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Random House Audio (2010), Edition: Unabridged, 11 Audio CDs, 13 hrs 24 mins
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Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:�??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 a… (more)
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LibraryThing Early Reviewers
This is the third Gardner book I've read and I love how she builds the story and keeps you wanting to turn the page until the books ends too quickly.
I liked the story that she created for this book with the different character, D.D. Warren, the detective that has occurred in three other books,
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Danielle, a workaholic, and Victoria, and struggling single mother who has one very scary child. Gardner takes these three characters on one very scary and somewhat unsettling ride as she pulls you into the story
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LibraryThing member SandyLee
There is a lot more about what lurks in the human brain than we will ever learn in our lifetime. The book focuses on a pediatric psych ward in Boston and the effects of mental illness on a family. Detective D.D. Warren investigates the murders of two entire families. The only link is that a child
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in each of the families had been under the care at one time of the same psych ward. The author tells the story from the first person viewpoint of each of the main characters. One of the nurses in the ward is herself the lone survivor of a “supposed” murder-suicide of her family twenty-five years ago. This is one of the most riveting, chilling tales I have ever read. I can understand how abused children can be withdrawn and self-destructive. But what is difficult for me to grasp is how murderous, destructive thoughts can enter into minds that are too young to have absorbed such ideas or learn the vicious and threatening words that come out of their mouths. My first thought was that this was the reason priests once did exorcisms. As I read some passages I almost expected the child’s head to spin 360 degrees. I’m not sure if the stats in this book are true or a figment of the author’s imagination. She states that the number of kids admitted to a psych ward in a year is now the number they see in a month. She also states that a child’s body quickly becomes immune to the drugs it is given, to the point where eventually few drugs help. One point made in the book which wasn’t clarified was that one of the kids was a premature birth which was brought on by an infection the mother had during pregnancy. It made me wonder if the infection had anything to do with the kid’s mental problems but it was never mentioned again. D.D. Warren is a strong, female lead character. This is the first in this series I have read and I am certainly going to look for others. It is only April but this book is already on my “best reads of the year” list. Show Less
LibraryThing member lsknightsr1
I received this book on Thursday, and I couldn't wait to read it, so as soon as I got it out of the mailbox, I read the 1st chapter. Then later that night I read 6 more chapters. And the next thing I knew I had finished the book in 24 hours. I always enjoy Lisa Gardner's writing, but I have to say,
The book was funny, and surprising, and very well written. The characters were enticing and the story seemed very real. I will recommend this book to anyone and everyone who likes to read detective/serial killer books. (Or just anyone who LOVES to read!)
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she's really outdone herself with "Live To Tell". The book was funny, and surprising, and very well written. The characters were enticing and the story seemed very real. I will recommend this book to anyone and everyone who likes to read detective/serial killer books. (Or just anyone who LOVES to read!)
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LibraryThing member lewislibrary
I love all of Lisa Gardner's books, and as each one is published and I read it, it becomes my new favorite..... and I this one definitely is my new favorite! I could not put it down. At times, the characters seemed so real that you forgot that you were reading fiction. You get so drawn into the
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story that you feel like you become a part of it. She has done such a good job with the research of mental illness of children that it is completely believable and that is what makes the characters so real and the story so heartbreaking at times. I would recommend this book to anyone! Show Less
LibraryThing member coker74
I found Lisa Gardner's new book, Live To Tell, difficult to read at times. Not difficult in a negative way, but difficult in that she puts you right in the middle of the action, the broken people, broken children, the death that seems to be everywhere. I could feel the terror as she wrote of the
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crime scenes, the fear that seem to peek out from every page, the weaknesses of humans as they attempted to find sense in a world where everything seemed lost. When you read this book you will not want to put it down, but you will need a break from standing beside the characters as they fight for their very lives. Show Less
LibraryThing member julierenee13
I received a copy of this book as an Early Reviewer. I was very excited, having never read Lisa Gardner or her D.D. Warren series. Now I wish I had started with #1 in the series. This is a great book that I found myself glued to. I read it everywhere (sitting in the car, the hairdresser's chair,
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etc.). I thought the book was going one way, and then bam, it went somewhere else. Very good book. Show Less
LibraryThing member qstewart
To those who are familiar with Lisa Gardner's work will not be disappointed in her new D.D. Warren novel, Live To Tell. For those who have not been introduced to Lisa Gardner this would be a good book to start your friendship with this writer. The characters and the twists and turns of this case
Gardner does an excellent job in a short span of time developing her characters and makes them and the situations they are in very believable. Of course D. D. Warren is well known by the followers of Gardner and her character is further developed in this novel. Also Bobby Dodge makes a quick appearance in this book as well.
