Books by Lisa Gardner

Book SynopsisAN ESCAPED KIDNAPPING VICTIM BECOMES AN AVENGER OF INNOCENTS. CAN SHE ESCAPE WHEN SHE''S TARGETED AGAIN? The eighth novel in Sunday Times bestseller Lisa Gardner''s Detective D. D. Warren series. Harlan Coben says FIND HER is ''taut psychological suspense'' which ''should not be missed''. A LOST GIRL FOUND472 days locked in a pine box, at the mercy of a madman.Flora Dane survived her hell with only one goal:develop all the deadly skills necessary to make sure she''s never caught again.ANOTHER GIRL MISSINGDetective D.D. Warren believes that Flora may be the key to finding missing college student, Staecy Summers.But she must follow rules that Flora has no interest in.For Flora no risk is too great, no cost too high, even if it means playing into a predator''s hands.Two victims. One cop. TIME IS RUNNING OUT...if you''re going to FIND HERTrade ReviewLisa Gardner is an absolute master of the psychological suspense novel. This story proceeds at a breathless pace, springing surprises at every turn and building up the tension to an almost unbearable level -- Sharon BoltonFans of disturbing psychological drama will be sure to love this * The Sun *Fast-paced with edge-of-the-seat writing, you won't be able to put it down * Daily Express *The heroine of Gardner's latest blockbuster is one of the most nuanced of the many she has created... Written with Gardner's customary skill, the plot squeezes like a python so there is barely a moment to breathe * Daily Mail *You'll read Find Her for its adrenaline-charged plot. You'll remember it for its insights into trauma and forgiveness * Oprah.com *Lisa Gardner at her all time best... Her story is innovative and unique as well as brilliantly crafted. Mark this one down as a 'must read'! * Huffington Post *Both a gripping mystery and a fascinating character study. . . Gardner masterfully connects Flora's past with her present, and weaves a complex mystery that the reader will grapple with alongside fictional detective D. D. Warren * Crime By The Book Blog *An exceptional novel . . . You've had Gone Girl . . . now read Find Her * CrimeSquad *Truly a contender for 'Book of the Year' * Postcard Reviews *A very clever story. . . one of the best thrillers I've read in 2015 * Compelling Reads *The quality of crime writing on offer today ranges from the indifferent through the workmanlike to the genuinely inventive, and Gardner is firmly in the upper echelons of the last category * Crime Scene magazine *Original, chilling and so gripping I had to remind myself to take a breath. Lisa Gardner's Find Her is a sure-fire bestseller. * Clare Mackintosh, author of I LET YOU GO *Thrillers don't come much darker than this tale of revenge and survival * Sunday Mirror *

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Book SynopsisALONE introduces Lisa Gardner''s series character Detective D. D. Warren. YOU HAVE A SPLIT SECOND TO MAKE YOUR DECISION. IF YOU DON''T SHOOT, WILL HE? The Sunday Telegraph calls it ''fast-moving'' and Karin Slaughter says the Sunday Times bestseller is ''an amazing writer''. Now find out why...As he watches a potentially fatal hostage situation unfold through the scope of his sniper rifle, Massachusetts State Trooper Bobby Dodge knows that he may be all that stands between life and death. But from the moment Bobby pulls the trigger, killing an armed man holding his own wife and child hostage, it may be Bobby''s own life that is lost.Detective D. D. Warren''s investigation into the shooting leads her to the impossibly beautiful young widow, Catherine Rose Gagnon, and the darkness in her past. Even as the truth behind the façade of this wealthy Boston family''s life is revealed, the body count rises. And with a sadistic, vengeful kill

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Book SynopsisTHE PERFECT HUSBAND, the first book in the FBI Profiler series from The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner. What would you do if the man you loved wanted to kill you? If you love Karin Slaughter, you''ll love Lisa Gardner.When Tess Beckett married Jim, a well-respected and decorated cop, she thought all her dreams had come true. But within two years the vows she made were shattered as her husband was charged with murdering ten women. With Jim behind bars, Tess feels certain that she can move on with her life. Until she learns that Jim has escaped from prison. As a frantic and rigorous manhunt gets underway in four states, Tess knows that it''s only a matter of time until her perfect husband tracks her down for the revenge he is sure to demand. And when he finds her, she must be ready. Because this time she''s determined that their separation will be ''till death do us part''.

