Books by Lisa Gardner
One Step Too Far is the second book in Lisa Gardner’s Frankie Elkin series. You don’t have to read the first novel (Before She Disappeared) to follow this one, but it does contain spoliers for the previous book.
As wild bachelor parties go, it wasn’t much of one. Just some guys, some brews, ...
Lisa Gardner adds an exciting new character to her mystery lexicon in Before She Disappeared: Frankie Elkin, a recovering alcoholic with a new addiction that helps control her unhealthy urges - the energy she once used to chase down her next drink is now used to find missing people.
Frankie’s ...
There is nothing quite like the experience of becoming completely absorbed and involved in a good book, and When You See Me, with its riveting characters and thrilling, non-stop plot is a very good book. You will want to clear a few hours of time to read this, since putting it down will not be an op ...
In her tenth full-length novel featuring Detective D.D. Warren, author Lisa Gardner immerses her readers in a fast-paced and twisty mystery involving a man fatally shot in his home. D.D. is no stranger to crimes like these, but what sets this particular homicide apart from the many others she's work ...
Lisa Gardner’s D. D. Warren is one of my favorite detectives and this short story contains all the elements that have lofted her to that elevated position. Humorous, clever and intriguing, The Guy Who Died Twice presents D.D. with her ‘strangest case’ ever.
This is number 9.5 in the series ...
B+
If advertisers are to be believed, the perfect family can be obtained by making the right purchase. The right house. Right car. Right furniture. Right coffee. In her latest novel, Look for Me, Lisa Gardner explores the complex ideas of families and perfection, and how little it takes to destroy eith ...
This is why I read: to discover and devour engrossing, fascinating, mesmerizing novels like Right Behind You. There is nothing quite like the experience of becoming completely absorbed and involved in a good book, and this story with its riveting characters and thrilling, non-stop plot is a very g ...
I’ll be blunt here. I don’t approve of the short story prequel trend as I find one of two things tends to happen with this particular gimmick. The first is that I wind up paying an extra few dollars for information that is absolutely vital to the story and should have been included in the book ...
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This book frightened me. It put a coil of terror in my belly and gave me anxious dreams. It wasn’t just because the writing was excellent or the plot scary, but because of its subject matter. Every parent has a secret belief that if we can just get our kids through the school years, we can breathe ...
I can remember a time when the song "Memory" from Cats was everywhere. I was reminded of that song while I read this book since part of the lyrics express exactly what the heroine in this novel feels as she tries to recapture a very elusive memory of her own. “I remember/A time I knew what happine ...