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New York, New York : Dutton, [2016]
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"Flora Dane is a victim. Seven years ago, carefree college student Flora was kidnapped while on spring break. For 472 days, Flora learned just how much one person can endure. Flora Dane is a survivor. Miraculously alive after her ordeal, Flora has spent the past five years reacquainting herself with the rhythms of normal life, working with her FBI victim advocate, Samuel Keynes. She has a mother who's never stopped loving her, a brother who is scared of the person she's become, and a bedroom wall covered with photos of other girls who've never made it home. Flora Dane is reckless. or is she? When Boston detective D.D. Warren is called to the scene of a crime--a dead man and the bound, naked woman who killed him--she learns that Flora has tangled with three other suspects since her return to society. Is Flora a victim or a vigilante? And with her firsthand knowledge of criminal behavior, could she hold the key to rescuing a missing college student whose abduction has rocked Boston? When Flora herself disappears, D.D. realizes a far more sinister predator is out there. One who's determined that this time, Flora Dane will never escape. And now it is all up to D.D. Warren to find her"--… (more)
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LibraryThing member JudithDCollins
A special thank you to PENGUIN GROUP Dutton and NetGalley for ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Lisa Gardner shifts to the edgy dark side with female vigilante, taking center stage in FIND HER —(DD Warren #8) Flora Dane, a former kidnapping victim, turned survivor-- held in a coffin box by a
A spine-tingling intense psychological crime thriller amid survivor/victim madness--an intense and emotional horror story--fans will love.
Seven years earlier, a college student Flora was kidnapped. Finally, free from her captor--her story was hardly private. 472 days locked in a coffin. A trucker with a penchant for crashing at cheap motels in small southern towns.
The press loved it. No aspect of her degradation, no salacious detail of her captivity was spared front-page glory. No one understands the horror she went though, and yet everyone knows her story. Her abduction hadn’t just victimized her, but her entire family, too. Major crimes are like cancer, they take over, demanding an entire family’s full resources. Her brother—social media expert. Her mother—victim advocates.
She is a survivor who has yet to figure out how to live. How many predators need to be killed, and potential victims to be saved in order to balance the scales?
Overnight her case became red-hot news and her family’s world exploded with it. She knows all about victim advocates. Once abducted by a crazed psychopath, and now she tracks them down at bars? Flora has made criminal behavior her specialty. Trap a predator? Save the day? Exact vengeance? A self-destructive freak? Self-defense enthusiast? An ice cold femme fatale? Four girls?
Jacob Ness, a sadistic trucker held her captive, with brutal conditions, coffin, and rape. He liked prostitutes. He liked his own sex slaves. A sex addict. A monster. A box in the back of his cab so he could keep his victim with him at all times.
Now she is back in Boston, prepared highly skilled self-defense, survival tricks, and equipped to fight back. A survivor who will not stay down. However, has the psychological damage turned into madness? Flora is on a mission to lure her dark predators and go for the kill. DESTROY.
A girl who once upon a time thought of the world as a shiny, happy place. Does the girl have her own FBI agent on a leash? Guilt stricken, traumatized; because they survived, or because of what they did in order to survive? "Take your pick—guilt is guilt. Living with it. Survival isn’t a destination. It’s a journey."
Flora and her FBI victim advocate, Samuel Keynes, meet with Homicide detective, D.D. Warren following the apprehension of a sexual predator lured to justice by Flora. A bartender. Predator. Mr. I Haven’t Seen You Around. Roid rage, steroid abuse, crime spree. A missing girl, Stacey Summers—A Boston college student who disappeared in August. She is following the case.
When Boston detective D. D. Warren is called to the scene of a crime—a dead man and the bound, naked woman who killed him—she learns that Flora has tangled with three other suspects since her return to society. Is Flora a victim or a vigilante?
Now Flora is missing and Stacey Summers. It is now up to DD Warren to find and save both women-- catch a killer that no one suspects. Will Flora be set free? No one wants to be a monster. Flora is flawed, courageous, frightened, and daring!
Raw, disturbing, compelling. DD Warren takes a back seat in this one, in order to let Flora shine. Well-written, taut, sharp; with a highly emotional impact—leaving you breathless and page-turning. A compelling tale of triumph in the face of adversity—the mental and physical horrors.
Powerful, heavy, gritty, scary- What it means to be a victim. Crime fans of Karin Slaughter, Lisa Unger, Linwood Barclay, and Paul Cleave will devour. To all survivors everything, talented Lisa Gardner dedicates FIND HER. Her best book yet! I think "dark and edgy" agrees with her.
If you enjoyed FIND HER, recommend Woman of the Dead by Berhnard Aichner. Edgy, wacky, evil, tense, wicked, suspenseful, and thoroughly creepy mystery crime psycho-thriller. "Female Vigilante Justice, at its finest!"
Lisa Gardner shifts to the edgy dark side with female vigilante, taking center stage in FIND HER —(DD Warren #8) Flora Dane, a former kidnapping victim, turned survivor-- held in a coffin box by a
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sadistic monster for 472 days-- on a mission to save other victims from predators, holding on to an obsession of R E V E N G E, or something else? A spine-tingling intense psychological crime thriller amid survivor/victim madness--an intense and emotional horror story--fans will love.
