THE BAD DAUGHTER is the only book by Joy Fielding that I've read. From this one example of her writing, I would say that it is similar to that of Lisa Scottoline. If you like one, you'll probably like the other.

Robin's father married her best friend, Tara. Now Tara and Robin's father, along with Tara's 12-year-old daughter, have been found shot and near death. And the mystery is: who did it?

That's basically it, a simple who done it. If you really, really try, you can probably figure it out before the end of the book. I didn't really, really try, but the end still was not a surprise.