This is an interesting book and I do not want to say anything about the case that will spoil the reading by anyone. I am a fan of Lisa Gardner and am extremely pleased with this latest book. You will think you have it all figured out and in the next chapter you will change your mind and have a new suspect added to your list. You will feel for the characters and hope that all will turn out fine for all of them in the end.
Anyone who reads the book will become a fan Lisa Gardner and all of her work. I know I look forward to her next book to come out.
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should keep any reader transfixed and wondering if you have figured out yet who the perpetrator is in this case.Gardner does an excellent job in a short span of time developing her characters and makes them and the situations they are in very believable. Of course D. D. Warren is well known by the followers of Gardner and her character is further developed in this novel. Also Bobby Dodge makes a quick appearance in this book as well.
This is an interesting book and I do not want to say anything about the case that will spoil the reading by anyone. I am a fan of Lisa Gardner and am extremely pleased with this latest book. You will think you have it all figured out and in the next chapter you will change your mind and have a new suspect added to your list. You will feel for the characters and hope that all will turn out fine for all of them in the end.
Anyone who reads the book will become a fan Lisa Gardner and all of her work. I know I look forward to her next book to come out.
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LibraryThing member Kace
Recieved this as an first reads from librarything. I've read a lot of Lisa Gardner, and I enjoy her as a general rule. To date, for me, I believe this to be her grittiest material yet.
The story centers around "broken children". Sociapathic, psychotic children who need to be institutionalized.
I don't necessarily think the story followed D.D. I think D.D. was a side character to the plot. You'd have to read previous books to really get a feel for who the detective is.
I did guess about 1/2 way through where the story was headed, but that didn't make the book any less frightening and suspenseful, so thats saying something.
The story centers around "broken children". Sociapathic, psychotic children who need to be institutionalized.
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Generally as a result of torment, neglect, and abuse in their life, these children become, in some cases, feral. This for me was definitely difficult to read, but that's a good thing in a book. Where the subject matter is so horrifying, and so in the mix, the reader feels the story. I would have to walk away and come back to the book when the images had faded.I don't necessarily think the story followed D.D. I think D.D. was a side character to the plot. You'd have to read previous books to really get a feel for who the detective is.
I did guess about 1/2 way through where the story was headed, but that didn't make the book any less frightening and suspenseful, so thats saying something.
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LibraryThing member lsh63
I've become a big fan of Lisa Gardner. So far I have only read the D.D. Warren/Bobby Dodge series, and this latest installment is excellent.
Ill tempered, rude, pushing the envelope, Police Sargeant D.D. Warren is in the midst of trying to solve the murders of two families which may or may not be
I would recommend reading this series in order, although I think enough background detail is given so that the reader will not be entirely lost.
Ill tempered, rude, pushing the envelope, Police Sargeant D.D. Warren is in the midst of trying to solve the murders of two families which may or may not be
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related to each other. Investigating both cases leads D.D. and her team to a Boston pediatric psych ward which was described in such detail that it broke my heart and scared me at the same time. I would recommend reading this series in order, although I think enough background detail is given so that the reader will not be entirely lost.
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LibraryThing member tomray
This Book is excellent, definitely another best seller for Lisa I received this book as a Early Reviewer and finished it in 3 evenings. She's working on her next thriller which is due out in 2011.
LibraryThing member Tmtrvlr
I was not familiar with Lisa Gardner’s Detective D.D. Warren books, but I enjoyed Live to Tell very much. It has an interesting and heartbreaking storyline of mentally ill children. I read in Lisa’s biography on Amazon that she is a self-described research junkie, and that level of research
Ms. Gardner’s characters are compelling. The story involves Victoria, the devoted and protective mother, D.D. the workaholic detective watching her live go by too quickly, and Danielle, a Psych nurse with her own horrifying past. The story has tense action and held my attention.