Seven years earlier, a college student Flora was kidnapped. Finally, free from her captor--her story was hardly private. 472 days locked in a coffin. A trucker with a penchant for crashing at cheap motels in small southern towns.
The press loved it. No aspect of her degradation, no salacious detail of her captivity was spared front-page glory. No one understands the horror she went though, and yet everyone knows her story. Her abduction hadn’t just victimized her, but her entire family, too. Major crimes are like cancer, they take over, demanding an entire family’s full resources. Her brother—social media expert. Her mother—victim advocates.
She is a survivor who has yet to figure out how to live. How many predators need to be killed, and potential victims to be saved in order to balance the scales?
Overnight her case became red-hot news and her family’s world exploded with it. She knows all about victim advocates. Once abducted by a crazed psychopath, and now she tracks them down at bars? Flora has made criminal behavior her specialty. Trap a predator? Save the day? Exact vengeance? A self-destructive freak? Self-defense enthusiast? An ice cold femme fatale? Four girls?
Jacob Ness, a sadistic trucker held her captive, with brutal conditions, coffin, and rape. He liked prostitutes. He liked his own sex slaves. A sex addict. A monster. A box in the back of his cab so he could keep his victim with him at all times.
Now she is back in Boston, prepared highly skilled self-defense, survival tricks, and equipped to fight back. A survivor who will not stay down. However, has the psychological damage turned into madness? Flora is on a mission to lure her dark predators and go for the kill. DESTROY.
A girl who once upon a time thought of the world as a shiny, happy place. Does the girl have her own FBI agent on a leash? Guilt stricken, traumatized; because they survived, or because of what they did in order to survive? "Take your pick—guilt is guilt. Living with it. Survival isn’t a destination. It’s a journey."
Flora and her FBI victim advocate, Samuel Keynes, meet with Homicide detective, D.D. Warren following the apprehension of a sexual predator lured to justice by Flora. A bartender. Predator. Mr. I Haven’t Seen You Around. Roid rage, steroid abuse, crime spree. A missing girl, Stacey Summers—A Boston college student who disappeared in August. She is following the case.
When Boston detective D. D. Warren is called to the scene of a crime—a dead man and the bound, naked woman who killed him—she learns that Flora has tangled with three other suspects since her return to society. Is Flora a victim or a vigilante?
Now Flora is missing and Stacey Summers. It is now up to DD Warren to find and save both women-- catch a killer that no one suspects. Will Flora be set free? No one wants to be a monster. Flora is flawed, courageous, frightened, and daring!
Raw, disturbing, compelling. DD Warren takes a back seat in this one, in order to let Flora shine. Well-written, taut, sharp; with a highly emotional impact—leaving you breathless and page-turning. A compelling tale of triumph in the face of adversity—the mental and physical horrors.
Powerful, heavy, gritty, scary- What it means to be a victim. Crime fans of Karin Slaughter, Lisa Unger, Linwood Barclay, and Paul Cleave will devour. To all survivors everything, talented Lisa Gardner dedicates FIND HER. Her best book yet! I think "dark and edgy" agrees with her.
If you enjoyed FIND HER, recommend Woman of the Dead by Berhnard Aichner. Edgy, wacky, evil, tense, wicked, suspenseful, and thoroughly creepy mystery crime psycho-thriller. "Female Vigilante Justice, at its finest!"
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LibraryThing member Randall.Hansen
I enjoy Lisa Gardner's Boston Detective D.D. Warren series, and this novel, about a woman held hostage but freed from her captor by the FBI, is good, but not quite as riveting as I had hoped... Years later, is the kidnap victim a vigilante or a victim again? And who would dare? Lots of interesting
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information, including about the FBI's victim services... but it might have been a bit faster pace with more police work and fewer flashbacks. Show Less
LibraryThing member niaomiya
Lisa Gardner is consistently good. Her thrillers are gripping, twisted, riveting. "Find Her" is no exception.
Flora Dane is a survivor. She survived being kidnapped and held for 472 days. When Detective D.D. Warren arrives at the scene of a crime, there is a dead man and Flora, again a survivor.
The book shifts between two perspectives: Flora's first-person perspective (both past and present) and general third-person. It's an effective tactic. Flora's first-person narrative from her past slowly opens the reader's eyes to the unspeakable horrors that she endured during her long time in captivity. It provides an intimate view, drawing the reader tightly into the plot and into who Flora is. The third-person narrative enables the reader to step back and take a breather from the intensity of knowing Flora, to get a broader perspective on what's going on around Flora.
As with all of Gardner's thrillers, the writing is tightly woven, nothing superfluous. The mystery is slowly unraveled with a growing sense of dread and horror. The story reaches a climax toward the end when everything comes to a head. It's a formula that Gardner uses to great effect; it works and results in an engrossing thriller.
Flora Dane is a survivor. She survived being kidnapped and held for 472 days. When Detective D.D. Warren arrives at the scene of a crime, there is a dead man and Flora, again a survivor.
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What exactly has Flora been doing in the five years since she survived her kidnapping? Why is she involved in yet another heinous crime, and why is she repeatedly a victim?The book shifts between two perspectives: Flora's first-person perspective (both past and present) and general third-person. It's an effective tactic. Flora's first-person narrative from her past slowly opens the reader's eyes to the unspeakable horrors that she endured during her long time in captivity. It provides an intimate view, drawing the reader tightly into the plot and into who Flora is. The third-person narrative enables the reader to step back and take a breather from the intensity of knowing Flora, to get a broader perspective on what's going on around Flora.
