scrupulous about patient's rights. Discovering the awful truth, Lily will have to summon all her intelligence and street smarts to find a way to free Shana. She will have to work fast, however, for there is someone at the facility who seems to have his own agenda separate from the institution. And Lily's daughter may be in danger of losing not only her sanity but her life.
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"This is slow-moving at times, but it seems more realistic than other crime fiction/suspense type novels, so it held me. The story is a good one, and made better by the sense of reality. The characters are interesting and identifiable."
— Jessica (4 out of 5 stars)
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Coleen Marlo engages listeners with distinct vocal portraits of the characters...[and] brings more animation to the narrative.
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My Lost Daughter Listener Reviews
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" The premise was good; however, the characters (Lily and her daughter Shanna) are over the top...prone to outlandish behavior, histeronics and very little self-worth (extremely codependent on men, any man for that matter). The FBI segment didn't even mesh with the storyline, just plopped in there to be able to incorporate the characters from her previous book. Very contrived. I also felt that the "suicide club" didn't relate at all to Alex's issues and found it difficult to believe he was the murderer in this seemingly unrelated storyline. Nancy Taylor Rosenberg has always been a favorite author of mine but she needs to retire these characters with this book and move on. "
— Amy, 2/20/2014 -
" Lily is a tough, and a bit abrupt when it comes to dealing with her daughter Shana. She does love her and is hard pressed to know how to help her when she beomes concerned enough to fly out to see her after hearing how distressed she is on the phone. Her concerns become magnified after seeing her daughter in person, and she makes a bad mistake in stopping in at a mental health hospital for what she hopes will be some medication to calm her daughter down. Her daughter was undeniably stressed and sleep deprived but did not deserve to be placed in a mental hospital and a very shady hospital at that. Lily thinks her daughter checked herself in, her daughter is told her mother committed her and the story takes off from there. Suspense, but not much of a mystery. "
— Sharon, 2/14/2014 -
" Did not finish this book. Did not care for it. "
— Melissa, 1/1/2014 -
" I couldn't get into this book & stopped reading it (they need that category in the status bar!). "
— Pat, 12/25/2013 -
" Book is good and it is the continuing story of Lilly Forrester now a judge in California. "
— Barbara, 12/25/2013 -
" Good read ... This was my first book I read by Nancy ....I will read more by this author in the future ... "
— Joanna, 12/20/2013 -
" A series of stupid choices made this novel painful to read! "
— Diane, 11/10/2013 -
" It was okay. I normally like her books, but this one felt a bit contrived. "
— Barbara, 10/26/2013 -
" The book gave me a whole new insight about mental hospitals. "
— Jan, 9/14/2013 -
" Interesting premise, but shallow characters and contrived plot. "
— Sally, 7/25/2013 -
" Scary to think what can actually happen when we think we are doing what is best for our children. "
— Jan, 11/2/2012 -
" Wonderful book. Better than I thought it would be. Kept you going to the very end. Worth reading. Makes you really think. "
— Linda, 7/3/2012 -
" I was very disappointed in this book. It sounded good, thought it would be a real nail bitter, but it fell short. It was very predictable. "
— Melissa, 6/13/2012 -
" disliked this a lot. "
— Gay, 2/29/2012 -
" another disappointment after 'Interest in Justice' "
— Joanne, 11/3/2011 -
" I've read several of Rosenberg's books and am never disappointed. "
— Linda, 8/16/2011 -
" Sometimes I wonder why I persist and finish books that I don't love. Hmmm. I had a great deal of trouble with the writing in this one - much of the dialogue seemed forced and unnatural. I think this is the last book by this author that I will try. Too bad. "
— Laura, 6/9/2011 -
" A book about mental health issues. Lesson learned: Never commit a family member to a mental hospital. "
— Kathy, 11/23/2010 -
" story about corrupt psychiatric hospitals, too much religion inserted in the story, mother-daughter team with long history of high drama. unbelievable series of events - but compelling read. "
— Millicent, 11/18/2010
About Nancy Taylor Rosenberg
Nancy Taylor Rosenberg appeared on the literary scene in 1993 after a fourteen-year career in law enforcement, including affiliations with the Dallas Police Department, the New Mexico State Police, and the Ventura County Probation Department. Her first book Mitigating Circumstances became a New York Times bestseller. The author’s subsequent novels have also appeared on New York Times bestseller lists.
About Coleen Marlo
Coleen Marlo is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator who has been nominated for an Audie Award twice, winning in 2011. She has been awarded three Listen-Up Awards from Publishers Weekly, an AudioFile Audiobook of the Year Award in 2011, and was named Audiobook Narrator of the Year for 2010 by Publishers Weekly. She is a member of the prestigious Actors Studio and taught acting for ten years at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. Marlo is a proud founding member of Deyan Institute of Voice Artistry and Technology.