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shows in this novel with the details involved with the psychiatric care of children.Ms. Gardner’s characters are compelling. The story involves Victoria, the devoted and protective mother, D.D. the workaholic detective watching her live go by too quickly, and Danielle, a Psych nurse with her own horrifying past. The story has tense action and held my attention.
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LibraryThing member MikeD
This is my first Lisa Gardner novel and I wasn't disappointed! Not your typical detective novel, as it follows not only Detective Warren's investigation into the murder of two families... but also the story of two other characters (suspects?) lives. The reader follows not one, but 3 well developed
It's not just a detective story, but an insight into families coping with troubled children. A good read and plenty of twists all the way to the end of the book.
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characters and three stories in one. Each a lead character in her own right. I found it hard to put the book down and became very sympathetic to each of them, even with the thought one of two 'sub-characters' could be a brutal murderer of entire families.It's not just a detective story, but an insight into families coping with troubled children. A good read and plenty of twists all the way to the end of the book.
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LibraryThing member ATechwreck
Another can't-put-down thriller from Lisa Gardner. The story is told from the perspectives of 3 women , Detective D.D. Warren, Danielle - the lone survivor of a long ago family annihilation, and Victoria - mother of a dangerously disturbed boy.
When D.D is called in to investigate an apparent
Fast paced and thrilling, this book will have you thinking about the troubles of damaged children and how society can best treat/cope with them.
When D.D is called in to investigate an apparent
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family murder/ suicide, the facts just don't add up to D.D. Further investigation takes her to a hospital for disturbed children, where she meets Nurse Danielle who is coping with the anniversary of her own family's destruction.Fast paced and thrilling, this book will have you thinking about the troubles of damaged children and how society can best treat/cope with them.
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LibraryThing member PamelaFarley
Brilliant! A wonderfully crafted thriller. A nine-year old girl is the lone survivor when her family is murdered. Fast forward 25 years. Through the eyes of three women (a detective, pediatric psych nurse, and an overwhelmed mother), we find ourselves caught up in 12 murders that occur over a
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period of only five days. The characters are so real that it is impossible not to get sucked in, to become so immersed in the tale that you unconsciously hold your breath or squirm in your seat. The author has provided a wide selection of plausible suspects - a nurse, the "gym coach" and a spiritual healer, to name just a few. There are ample twists, turns and red herrings to keep you wanting more from the first sentence to the last. "Live to Tell" is a true page turner - it is a book that you feel compelled to read in one sitting, a book that you can't put down until it's finished. Show Less
LibraryThing member asomers
This was a faced paced murder mystery, with enough twists and turns to leave me gasping. While I thought it was easy to figure out the who... I was intrigued to find out the why and how. This was my first D.D. Warren novel and I am hooked. Now I have to go back and read the others. I can see that
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this will be one of those series that I will be waiting for each new addition with baited breath. I can't wait to read the next one already. Show Less
LibraryThing member jcwlib
Danielle - at age 9 - survives a drunken killing rampage by her father. Her memories of that night are sketchy. She moved in with her aunt, went to college and became a pediatric psych nurse helping other kids who have experienced trauma in their life.
Detective D.D. Warren's date is interrupted by
Victoria is prisoner to her eight year old son Evan who suffers with mental trauma. She must lock up all her knifes and sharp objects so that he doesn't attack her with them. She sleeps drugs into his drinks and food in order to get a few hours of sleep. But even after all the abuse, she still loves him and sometimes sees the loving son that he is underneath all the negative energy. Victoria's husband and daughter left because they couldn't handle Evan's condition and how Victoria always put him first. She gets to see her daughter Chelsea once a week for a few hours.
Danielle works with a new patient in the ward - Lucy - who takes on a persona of a cat. Lucy manages to escape the many locked doors in the pysch ward. Danielle finds her outside curled up sleeping. Worried she is going to lose her job, Danielle swears that Lucy or any other child will not be able to escape the routine checks her and the staff make. The next night Lucy wakes up screaming. In her attempt to calm Lucy down, Danielle ends up being attacked by her. Danielle struggles to keep her composure as the work stress adds to the stress of the upcoming anniversary of her family being murdered.
D.D.'s investigation leads her to the pysch ward where Danielle works. The son in the murdered family was a recent patient and a possible suspect. Danielle points the detectives to a psychic Andrew Lightfoot. D.D. & Alex question Andrew regarding the dead family.