As with all of Gardner's thrillers, the writing is tightly woven, nothing superfluous. The mystery is slowly unraveled with a growing sense of dread and horror. The story reaches a climax toward the end when everything comes to a head. It's a formula that Gardner uses to great effect; it works and results in an engrossing thriller.
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LibraryThing member Yestergirl
When the book you're reading starts out ... “When you first wake up in a dark wooden box, you’ll tell yourself this isn't happening.” you KNOW you're in for a incredible ride, especially when it's Lisa Gardner driving! The gist of the story is that Flora Danes is abducted while partying at a
Find Her is a gripping, edge-of-your seat suspense thriller that will have you turning those pages as fast as you can, long into the night. The story is filled with twists & turns that seamlessly fit together. The characters are so human, so real. Hearing Flora tell us about being kidnapped and living in that pine box is haunting. I love the way the story alternates, it gives us insight into what makes Flora tick, and it also gives us hints as what's to follow.
I loved this book! It left me guessing until the very end! It was a thrilling ride and worth every moment I was reading! I don't rate too many 5 stars, but this book is definitely a 5 star read!
*I received a copy of the eGalley from the publishers, for my honest review. Thank you!
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local bar. She wakes up in something like a garage, naked, with her hands bound tightly. She immediately springs into action, evaluating her situation and trying to find something that will help her get away. Let's just say we find out shortly that this wasn't the first time Flora had been abducted. Flora had been abducted 5 years earlier during spring break in Florida. Waking up then and finding herself in a pine box was just the start of her 472 days of unspeakable horrors, but she did survive... only to be abducted 5 years later? But something happened to Flora... she's not the carefree farm girl from Maine any longer... something darker is behind those eyes. The story alternates between Flora the Spring break kidnap victim and her ordeal as told through her voice, and the present day Flora, who has dedicated her life to learning to survive, so that she will never be a victim again... or so we think that's the reason. And how does she keep getting herself into these "situations"? Coincidence? Bad luck? Vigilante? Find Her is a gripping, edge-of-your seat suspense thriller that will have you turning those pages as fast as you can, long into the night. The story is filled with twists & turns that seamlessly fit together. The characters are so human, so real. Hearing Flora tell us about being kidnapped and living in that pine box is haunting. I love the way the story alternates, it gives us insight into what makes Flora tick, and it also gives us hints as what's to follow.
I loved this book! It left me guessing until the very end! It was a thrilling ride and worth every moment I was reading! I don't rate too many 5 stars, but this book is definitely a 5 star read!
*I received a copy of the eGalley from the publishers, for my honest review. Thank you!
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LibraryThing member delphimo
Thank you Bookreporter for the gift of this book. I have not read a Lisa Gardner novel since 2010, and thoroughly enjoyed the suspense of this novel. Flora Dane survives a 14-month kidnapping captivity and attempts to return to daily living, but this task proves more difficult than her captivity.
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The story alternates between present day Flora and kidnapped Flora. Lisa Gardner delves into Flora's psyche in both situations. The story explores the trauma that a survivor suffers when finally safe, which parallels that of a combat soldier returning home. Lisa Gardner's description of confinement brings the horror of the situation to the reader. I felt that I needed to check all my doors and windows, and not venture to bars, or anywhere at night. Flora’s mother remains a rock in the face of all Flora’s problems. Find Her maintained my interest throughout the story. Show Less
LibraryThing member she_climber
Lisa Gardner hit it out of the park with this one! I've been reading DD Warren books for as long as I can remember and but I can't remember the last time I got as excited about one like this. I couldn't put it down. This is the stuff nightmares are made of.
LibraryThing member Susan.Macura
Flora Dane was kidnapped while on spring break in college. She was kept in a pine coffin and held captive for more than a year. Originally she was only let her out of her coffin so that he could abuse her physically and sexually. Gradually her captor realized that he had broken her spiritually and
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allowed her out more. He even took her with him to work with him. He was a long-distance truck driver. Due to some incredible police work, Flora was finally found and saved. However, Flora, bent on revenge, became not only a survivor, but a vigilante as well. This dangerous path brought her back to her past in an incredible story. I simply could not put this book down. It was riveting from beginning to end. Show Less
LibraryThing member booksgaloreca
This is number 8 in the Detective D.D. Warren series and I enjoyed getting to know her character again. Every so often book comes along that grabs you right away, won't let you put it down, and leaves you changed from when you started. This is one of those books. Highly recommended read.
LibraryThing member Dianekeenoy
This audiobook hit everything that I like when I'm driving...it was exciting and it made me want to run more errands than I had! D.D. Warren is a favorite detective of mine and she doesn't disappoint in this book. Flora is kidnapped while on Spring Break in Florida and is found 472 days later. She
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and the detective meet up five years later in a garage where a bartender is now dead and Flora is naked and handcuffed. You can't go wrong with a Lisa Gardner book if you like thrillers! Show Less
LibraryThing member busyreadin
The story of Flora Dane, kidnapped and held hostage for over 400 days.
This was the best audio rendition I hav listened to so far. Narrated by Kristen Potter, she imbues Flora with terror, sadness and hope.
This was the best audio rendition I hav listened to so far. Narrated by Kristen Potter, she imbues Flora with terror, sadness and hope.