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Book SynopsisChilling and compulsive, Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller Lisa Gardner returns with Touch & Go - A FAMILY OF THREE ARE KIDNAPPED. CAN TESS LEONI (of LOVE YOU MORE), FIND THEM? Also featuring series lead Detective D.D. Warren. By the author proclaimed by Karin Slaughter as ''an amazing writer''. Justin and Libby Denbe have it all: a beautiful daughter; a gorgeous house; a great marriage, admired by all. Arriving at the crime scene of their home, investigator Tessa Leoni finds no witnesses, no ransom demands or motive - just a perfect little family, gone. But Tessa knows that flawless fronts can hide the darkest secrets. Now, she must race against the clock to uncover the truth. Who would want to kidnap such a family? And how far would they be willing to go?

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Book SynopsisLisa Gardner started her writing career aged seventeen. Having caught her hair on fire while working in food service, crafting a novel seemed a safer bet. A mere ten years later she became an overnight success with the publication of her first thriller, The Perfect Husband.Now an internationally bestselling author and winner of the International Thriller Writers Award for best suspense novel, Lisa lives in the mountains of New Hampshire with her family.When not glued to her computer, she can be found hiking the mountains with her dogs and/or researching new and interesting ways to get away with murder.

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Book SynopsisDetective D. D. Warren must consult one killer to catch another in this taut thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling “master of psychological suspense” (Associated Press). They were daughters of a monster—a father who slaughtered eight prostitutes before dying himself. Dr. Adeline Glen left the nightmare behind, and now she specializes in pain management. Her sister, Shana Day, followed in her father’s violent footsteps, first killing at age fourteen and being incarcerated for more than twenty-five years. After a brutal attack, Boston Detective D. D. Warren needs Adeline’s professional help to recover physically. But when a new psychopath known as the Rose Killer begins a reign of terror, D. D. must also consult the insane Shana—who claims she can help catch the madman. D. D. may not be back on the job, but she is back on the hunt. Because the Rose Killer isn’t just targeting lone women; he&rsq

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Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of Alone and The Killing Hour comes a thriller that goes from heartbreaking to heartstopping in the blink of an eye.…When someone you love vanishes without a trace, how far would you go to get them back?For ex-FBI profiler Pierce Quincy, it’s the beginning of his worst nightmare: a car abandoned on a desolate stretch of Oregon highway, engine running, purse on the driver’s seat. And his estranged wife, Rainie Conner, gone, leaving no clue to her fate.Did one of the ghosts from Rainie’s troubled past finally catch up with her? Or could her disappearance be the result of one of the cases they’d been working– a particularly vicious double homicide or the possible abuse of a deeply disturbed child Rainie took too close to heart?  Together with his daughter, FBI agent Kimberly Quincy, Pierce is battling the local authorities, racing against time,

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Book SynopsisWhat would you do if the man of your dreams hides the soul of a killer? Jim Beckett was everything she''d ever dreamed of . . . But two years after Tess married the decorated cop and bore his child, she helped put him behind bars for savagely murdering ten women. Even locked up in a maximum security prison, he vowed he would come after her and make her pay. Now the cunning killer has escaped—and the most dangerous game of all begins. . . . After a lifetime of fear, Tess will do something she''s never done before. She''s going to learn to protect her daughter and fight back, with the help of a burned-out ex-marine. As the largest manhunt four states have ever seen mobilizes to catch Beckett, the clock winds down to the terrifying reunion between husband and wife. And Tess knows that this time, her only choices are to kill—or be killed.

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Book SynopsisFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner, a chilling thriller about a young man gone missing in the wilderness of Wyoming…and the secrets uncovered by the desperate effort to find him Timothy O’Day knew the woods. Yet he disappeared on the first night of a bachelor party camping trip without a trace, breaking his parents’ hearts, driving the other groomsmen mad with guilt, and leaving behind a pile of clues that won’t add up.   Frankie Elkin doesn’t know the woods, but she does know how to find people. When Timothy’s father organizes one last search, she heads to the mountains of Wyoming to join the rescue team, only to find that someone out there is willing to do anything to stop them. Soon, they’re running out of time and up against the worst man and nature have to offer, discovering the evil that awaits those who go one step too far…

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Book SynopsisThe award-winning suspense novel in the Detective D. D. Warren series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner?Gripping... Full of inventive twists, this highly entertaining novel delivers a shocking solution as well as a perfectly realized sense of justice.??Publishers WeeklyA young mother, blond and pretty, vanishes from her South Boston home, leaving behind only one witness?her four-year-old daughter?and one suspect?her handsome, secretive husband.From the moment Detective Sergeant D. D. Warren arrives at the Joneses? snug little bungalow, instinct tells her that something is seriously off with the wholesome image the couple has worked so hard to create. With the clock ticking on the life of a missing woman and a media firestorm building, D.D. must decide whether Jason Jones is hiding his guilt?or just trying to hide. But first she must stand between a potential killer and his next victim?an innocent child who may have seen too much.