The next day another family is murdered again allegedly by the father. This family lived across town in a rougher neighborhood. The team struggles to determine if there is a connection between the two cases. After a little investigation, they determine that the youngest child of the second family was also a patient of the pysch ward where Danielle works.
While D.D. and her team are investigating the second family at the pysch ward, Lucy disappears again. The staff finds her in another area of the hospital - hanging from the ceiling. Suddenly D.D. is wondering if these murdered families are a coincident or related to Danielle's past. As they continue to investigate they realize that there are more connections between the two cases than they initially thought.
Lisa Gardner wrote this book where each chapter is told from a different character's point of view. At first I wasn't sure I saw how she was going to relate these different characters together. Definitely a good read and full of witty dialogue.
Detective D.D. Warren's date is interrupted by
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a attempted murder of a whole family. All indications is that the father went on a killing spree with the family, but he messed up his own suicide. She meets her partners Phil & Neil at the scene as well as Phil's shadow professor Alex Wilson. They start to investigate how the killings occurred and the evidence at the scene.Victoria is prisoner to her eight year old son Evan who suffers with mental trauma. She must lock up all her knifes and sharp objects so that he doesn't attack her with them. She sleeps drugs into his drinks and food in order to get a few hours of sleep. But even after all the abuse, she still loves him and sometimes sees the loving son that he is underneath all the negative energy. Victoria's husband and daughter left because they couldn't handle Evan's condition and how Victoria always put him first. She gets to see her daughter Chelsea once a week for a few hours.
Danielle works with a new patient in the ward - Lucy - who takes on a persona of a cat. Lucy manages to escape the many locked doors in the pysch ward. Danielle finds her outside curled up sleeping. Worried she is going to lose her job, Danielle swears that Lucy or any other child will not be able to escape the routine checks her and the staff make. The next night Lucy wakes up screaming. In her attempt to calm Lucy down, Danielle ends up being attacked by her. Danielle struggles to keep her composure as the work stress adds to the stress of the upcoming anniversary of her family being murdered.
D.D.'s investigation leads her to the pysch ward where Danielle works. The son in the murdered family was a recent patient and a possible suspect. Danielle points the detectives to a psychic Andrew Lightfoot. D.D. & Alex question Andrew regarding the dead family.
The next day another family is murdered again allegedly by the father. This family lived across town in a rougher neighborhood. The team struggles to determine if there is a connection between the two cases. After a little investigation, they determine that the youngest child of the second family was also a patient of the pysch ward where Danielle works.
While D.D. and her team are investigating the second family at the pysch ward, Lucy disappears again. The staff finds her in another area of the hospital - hanging from the ceiling. Suddenly D.D. is wondering if these murdered families are a coincident or related to Danielle's past. As they continue to investigate they realize that there are more connections between the two cases than they initially thought.
Lisa Gardner wrote this book where each chapter is told from a different character's point of view. At first I wasn't sure I saw how she was going to relate these different characters together. Definitely a good read and full of witty dialogue.
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LibraryThing member caroline123
Another gripping thriller from Lisa Gardner, one of my favorite suspense writers. D.D. Warren makes her fourth appearance in this book. The story opens at the scene of a brutal slaying of an entire family and doesn't stop it's fast pacing - on the heels of this murder, there is another family
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slaughtered in the same fashion. What ties the two together and could there be a third? Detective Warren is hot on on the trail. Good character development into the twisted and bizarre thoughts and actions of a killer. This book kept me on the edge of my seat with the action and mystery. Show Less
LibraryThing member debralu
Riveting, disturbing, fast moving and I highly recommend it! Ms. Gardner has taken us to a place where most of us cannot fathom: the psychological depths of abuse against children and the ramifications and consequences of such abuse. From the very beginning this book engages you and never lets up!