LibraryThing member courtneygiraldo
Kidnapped seven years ago while on a college spring break trip, Flora Dane spent 472 learning just how much she can endure, and what she would do to survive. Much of her time was spent locked in a wooden coffin, as her abductor slowly broke her down into a compliant, albeit petrified, plaything.
So I have never read any books by Lisa Gardner but you can bet your ass I'll now be picking up anything I can get my hands on by her! Told in alternating perspectives (first person from Flora, and third person from Boston PD Detective DD Warren) with chronological flashbacks of her 472 days in captivity, Lisa Gardner takes you on a twisty turny ride of who dun it. As with any good thriller, just when I think I have everything figured out in my head, a new piece of information is uncovered or revealed which left me right back at square one. Heart racing page turner at it's best, this was one book I could not put down. This is a book about survivors, heartbreaking and exquisitely written. I can't recommend this one enough!
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Since her dramatic rescue five years ago, Flora has been unable to return to a life of normalcy despite her attempts to pick up where she left off in life. She is no longer the carefree girl from a farm in Maine, a stranger to her mother and brother. After a night out on the town, she is found naked and bound in a garage, her attacker dead. Entangling herself into the cases of three missing girls from her area, Flora finds herself in grave danger, with her past creeping back in to haunt her once more. While Chicago Detective DD Warren is investigating what exactly happened that lead to Flora being abducted and held in the garage (and if she is in fact a victim or a vigilante), Flora turns up missing. Can the tireless detectives of the Boston PD and her assigned victims specialist advocate piece together the clues in time to find Flora before it's too late? So I have never read any books by Lisa Gardner but you can bet your ass I'll now be picking up anything I can get my hands on by her! Told in alternating perspectives (first person from Flora, and third person from Boston PD Detective DD Warren) with chronological flashbacks of her 472 days in captivity, Lisa Gardner takes you on a twisty turny ride of who dun it. As with any good thriller, just when I think I have everything figured out in my head, a new piece of information is uncovered or revealed which left me right back at square one. Heart racing page turner at it's best, this was one book I could not put down. This is a book about survivors, heartbreaking and exquisitely written. I can't recommend this one enough!
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LibraryThing member Deborahblanchard
Lisa Gardner has done it again. I devoured this book! I love the main character, Flora, who was held captive for 472 day and survived, or did she? I love D.D. Warren as an investigator, she pushes and pushes. I felt the characters were extremely well developed and I came to know them. I felt what
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they felt. This book is filled with twists and turns and oh, the suspense of it all. You never knew what was going to happen next. This is the kind of book that you can sink your teeth into. It flowed well from beginning to end with alternating chapters and voices. I so wanted Flora to be okay. The characters are strong female leads. I highly recommend this read to anyone who loves a great psychological suspense. This one may keep you up at night trying to figure out what happens next. Unputdownable book!! Show Less
LibraryThing member jfe16
Detective D.D. Warren, called to a crime scene, discovers that Flora Dane, an abduction survivor, is involved in the death of the man who was holding her captive and wonders if the young woman is a victim or a vigilante. But when Flora suddenly disappears while investigating the disappearance of
Gritty and disturbing, the ghastly story of Flora’s life at the hands of her captor alternates with the present-day story of D.D.’s investigation. With believable characters, the fast-paced plot, and some unexpected twists, readers will find themselves drawn in by the realistic depiction of the aftermath for abduction survivors. Despite the chilling atmosphere created by the revelations of Flora’s horrific four hundred seventy-two days in the hands of her malevolent captor, readers will find it difficult to set this book aside before reaching the conclusion and discovering Flora’s ultimate fate.
Highly recommended.
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another young woman, the detective has good reason to believe she’s become a kidnap victim once again and the race is on to find Flora and the other missing women before one of them turns up dead.Gritty and disturbing, the ghastly story of Flora’s life at the hands of her captor alternates with the present-day story of D.D.’s investigation. With believable characters, the fast-paced plot, and some unexpected twists, readers will find themselves drawn in by the realistic depiction of the aftermath for abduction survivors. Despite the chilling atmosphere created by the revelations of Flora’s horrific four hundred seventy-two days in the hands of her malevolent captor, readers will find it difficult to set this book aside before reaching the conclusion and discovering Flora’s ultimate fate.
Highly recommended.
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LibraryThing member Judiex
It’s been five years since Flora Dane escaped from the man who had held her hostage for 472 days. Kidnaped while she was on spring break from college, the only information her mother had received were some cryptic postcards sent from several locations in the southern US. At first, Dane had been
After her release, she and her family realized she was not the same person she was before her ordeal began. She dedicated her life to learning how to protect herself in the future and to save other women from suffering the same fate.
On case in particular attracted her attention: The disappearance of another student, Stacey Summers, three months previously. Dane became obsessed with finding Summers. She began hanging out in bars to attract men eager to pounce on new prey. One night, it happened; She was taken again.
The Boston Police Department was able to learn the names of two other young women who had disappeared without a trace. They set out to learn if the women were still alive and if there was anything connecting all the cases.
The lead detective, D. D. Warren, began to wonder whether Dane was still a victim or if she was acting as a vigilante. She was supposed to be on supervisory desk duty because of an injury she had suffered in a previous case, but Warren found that sitting around doing paper work was not how she wanted to operate. Members of the BPD and her team were not happy about that.