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Book SynopsisThe award-winning suspense novel in the Detective D. D. Warren series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner“Gripping . . . Full of inventive twists, this highly entertaining novel delivers a shocking solution as well as a perfectly realized sense of justice.”—Publishers WeeklyA young mother, blond and pretty, vanishes from her South Boston home, leaving behind only one witness—her four-year-old daughter—and one suspect—her handsome, secretive husband.From the moment Detective Sergeant D. D. Warren arrives at the Joneses’ snug little bungalow, instinct tells her that something is seriously off with the wholesome image the couple has worked so hard to create. With the clock ticking on the life of a missing woman and a media firestorm building, D.D. must decide whether Jason Jones is hiding his guilt—or just trying to hide. But first she must stand between a potential killer and his next victim—an innocent child who may have seen too much.

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Book SynopsisDetective D.D. Warren returns in the sixth novel in Sunday Times bestseller Lisa Gardner''s series. IN FOUR DAYS, SOMEONE IS GOING TO KILL ME BUT THEY HAVE GOT TO CATCH ME FIRST. Karin Slaughter says she is ''an amazing writer''. Have you read Lisa yet?At 8pm on 21st January, twenty-eight-year-old Charlie Grant believes she is going to be murdered and she wants Boston''s top homicide detective, D.D. Warren, to handle her death investigation. Confronting D.D. at her latest crime scene, Charlie lays her cards on the table. For each of the last two years, one of her childhood friends has been murdered leaving Charlie as the only one of the three friends to remain alive.But as D.D. delves deeper in to the details of Charlie''s case, she begins to question the young woman''s story. Because Charlie can now outfight and outrun anyone she meets and D.D.''s instinct is that she''s hiding a secret. A secret so explosive that Charlie herself may

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Book SynopsisIn FEAR NOTHING, the seventh novel in the Detective D.D. Warren series, Sunday Times bestseller Lisa Gardner ''continues to show why she is on the short list of top thriller writers today'' (Suspense Magazine). IF YOUR FAMILY ARE KILLERS, WHAT ARE YOU? For fans of Karin Slaughter and Tess Gerritsen.They say family means everything. But Dr Adeline Glen cannot accept that. When you''re bound by blood to a father who slaughtered prostitutes and a sister who followed in his sociopathic footsteps, how can you? But now Boston Detective D.D. Warren needs Adeline''s professional help to recover from a brutal attack by a psychopath. A murderer who knows too much about Adeline''s dead father, and is someone her imprisoned sister claims she can help catch. With the Rose Killer focused on D.D., will Adeline be able to put aside her personal nightmares to help her? All she knows is if she is going to survive what''s to come, AdeliTrade ReviewAn amazing writer...the kind of stories that grip you right from the first page -- Karin SlaughterNo one owns this corner of the genre the way Lisa does -- Lee ChildSuspense of the highest order * Daily Mirror *Heart-pounding. I could not tear myself away -- Tess GerritsenNerve-shattering suspense -- Tami HoagUnputdownable -- Lisa ScottolineThe best thriller writer working today -- Steve BerryLisa Gardner delivers an intelligent, sophisticated, psychological thriller in her latest instalment "Fear Nothing"...Gardner continues to show why she is on the short list of top thriller writers today * Suspense Magazine *Gardner repeatedly ratchets up the tension * Publishers Weekly *In this strong addition to the series, Gardner retains her place on thrillerdom's top tier * Booklist (starred review) *