LibraryThing member jdy
Another Lisa Gardner book that does not dissappoint! I always think I have things figured out throughout the book, and then at the end I'm always surprised at how it turns out. A true sign of a great mystery book. I loved all of the references to the inner workings of some of the character's pasts
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as well as all the research that went into different mental illnesses in children. Truly facinating, and, as always, cannot wait for another one of her books. They are absolutly my favorite! Bravo! Show Less
LibraryThing member khager
I've been a fan of Lisa Gardner's since I read her first suspense novel (The Perfect Husband). I've read all of them so far and enjoyed every one. So when I say that this is by far her best, it's saying something. :)
This book was incredibly creepy (have you read that book by Lionel Shriver, We Need
There are three main narrators in this one. There's Detective D.D. Warren (a recurring character of Gardner's, but you don't need to have read any of her other books to enjoy this one), who is trying to solve a botched murder/suicide (it looks like a man killed his wife and their three kids before trying to kill himself); Danielle (sole survivor of another family massacre; she now works in a pediatric psych unit); Victoria (single mom to an eight-year-old boy who is the scariest kid I've encountered in books since the aforementioned Kevin).
This is not an easy book. It's bloody and it's unsettling. But if you can handle it, it's also amazing and another fantastic book by Lisa Gardner. :)
This book was incredibly creepy (have you read that book by Lionel Shriver, We Need
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to Talk About Kevin? It was like that but worse) and there were parts where I actually got chills. And not the good kind.There are three main narrators in this one. There's Detective D.D. Warren (a recurring character of Gardner's, but you don't need to have read any of her other books to enjoy this one), who is trying to solve a botched murder/suicide (it looks like a man killed his wife and their three kids before trying to kill himself); Danielle (sole survivor of another family massacre; she now works in a pediatric psych unit); Victoria (single mom to an eight-year-old boy who is the scariest kid I've encountered in books since the aforementioned Kevin).
This is not an easy book. It's bloody and it's unsettling. But if you can handle it, it's also amazing and another fantastic book by Lisa Gardner. :)
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LibraryThing member kibosa
Absolutely loved this book! Right from the beginning, the story graps the reader and never lets go. I enjoyed the story told from different characters point of view. And the plot twists really kept me guessing. This is my first D.D. Warner book and I can't wait to read the others.
LibraryThing member busyreadin
Not sure what it says about a book when as you start to review it you can't even remember what it was about. I liked this book fairly well as I was reading it, but guess the story itself was forgettable.
LibraryThing member dhaupt
Those of us who have come to adore the writing of Lisa Gardner will stand up and cheer at her latest thriller Live to Tell.
Sergeant DD Warren has had some really bad cases before but she may have just been given the worst of her life. What looks like a whole family annihilation has just been
Lisa Gardner is one serious lady when it comes to crime dramas. She will wow her audience with her latest chilling thrilling tale of madness, mayhem and murder and she takes us deep into forbidden territories of the psyches of mentally ill children, their families and their caretakers, yet she does it with so much care and compassion that her audience will yet again celebrate her victory over some of the baddest dudes on the planet. Her quick paced dialogue is filled with tough cop speak and no nonsense narrative as she takes us on some of the most chilling and horrifying detective work ever to come out of someone’s imagination and yet during it all we get introspection into the characters by reading their thoughts, their hopes and their fears. Now let’s talk about her characters, they all really steal the show as they either inch their way into our hearts or our nightmares and not only her protagonist DD but her team of cops, the children, the care givers to the frazzled parents we get a realistic glimpse of a world most of us will never see or imagine as someone’s everyday life and then we get to see the malevolence of her villain as we try with usually no success to pick him/her out of the line up. As with all Ms. Gardner’s novels there is a love story of sorts, but this is definitely not a romance.
So if you’re up for being scared out of your mind, who else would you turn to but Lisa Gardner, if you want to read the results of a world class storyteller, that’s right Lisa’s your girl, if you want to kick some butt and take names go no farther that Live to Tell, your next must read, believe me you wont be sorry. Kudos to you Ms. Gardner.