The book alternates between what was happening at the present time to what happened to Dane during those 472 days. Those experiences certainly affected her current actions.
One of the other main characters is victim specialist Dr. Samuel Keynes. He met Dane after her release and they remained in touch. He believes that “Survivors make it because they learn to adapt. Adaptation is coping. Coping is strength.” He told her that “The biggest mistake survivors can make is second-guessing their actions now that they are safe.”
FIND HER makes the point that “My abduction hadn’t just victimized me but my entire family, too.....Major crimes are like cancer. They take over, demanding an entire family’s full resources.”
The story is well-written and fast-paced, though a bit repetitious in a few places. The characters change because of what is happening in their lives. Gardner places the reader inside the mind of the kidnaped victim, showing us how she changed both during and after her ordeal. For the most part, it is plausible. This is the first of Lisa Gardner’s books that I have read and I will definitely checking out some of her earlier ones.
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kept in a coffin. Later, she gained more freedom. However, the Stockhold Syndrom, along with fear for her mother and brother, kept her from trying to escape.After her release, she and her family realized she was not the same person she was before her ordeal began. She dedicated her life to learning how to protect herself in the future and to save other women from suffering the same fate.
On case in particular attracted her attention: The disappearance of another student, Stacey Summers, three months previously. Dane became obsessed with finding Summers. She began hanging out in bars to attract men eager to pounce on new prey. One night, it happened; She was taken again.
The Boston Police Department was able to learn the names of two other young women who had disappeared without a trace. They set out to learn if the women were still alive and if there was anything connecting all the cases.
The lead detective, D. D. Warren, began to wonder whether Dane was still a victim or if she was acting as a vigilante. She was supposed to be on supervisory desk duty because of an injury she had suffered in a previous case, but Warren found that sitting around doing paper work was not how she wanted to operate. Members of the BPD and her team were not happy about that.
The book alternates between what was happening at the present time to what happened to Dane during those 472 days. Those experiences certainly affected her current actions.
One of the other main characters is victim specialist Dr. Samuel Keynes. He met Dane after her release and they remained in touch. He believes that “Survivors make it because they learn to adapt. Adaptation is coping. Coping is strength.” He told her that “The biggest mistake survivors can make is second-guessing their actions now that they are safe.”
FIND HER makes the point that “My abduction hadn’t just victimized me but my entire family, too.....Major crimes are like cancer. They take over, demanding an entire family’s full resources.”
The story is well-written and fast-paced, though a bit repetitious in a few places. The characters change because of what is happening in their lives. Gardner places the reader inside the mind of the kidnaped victim, showing us how she changed both during and after her ordeal. For the most part, it is plausible. This is the first of Lisa Gardner’s books that I have read and I will definitely checking out some of her earlier ones.
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LibraryThing member buffalogr
D.D. Warren won't let up on a victim, this time Flora, a captive for 472 days. Get over it. Lisa. The story is fairly complex and keeps you guessing. Thrilling. Riveting. Boring in places. The reader really felt like a survivor. As always, Lisa Gardner's books jump around and it's sometimes hard to
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determine who's talking and when. Different voices might help. The whodunit happened about 2/3 of the way through and the last third we spent wondering...still, there was a climax. Next? Show Less
LibraryThing member debkrenzer
I just love Lisa Gardner books. She never fails to disappoint and she kept up that tradition with this book.
This one involves a girl who had been held hostage for 472 days. Her story was pretty creepy and very gross during her captivity. The story also dealt with a Stockholm Syndrome mentality
Now, Flora has been found and her abductor is dead. Flora has spent the last five years improving herself in case that happens to her again. And it may just happen, Flora is determined to find a recent girl who did not come home one night.
This book was absolutely awesome and I flew through the pages. And, of course, I stayed up way past my bedtime, but it was worth it. I definitely recommend this if your into suspense.
Thanks to Penguin Group Dutton and Net Galley for providing me with a free e-galley in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.
This one involves a girl who had been held hostage for 472 days. Her story was pretty creepy and very gross during her captivity. The story also dealt with a Stockholm Syndrome mentality
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acquired by the abductee. Now, Flora has been found and her abductor is dead. Flora has spent the last five years improving herself in case that happens to her again. And it may just happen, Flora is determined to find a recent girl who did not come home one night.
This book was absolutely awesome and I flew through the pages. And, of course, I stayed up way past my bedtime, but it was worth it. I definitely recommend this if your into suspense.
Thanks to Penguin Group Dutton and Net Galley for providing me with a free e-galley in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.
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LibraryThing member KeriLynneD
The action starts right at the beginning which really got me hooked! Very suspenseful and horrifying. After I started reading I wondered if it was a good idea to read it before bed or not. Lisa Gardner did a great job of keeping me guessing. I couldn't figure out who the kidnapper was until she
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made it obvious. This is actually the 8th book in Det. D.D. Warren series but I had no problem reading it as a stand alone. Show Less
LibraryThing member Kris_Anderson
Find Her is Lisa Gardner latest D.D. Warren book (the eighth book in series). Florence “Flora” Dane was kidnapped seven years previously and held captive for 472 days by Jacob Ness (what a horrible experience). Flora has never returned to the happy go lucky girl she was before the attack.
