Praise for Mother Knows Best
"The psychological thriller everyone will be talking about...
Don't miss it!"
--Lisa Scottoline,
New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of
After Anna "A story about female identity just as much as motherhood...
Quite the page turner."
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Cultured Vultures
"[A] propulsive, page-turning thriller...
the pace hardly stops for a breath."
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The Nerd Daily
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[A] fascinating psychological thriller...Peikoff expertly exposes the dark side of contemporary medical science"
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Publishers Weekly "
Peikoff (Living Proof, 2012, etc.) deftly juggles past and present and multiple voices in short, punchy chapters that create a sense of urgency while exploring
grief, motherhood, the bonds of family...An engaging and timely thriller that offers lots of food for thought."
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Kirkus Reviews "[Peikoff] can make complex scientific procedures comprehensible for even the non-scientist...
Fans of Michael Palmer and Robin Cook will want to check this out."
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Library Journal
"[
Mother Knows Best] had me
compulsively turning the pages to find out what happens next!...This novel does a terrific job of presenting controversies in bioethics in the easily accessible prose of a psychological thriller."
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Criminal Element
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A compelling tale....Peikoff knows what she's talking about as she weaves a believable yarn that includes gaslighting, manipulating (of cells and minds)
and how a mother's love can triumph."
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NJ.com
"Kira Peikoff has crafted
a smart, pulse-pounding, and achingly human story of a family in the cross hairs of where ethics and science converge.
A totally satisfying read." --Andrew Gross,
New York Times bestselling author of
Button Man "
A rocket-paced thriller that dives deep into questions about science, family, and
how far we'll go to protect the people we love the most."--Lisa Unger,
New York Times bestselling author of
The Stranger Inside "
Mother Know Best is thought-provoking, nail-biting, and heartfelt...
I couldn't put it down."--Meg Gardiner, award-winning author of
UNSUB "
Timely, tense, and trailblazing...Peikoff's seamless prose, very human, voice, and whiplash pacing makes this psychological thriller
one of the must-reads of 2019. Two mothers is one too many."
--K. J. Howe, international bestselling author of
The Freedom Broker "
Pekioff's work is always a joy to read. This is a smart, original and compelling thriller."
--Peter James, #1 bestselling author of the Roy Grace series
"Kira Pekioff hasn't just done her research, she's spun it into
a real-life bioelthical dilemma that could be coming soon to a doctor's office near you. Perfect for a book group--or to race through all by yourself...
flat-out fantastic."--Brad Parks, international bestselling author of
The Last Act