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Book SynopsisSunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner is back with the fifth novel in the Detective D.D. Warren series, LOVE YOU MORE. TWO WOMEN WITH ONE QUESTION. HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO SAVE YOUR CHILD? Lee Child says ''this book had me at the author''s name''. A split-second decision and Brian Darby lies dead. His wife, state police trooper Tessa Leoni, claims to have shot him in self-defence and for Boston detective D.D. Warren it should be an open-and-shut case. But where is their six-year-old daughter? As D.D.''s homicide investigation ratchets into a frantic state-wide search for a missing child, she must move quickly in order to learn all of Tessa''s secrets and understand what has happened to the little girl. But for Tessa, the worst has not yet happened. She is walking a tightrope, with no one to trust and nowhere to turn, as the clock ticks down to a terrifying deadline. She has one goal in sight, and she will use Trade Review'A heart-pounding tale of family drama by the Mozart of thriller writers' -- Tess Gerritsen 'Crisp prose, crackling plots, layered characters. A stickler for detail. Lisa Gardner is the best female thriller writer working today' -- Steve Berry 'Amazing, compelling, complex' -- Suzanne Brockmann 'Emotionally true, harrowing and unputdownable' -- Lisa Scottoline 'Lisa Gardner ... no one owns this corner of the genre the way she does - and Love You More might be her best ever' -- Lee Child

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Book SynopsisDetective D.D. Warren is back in HIDE, the second book in the series from The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner. YOU CAN RUN. YOU CAN HIDE. BUT CAN YOU EVER ESCAPE YOUR PAST? The Independent on Sunday says 'it's a brilliant book, not to be missed under any circumstances'. Love Tess Gerritsen? You'll love this.

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Book SynopsisThe third in the Detective D.D. Warren series from The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner for fans of Karin Slaughter and Tess Gerritsen. Publishers Weekly says THE NEIGHBOUR is ''full of inventive twists'' - WHEN EVERYONE BELIEVES YOU HAVE THE PERFECT LIFE , HOW DO YOU TELL THEM IT''S A LIE?A house in suburban Boston, a perfect family; pretty, young mother Sandra Jones seemingly has it all. But when Sandra goes missing, leaving her four-year-old daughter as the only witness, it appears that all is not as idyllic as her neighbours would believe...As Detective D. D. Warren delves deeper into the fabric of the Jones'' lives, she discovers the darkness therein. With Sandra''s husband Jason seemingly intent on destroying evidence and isolating his young daughter, D. D. must determine if he is struggling to protect his way of life or fighting to cover his tracks. The perfect family or the ultimate lie?

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Book SynopsisThe fourth book in the Detective D.D. Warren series from The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES YOU''LL LIVE TO TELL WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN TO YOU? The Irish Independent says this novel ''could cause sleepless nights''. Are you ready?In one night of terrifying violence, four members of a family are brutally murdered, leaving the father - a possible suspect - clinging to life. When police detective D. D. Warren is called in, she''s all too aware that it''s a race against time. But there''s more to the case than meets the eye...Twenty-five years ago, Nurse Danielle Burton''s life was rent asunder by a horrifying family tragedy. Now working on a paediatric psychiatry ward, she''s sure that the past is long-buried. Until D. D.''s questions bring it all flooding back.Victoria Oliver is a devoted mother, determined to protect her son, no matter the cost. But, like Danielle and D. D., she''s soo

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Book SynopsisTHE THIRD VICTIM is the second book in the FBI Profiler series from The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF A KILLER HAD YOU IN HIS SIGHTS? Sophie Hannah and Karin Slaughter love Lisa Gardner. Have you read her yet?Following a shocking act of violence, a young boy confesses to a horrific shooting spree at a local school. The frightened residents of Bakersville, Oregon are demanding answers but is all as it seems? Officer Rainie Conner is leading her first homicide investigation, and whilst the event is bringing up past sins and painful memories of her own, she knows that she has to find the whole truth. With the help of FBI profiler Pierce Quincy, Rainie launches a full investigation but she soon realises that the shooting is just the beginning; there''s someone out there watching Rainie and he won''t rest until he''s finished what he started.

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Book SynopsisTHE NEXT ACCIDENT is the third book in the FBI Profiler series from The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller. WHEN SOMEONE KNOWS YOUR EVERY WEAKNESS HOW CAN YOU STOP THEM PREYING ON YOU? Karin Slaughter calls Lisa Gardner ''an amazing writer''. Do you want to find out why?When FBI Special Agent Pierce Quincy''s daughter was killed in a tragic accident, her drink problem and chequered past ensured that the official report deemed it just that - an accident. But what if someone knew her weaknesses? What if someone knew just how to catch her at her most vulnerable? What if someone was determined to kill her?Ex-cop Rainie Connor jumps at the chance to help Quincy after he saw her through the darkest days of her life. Together, they move closer to the twisted psychopath responsible - someone who craves revenge, who feeds on fear, someone who knows Quincy has another daughter, just as precious to him as Mandy. But as they rac