Stacey Summers, a Boston College student, is missing. No one has been able to find her. Then Flora goes missing. Are the cases related? Was Flora kidnapped or is she trying to rescue Stacey on her own (playing vigilante again)? Follow D.D. Warren as she sets out to find both women.
Find Her is different from Lisa Gardner’s other books. The majority of the book is written from the victim’s point-of-view. How it feels to be kept in a small box by a kidnapper. It goes on for many, many pages. It was just not enjoyable or a good part of the book. I like the crime. Following the mystery to the end (this part of the book was good). These parts with the victim (what she was thinking, doing, what the attacked did to her) seemed to drag and were difficult to get through (I started skimming through them). I give Find Her 3.5 out of 5 stars. The novel is just not up to Lisa Gardner’s normal standards. This will not, though, stop me from reading her books in the future.
I received a complimentary copy of Find Her from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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Sergeant Detective D.D. Warren is called out to a scene and finds Flora Dane naked with zip ties on her wrists. A bartender “rescued” her at a bar and then kidnapped her. Flora used resources in the garage (where he put her) to attack him. The man is now dead (and a little crispy). Warren finds out that this is the fourth such incident that Flora has been involved in. Was Flora an innocent victim in these incidents or a vigilante? Stacey Summers, a Boston College student, is missing. No one has been able to find her. Then Flora goes missing. Are the cases related? Was Flora kidnapped or is she trying to rescue Stacey on her own (playing vigilante again)? Follow D.D. Warren as she sets out to find both women.
Find Her is different from Lisa Gardner’s other books. The majority of the book is written from the victim’s point-of-view. How it feels to be kept in a small box by a kidnapper. It goes on for many, many pages. It was just not enjoyable or a good part of the book. I like the crime. Following the mystery to the end (this part of the book was good). These parts with the victim (what she was thinking, doing, what the attacked did to her) seemed to drag and were difficult to get through (I started skimming through them). I give Find Her 3.5 out of 5 stars. The novel is just not up to Lisa Gardner’s normal standards. This will not, though, stop me from reading her books in the future.
I received a complimentary copy of Find Her from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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LibraryThing member Carlathelibrarian
This is the 8th book in the series featuring this Boston Detective. I have read them all, but this book can be read as a stand alone novel with no problem.
Flora Dane is a victim and a survivor. She was captured by a psychopath and held captive for 472, but she was rescued 5 years ago. She has
Detective D.D. Warren is called to the scene of the crime. There she finds a dead man and the bound, naked woman who killed him. During her investigation, she finds that this is not the first time Flora has been involved with others she suspected of kidnapping or assaulting women. The other case her team is involved in is a missing college student. Are they connected? Is the dead man the kidnapper? Will they ever find the young woman? When Flora disappears, the case heats up.
The story is told in the present as well as flashbacks from Flora's days in captivity. It is suspenseful and the plot is well developed. The main characters are complex and throughout the book, we get to know them quite well. The topic of kidnapping and being held for a long period of time as a slave is hard to read at times, but is well done and timely with what has been happening in the last few years. As I read further into the story, I had a hard time putting this book down until I came to the satisfying conclusion. Another great addition to this series.
Flora Dane is a victim and a survivor. She was captured by a psychopath and held captive for 472, but she was rescued 5 years ago. She has
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taken every self-defense course she can find to make herself strong, but has she become a vigilante seeking revenge? Flora doesn't know what 'normal' is anymore. She is no longer close to her mother or brother like she used to be. She can not enjoy nature and barely holds down a job. When she kills a man who appears about to assault her, she calls her FBI victim advocate, Samuel Keynes, not her mother or a lawyer. Detective D.D. Warren is called to the scene of the crime. There she finds a dead man and the bound, naked woman who killed him. During her investigation, she finds that this is not the first time Flora has been involved with others she suspected of kidnapping or assaulting women. The other case her team is involved in is a missing college student. Are they connected? Is the dead man the kidnapper? Will they ever find the young woman? When Flora disappears, the case heats up.
The story is told in the present as well as flashbacks from Flora's days in captivity. It is suspenseful and the plot is well developed. The main characters are complex and throughout the book, we get to know them quite well. The topic of kidnapping and being held for a long period of time as a slave is hard to read at times, but is well done and timely with what has been happening in the last few years. As I read further into the story, I had a hard time putting this book down until I came to the satisfying conclusion. Another great addition to this series.
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LibraryThing member Kris_Anderson
Find Her is Lisa Gardner’s latest D.D. Warren book (the eighth book in series). Florence “Flora” Dane was kidnapped seven years previously and held captive for 472 days by Jacob Ness (what a horrible experience). Flora has never returned to the happy go lucky girl she was before the attack.
Stacey Summers, a Boston College student, is missing. No one has been able to find her. Then Flora goes missing. Are the cases related? Was Flora kidnapped or is she trying to rescue Stacey on her own (playing vigilante again)? Follow D.D. Warren as she sets out to find both women.
Find Her is different from Lisa Gardner’s other books. The majority of the book is written from the victim’s point-of-view. How it feels to be kept in a small box by a kidnapper. It goes on for many, many pages. It was just not enjoyable or a good part of the book. I like the crime. Following the mystery to the end (this part of the book was good). These parts with the victim (what she was thinking, doing, what the attacked did to her) seemed to drag and were difficult to get through (I started skimming through them). I give Find Her 3.5 out of 5 stars. The novel is just not up to Lisa Gardner’s normal standards. This will not, though, stop me from reading her books in the future.