Sergeant DD Warren has had some really bad cases before but she may have just been given the worst of her life. What looks like a whole family annihilation has just been
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doubled and now it looks as though it just might have been staged, but for who and why. Well DD will soon be looking for all the answers and isn’t she lucky that a retired cop turned professor is tagging along with her team to keep his feet in field work and just maybe lend a helping hand.Lisa Gardner is one serious lady when it comes to crime dramas. She will wow her audience with her latest chilling thrilling tale of madness, mayhem and murder and she takes us deep into forbidden territories of the psyches of mentally ill children, their families and their caretakers, yet she does it with so much care and compassion that her audience will yet again celebrate her victory over some of the baddest dudes on the planet. Her quick paced dialogue is filled with tough cop speak and no nonsense narrative as she takes us on some of the most chilling and horrifying detective work ever to come out of someone’s imagination and yet during it all we get introspection into the characters by reading their thoughts, their hopes and their fears. Now let’s talk about her characters, they all really steal the show as they either inch their way into our hearts or our nightmares and not only her protagonist DD but her team of cops, the children, the care givers to the frazzled parents we get a realistic glimpse of a world most of us will never see or imagine as someone’s everyday life and then we get to see the malevolence of her villain as we try with usually no success to pick him/her out of the line up. As with all Ms. Gardner’s novels there is a love story of sorts, but this is definitely not a romance.
So if you’re up for being scared out of your mind, who else would you turn to but Lisa Gardner, if you want to read the results of a world class storyteller, that’s right Lisa’s your girl, if you want to kick some butt and take names go no farther that Live to Tell, your next must read, believe me you wont be sorry. Kudos to you Ms. Gardner.
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LibraryThing member CMash
Live To Tell by Lisa Gardner
Published by Bantam Books
ISBN 978-0-553-80724-0
At the request of Pump Up Your Book, a PB ARC was sent, at no cost to me, for my honest opinion.
Synopsis (from back of book): The lives of three women collide on a suburban night: Veteran Boston police detective D.D. Warren
My Thoughts and Opinion: I have been a fan of Lisa Gardner's books for many years and jumped at the chance to read, review and host a "Guest Author Spotlight" for her newest novel. And once again, she delivered a page turning suspenseful read. However, being a mother, the plot regarding the children suffering from severe psychiatric trauma and issues, was heart breaking at times. I enjoy books where the chapters alternate between characters with little cliff hangers that I call a "just one more chapter" read and that was how this book was written. The story takes place over several days, with fast paced suspense that includes 2 multiple domestic murders, kidnapping, an individual suicide or was it, and so much more. And an ending with a surprising twist. A great book that kept this reader guessing as to what was around the next corner. Who survives and lives to tell? A must read !!!
My Rating: 4
Published by Bantam Books
ISBN 978-0-553-80724-0
At the request of Pump Up Your Book, a PB ARC was sent, at no cost to me, for my honest opinion.
Synopsis (from back of book): The lives of three women collide on a suburban night: Veteran Boston police detective D.D. Warren
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is called to the scene of the murder of a family whose sole survivor lies clinging to life....Nurse Danielle Burton works in a locked-down pediatric psych ward, haunted by a tragedy she's desperate to conceal....Victoria Oliver will do anything to protect her troubled son-even when the threat comes from within her own home. This investigation will bring these remarkable women together-and sweep all three closer to the edge than they've ever been before.My Thoughts and Opinion: I have been a fan of Lisa Gardner's books for many years and jumped at the chance to read, review and host a "Guest Author Spotlight" for her newest novel. And once again, she delivered a page turning suspenseful read. However, being a mother, the plot regarding the children suffering from severe psychiatric trauma and issues, was heart breaking at times. I enjoy books where the chapters alternate between characters with little cliff hangers that I call a "just one more chapter" read and that was how this book was written. The story takes place over several days, with fast paced suspense that includes 2 multiple domestic murders, kidnapping, an individual suicide or was it, and so much more. And an ending with a surprising twist. A great book that kept this reader guessing as to what was around the next corner. Who survives and lives to tell? A must read !!!
My Rating: 4
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LibraryThing member mptpro
It kept me guessing the whole way, and I enjoy that aspect. However, two problems plagued me.
1) the constant switch from 1st person to 3rd person and back was disjointing.
2) After finishing the book it, and thinking about it, the story seem very implausible. Especially the "Andrew" character.
Still,
1) the constant switch from 1st person to 3rd person and back was disjointing.
2) After finishing the book it, and thinking about it, the story seem very implausible. Especially the "Andrew" character.
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LibraryThing member IandSsmom
This book had me guessing the hole way! It was so intense! I'm already recommending it to anyone that will listen. Such a good book. So many twists. At first I had trouble with so many different characters going in seemingly different directions but oh it all worked out great!!!
Awards
White Pine Award (Nominee — Fiction — 2014)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2010
ISBN
0307713768 / 9780307713766
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