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Book SynopsisTHE KILLING HOUR, the fourth book in Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner''s FBI Profiler series was proclaimed ''a truly satisfying thriller in the tradition of Tess Gerritsen'' by Publishers Weekly. WOULD YOU BE SMART ENOUGH, WOULD YOU BE FAST ENOUGH TO SURVIVE?For three years, Atlanta was held in the grip of terror. It happened four times - when the temperature in Atlanta soared to a scorching hundred degrees in the shade and tempers were frayed, two girls would go out to a bar never to seen alive again. The body of the first girl would hold the key to the survival of the second but, with the clock ticking, the killing hour always came round too quickly. Only when the final missing girl was found alive did the killing stop.Now, years later, the heat is rising on yet another scorching summer. And when trainee FBI agent Kimberly Quincy stumbles across the body of a young girl, furnished with clues to find a seco

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Book SynopsisGONE is the fifth book in the FBI Profiler series from The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner. WHEN SOMEONE YOU LOVE VANISHES WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO GET THEM BACK? If you love Tess Gerritsen and Karin Slaughter you''ll love Lisa Gardner.It''s 2am on a rain-beaten stretch of road near Bakersville, Oregon when a car is found abandoned, the door wrenched open, the engine running, the headlights on full-beam. The driver, Rainie Conner, is nowhere to be found.Ex-FBI profiler Pierce Quincy will not rest until he''s found his estranged wife, and, together with his daughter, FBI agent Kimberly Quincy, he knows he will have to comb every facet of his wife''s life since they separated if he is to understand what happened to Rainie. Could the troubles of her past have caught up with her? Or is her disappearance connected to the horrifying cases they''d been working on? All Quincy knows as the clock tick

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Book SynopsisSunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner returns with SAY GOODBYE, the sixth book in the FBI Profiler series. AS A TWISTED KILLER WEAVES HIS WEB CAN YOU STAY FREE? The Daily Mirror says this is ''suspense of the highest order''. Karin Slaughter and Tess Gerritsen love Lisa Gardner. Have you read her yet?Women are going missing; prostitutes, runaways, the forgotten ones. Eighteen-year-old Delilah Rose knows something about their disappearances but she''ll only talk to one woman, FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy.Even as Kimberly struggles to comprehend the horrifying tale Delilah has to tell, she must trace their only lead - a man who gets his kicks in the creepiest of ways - if she is to find a brutal serial killer, who is surely about to strike again.With no bodies and no clues, Kimberly''s options are limited. Yet she feels herself drawing ever closer to the culprit. But how close is too

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Book SynopsisTHE OTHER DAUGHTER is a brilliant standalone thriller from The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner. IF YOU CAN''T TRUST YOUR FAMILY, THEN WHO CAN YOU TRUST? Sophie Hannah and Karin Slaughter love Lisa Gardner. Have you read her yet?When Melanie wakes up in hospital all she knows is that she can''t remember any of the first nine years of her life and no-one is there waiting for her.For Dr Stokes - who treated Melanie that night - and his wife, their decision to adopt the abandoned child comes as a blessing following their desperate struggle to deal with the brutal murder of their four-year-old daughter, Meagan. But when, after twenty years of happy family life, Melanie suddenly finds her past under investigation by a reporter and an FBI agent, everything she thought she knew about her new life is questioned. And when horrific messages and gifts start arriving, Melanie is forced to face the terrifying reality that her family may be the last people she should trust...

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Book SynopsisTHE SURVIVORS CLUB is the second standalone thriller from The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller LISA GARDNER. REVENGE IS SWEET BUT IS IT WORTH THE PRICE YOU PAY? Karin Slaughter calls Lisa Gardner ''an amazing writer''. Have you read her yet?Jillian Hayes, Carol Rosen and Meg Pesaturo''s lives changed forever in an instant, when Eddie Como - the College Hill Rapist - came into their lives. But they refused to be victims; instead, they chose to be survivors. Helping to put him away was one form of justice but they couldn''t deny that secretly they wanted his life destroyed, as he destroyed theirs. So when Eddie is shot down outside the courtroom on the eve of the trial, they are both relieved and revenged. But now they''re also prime suspects and surviving is about to get tougher still.Detective Roan Griffin thinks this was a professional hit and all that remains is to work out who ordered it. He knows that the women

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