I received a complimentary copy of Find Her from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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Sergeant Detective D.D. Warren is called out to a scene and finds Flora Dane naked with zip ties on her wrists. A bartender “rescued” her at a bar and then kidnapped her. Flora used resources in the garage (where he put her) to attack him. The man is now dead (and a little crispy). Warren finds out that this is the fourth such incident that Flora has been involved in. Was Flora an innocent victim in these incidents or a vigilante? Stacey Summers, a Boston College student, is missing. No one has been able to find her. Then Flora goes missing. Are the cases related? Was Flora kidnapped or is she trying to rescue Stacey on her own (playing vigilante again)? Follow D.D. Warren as she sets out to find both women.
Find Her is different from Lisa Gardner’s other books. The majority of the book is written from the victim’s point-of-view. How it feels to be kept in a small box by a kidnapper. It goes on for many, many pages. It was just not enjoyable or a good part of the book. I like the crime. Following the mystery to the end (this part of the book was good). These parts with the victim (what she was thinking, doing, what the attacked did to her) seemed to drag and were difficult to get through (I started skimming through them). I give Find Her 3.5 out of 5 stars. The novel is just not up to Lisa Gardner’s normal standards. This will not, though, stop me from reading her books in the future.
I received a complimentary copy of Find Her from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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LibraryThing member LisCarey
This is the eighth of the D.D. Warren mysteries, and it's a good one.
Flora Dane was kidnapped and held for over a year before she was rescued and her kidnapper killed. She's a survivor--but she's never really moved past it. Things happened during that year that she's never told anyone, and as a
D.D. Warren is the Boston P.D. detective who responds to the scene. One the one hand, they find evidence that this may not have been Devon Crawford's first kidnapping. On the other hand, Dane's responses and affect strike her as Not Right in ways that can't be pinned down precisely.
It's the start of a wild and confusing hunt. As she works her way through the very tangled evidence, D.D. is dealing with Dane, her mother, their victim advocates, and the family of another young woman, Stacy Summers, who was kidnapped three months ago. In the Summers case, video that shows the form but not the face of her kidnapper is still the only evidence they have.
They can tie Crawford to two missing women and, with less certainty, Stacy Summers. Crawford is dead, now, though, so what explains another kidnapping seemingly tied to him? We follow D.D.'s investigation, and Flora's recounting of her own kidnapping, starting with waking up in a coffin-shaped box. Flora's is a harrowing story, and her story and D.D.'s investigation slowly converge on the culprit and the answer from opposite directions.
It is, as always, tightly plotted, with fairly strong characterization.
And yet.
D.D. takes the time to describe what she says is a "traditional Boston triple decker." Unfortunately, she describes it as a three-story home with common rooms on the first floor, and private rooms (bedrooms, etc.) on the second and third floors. In short, a large, single-family home.
No. Just no.
A traditional Boston triple decker is a three-story home, three apartments stacked one on top of the other. Each apartment occupies an entire floor. Common rooms are in the front of the house; bedrooms typically in the back. Each apartment has two porches--one at the front, one at the back.
The triple deckers were Boston's civilized answer to tenement housing, and generations of working class and immigrant families became homeowners by buying triple decker and renting out the other two units.
I whimpered with pain at hearing the triple deckers I and so many others grew up hin described in a way that had nothing to do with them.
Despite my petty personal complaint on that point, this is a good book and an excellent read.
Recommended.
I bought this audiobook.
Flora Dane was kidnapped and held for over a year before she was rescued and her kidnapper killed. She's a survivor--but she's never really moved past it. Things happened during that year that she's never told anyone, and as a
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result she has a mission she's never shared with anyone, either. And one night in Boston, she goes out to a bar, and winds up killing the hunky bartender who tried to kidnap her.D.D. Warren is the Boston P.D. detective who responds to the scene. One the one hand, they find evidence that this may not have been Devon Crawford's first kidnapping. On the other hand, Dane's responses and affect strike her as Not Right in ways that can't be pinned down precisely.
It's the start of a wild and confusing hunt. As she works her way through the very tangled evidence, D.D. is dealing with Dane, her mother, their victim advocates, and the family of another young woman, Stacy Summers, who was kidnapped three months ago. In the Summers case, video that shows the form but not the face of her kidnapper is still the only evidence they have.
They can tie Crawford to two missing women and, with less certainty, Stacy Summers. Crawford is dead, now, though, so what explains another kidnapping seemingly tied to him? We follow D.D.'s investigation, and Flora's recounting of her own kidnapping, starting with waking up in a coffin-shaped box. Flora's is a harrowing story, and her story and D.D.'s investigation slowly converge on the culprit and the answer from opposite directions.
It is, as always, tightly plotted, with fairly strong characterization.
And yet.
D.D. takes the time to describe what she says is a "traditional Boston triple decker." Unfortunately, she describes it as a three-story home with common rooms on the first floor, and private rooms (bedrooms, etc.) on the second and third floors. In short, a large, single-family home.
No. Just no.
A traditional Boston triple decker is a three-story home, three apartments stacked one on top of the other. Each apartment occupies an entire floor. Common rooms are in the front of the house; bedrooms typically in the back. Each apartment has two porches--one at the front, one at the back.
