• FICTION

    CATCH ME

    FEB. 7, 2012

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

CATCH ME

by Lisa Gardner

Irresistible high-wire melodrama, though it’s easy to see why D.D. observes, “I think we just fell into a Lifetime movie.” Full review >

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    LIVE TO TELL

    JULY 13, 2010

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LIVE TO TELL

by Lisa Gardner

An adventurous tale with a bit too much “woo-woo” paranormal but just the right pace and lots of action. Gardner (The... Full review >

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    GONE

    JAN. 31, 2006

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GONE

by Lisa Gardner

As ever, Gardner is hot to plot, but few are the twists fresh enough to counter been-there-read-that. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    ALONE

    JAN. 11, 2005

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

ALONE

by Lisa Gardner

Gardner (The Killing Hour, 2003, etc.) tends to overplot, but as always the strength of her characters keeps the pages... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE KILLING HOUR

    JULY 15, 2003

MYSTERY & DETECTIVE

THE KILLING HOUR

by Lisa Gardner

Too much psychobabble, technobabble, and envirobabble, yet the appeal of the young sleuths (smart, funny, tough) almost... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE NEXT ACCIDENT

    SEPT. 4, 2001

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE NEXT ACCIDENT

by Lisa Gardner

Consistent suspense stumbles only in the final confrontation. Seasoned, older crime-fighter Quincy is wooden, Connor... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    LOVE YOU MORE

    MARCH 8, 2011

MYSTERY & DETECTIVE

LOVE YOU MORE

by Lisa Gardner

Tessa Leoni is smart, brave, resourceful and quirky, among other character traits that bring to mind, yes, D.D. Warren, who... Full review >

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