Hide by Lisa Gardner

It was a case that haunts Bobby Dodge to this day, the case that nearly killed him and changed his life forever. Now, in an underground chamber on the grounds of an abandoned Massachusetts mental hospital, the gruesome discovery of six mummified corpses resurrects his worst nightmare: the return of a killer he thought dead and buried. There's no place to run. Bobbys only lead is wrapped around a dead womans neck. Annabelle Granger has been in hiding for as long as she can remember. Her childhood was a blur of new cities and assumed identities. But what or who her family was running from, she never knew. Now a body is unearthed from a grave, wearing a necklace bearing Annabelles name, and the danger is too close to escape. This time, she's not going to run. You know he will find you. The new threat could be the dead psychopaths copycat, his protege or something far more terrifying. Dodge knows the only way to find him is to solve the mystery of Annabelle Granger, and to do that he must team up with his former lover, partner, and friend D.D. Warren from the Boston P.D. But the trail leads back to a woman from Bobby's past who may be every bit as dangerous as the new killer, a beautiful survivor-turned-avenger with an eerie link to Annabelle.

Another Lisa Gardner page-turner.

I have a real problem putting her books down and tend to read them in a day, despite a busy life juggling deadlines of my own and kids!

Interestingly, the day I started reading this, I saw the deal in Publishers Marketplace: this book is being optioned for a movie!

I'm reading the DD Warren series out of order but it doesn't matter.
Each book is a great stand-alone and this one is no exception, with enough twists and turns to have you guessing who-dunnit till the last pages.

Excellent read.

Nothing short of a roller coaster!
Fast paced, with twists at the right places.
Not worth missing.

If this book doesn't cement Lisa Gardner as a fantastic author and earn her a spot as one of my favorites, then no other book of hers will. I found it very hard, next to impossible even, to put this book down. I loved the story, the characters, the suspense, everything about this book. I tried to figure out where the story was going, thought I had it, but I was wrong. Great story with a perfect ending.

D. D. Warren is back for her second adventure, and second time being overshadowed by supporting character, Bobby Dodge. They're reunited by a crime scene that's decades old and contains multiple bodies of little girls – the chamber they're found in is worthy of Thomas Harris or Val McDermid, and will immediately grab the reader's attention (or turn them off to the book straightaway).

Soon after the news hits the press, a young woman comes forward claiming that they've misidentified one of the girls, as she's the actual Annabelle Granger. The tale she tells convinces the detectives (mostly), and provides fuel for their investigation. I won't get into Annabelle's story – it's worth checking out the novel just for it – but it's at once totally believable and preposterous.

Dodge and Warren face many obstacles along their way – both from the past and present. And following the crooked path to the killer – and Annabelle's real history – is more complicated and dangerous than anyone would expect. Including crossing paths with Catherine Rose Gagnon (from the previous volume, [b:Alone|32527|Alone (Detective D.D. Warren, #1)|Lisa Gardner|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1388261074s/32527.jpg|235306]). The last couple of chapters will keep you turning the pages as quickly as you can.

This is twisted, creepy, disturbing, suspenseful, and not very predictable (although I realized who the bad guy was a long time before the Warren or Dodge did). While I don't know that it excels in any of these areas, it delivers what it promises. A good read. I'll be back, and not just to see if Warren ever gets the prime narrative spot in her eponymous series.