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Average rating4.3
“A suspenseful roller-coaster ride.”—Karin Slaughter • “Lisa Gardner always delivers heart-stopping suspense.”—Harlan Coben He knows everything about you—including the first place you’ll hide. On a warm summer night in one of Boston’s working-class neighborhoods, an unthinkable crime has been committed: Four members of a family have been brutally murdered. The father—and possible suspect—now lies clinging to life in the ICU. Murder-suicide? Or something worse? Veteran police detective D. D. Warren is certain of only one thing: There’s more to this case than meets the eye. Danielle Burton is a survivor, a dedicated nurse whose passion is to help children at a locked-down pediatric psych ward. But she remains haunted by a family tragedy that shattered her life nearly twenty-five years ago. The dark anniversary is approaching, and when D. D. Warren and her partner show up at the facility, Danielle immediately realizes: It has started again. A devoted mother, Victoria Oliver has a hard time remembering what normalcy is like. But she will do anything to ensure that her troubled son has some semblance of a childhood. She will love him no matter what. Nurture him. Keep him safe. Protect him. Even when the threat comes from within her own house. The lives of these three women unfold and connect in unexpected ways, as sins from the past emerge—and stunning secrets reveal just how tightly blood ties can bind. Sometimes the most devastating crimes are the ones closest to home.
Series
8 primary books11 released booksDetective D.D. Warren is a 12-book series with 8 primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Lisa Gardner and M.J. Rose.
Series
15 primary books16 released booksGardner Universe is a 16-book series with 15 primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Lisa Gardner.
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Lisa Gardner is one of few authors guaranteed to make me lose sleep (as in I can't put her book down.)
Live to Tell is book 4 in the D.D. Warren series and another ripping good yarn.
I challenge any parent to read this book and not be moved. You'll want to go and hug your kids more than usual throughout.
I could hardly put this one down, a stellar five star read, until the end, where the villain's motivation becomes tangled and the reader is left unsure what really drove him to commit such acts of mind-blowing violence.
It pained me to take off that star but for me, the ending detracted from an otherwise stirling story.