The triple deckers were Boston's civilized answer to tenement housing, and generations of working class and immigrant families became homeowners by buying triple decker and renting out the other two units.
I whimpered with pain at hearing the triple deckers I and so many others grew up hin described in a way that had nothing to do with them.
Despite my petty personal complaint on that point, this is a good book and an excellent read.
Recommended.
I bought this audiobook.
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LibraryThing member SimplyKelina
I read these out of order, but that is ok! I actually read Look For Her which is the 9th book in the series first. I was very interested in reading more around Flora and her story, so I decided to see if one of the previous books followed her story. I was happy to see it was Find Her, and even more
This is the first time I read a Lisa Gardner book on audiobook, and this may be the way to go from now on! I loved this. I actually read this late into the night, and I was so scared to go to bed. It was pretty creepy, especially since you see things on the news like this all of the time.
I loved how much action and plot movement was involved in this story. The other books I have read from this author had repeated/recapped the investigations too much. This one moved the story along so much better. I was constantly guessing about what was going to happen, who kidnapped the girls, and how things were going to come to an end. This has been my favorite book yet by the author. I loved it!
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excited since I actually owned it (oops…did not realize this before reading the other.)This is the first time I read a Lisa Gardner book on audiobook, and this may be the way to go from now on! I loved this. I actually read this late into the night, and I was so scared to go to bed. It was pretty creepy, especially since you see things on the news like this all of the time.
I loved how much action and plot movement was involved in this story. The other books I have read from this author had repeated/recapped the investigations too much. This one moved the story along so much better. I was constantly guessing about what was going to happen, who kidnapped the girls, and how things were going to come to an end. This has been my favorite book yet by the author. I loved it!
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LibraryThing member VavaViolet
From the first line, this book grabbed my interest and didn't let go until the climactic end. The horrors that Flora endured in the hands of her abductor was so painful to read, and yet it gives us a better understanding of a victim's psyche. The author describes Flora's ordeal in such chilling and
The story never loses its momentum and it took me on an intense ride that left me breathless in the end. It kept me guessing who the perpetrator is and whether the victims will be saved. Sgt. Detective D.D. Warren and Dr. Samuel Keynes' pov's added dimension to the story, but the character I loved most is Rosa Dane. Because ultimately, yes this is a story of a woman's fight for survival, but it is also the story of a mother's unfailing and unconditional love for her daughter.
I give this 5 stars and have added it to my favorite books of 2016. I received an advance uncorrected proof of this book from the publisher.
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vivid detail that it made me cringe at times. Readers will empathize with Flora, cheer her on and marvel at her strength and resilience. She is indeed a survivor. One of my favorite scenes is when Flora was holding a shard of glass and her train of thought turns from doubt to despair to determination.The author truly is good at her craft, she doesn't only make you "see," she also makes you "feel" the scenes. The story never loses its momentum and it took me on an intense ride that left me breathless in the end. It kept me guessing who the perpetrator is and whether the victims will be saved. Sgt. Detective D.D. Warren and Dr. Samuel Keynes' pov's added dimension to the story, but the character I loved most is Rosa Dane. Because ultimately, yes this is a story of a woman's fight for survival, but it is also the story of a mother's unfailing and unconditional love for her daughter.
I give this 5 stars and have added it to my favorite books of 2016. I received an advance uncorrected proof of this book from the publisher.
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LibraryThing member dianaleez
With the creation of Boston homicide detective, DD Warren, Lisa Gardner moved to the front ranks of detective fiction.
And Gardner and DD are at the their best in her newest offering, “Find Her.”
For those who haven’t encountered the driven DD before, she is a fortyish tough homicide detective
A large measure of the success of Gardner’s later books, is the creation of a strong secondary character. Sometimes this is a potential victim, sometimes a suspect. And in “Find Her,” Gardner ably combines the two: Flora Dane was herself a victim when she was kidnapped and held captive for more than a year. But Flora is determined to fight the victim stereotype and has trained herself to fight back. She is haunted by her days of incarceration; being ‘freed’ and being ‘free’ are, for Flora, two different things.
As the BPD engages in a massive hunt for a missing college student, Flora attempts to find the kidnapper herself, and is forced into a precarious position that leaves DD wondering if Flora is again a victim or if she’s advanced to the vigilante role.
Gardner’s books work for me because she always leaves me craving more of DD. We watch DD work to solve the cases, and at the same time we’re privy to the activities of the victim/suspect. Flora is a complex character who has been forced to make difficult choices. Also in “Find Her,” we are introduced to an interesting assortment of support characters.
Only a skillful novelist can keep the balls in the air at once, and Gardner succeeds.
I’m not a fan of ‘women in peril’ plots. But I am a strong advocate of ‘women fight back’ themes. And Gardner’s women are tough. Don’t mess with Flora - or DD Warren.
(The reviewer received a free advance copy from the publisher.)
And Gardner and DD are at the their best in her newest offering, “Find Her.”
For those who haven’t encountered the driven DD before, she is a fortyish tough homicide detective
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who is learning to combine her demanding job with a husband and small son. It’s not always an easy fit. This her first active case since returning to the job after a serious injury. But she is sidelined to a supervisory role. The ever-active, too often lone wolf DD chafes at the restrictions forced on her as she searches for not one, or two, but possibly four, kidnap victims.A large measure of the success of Gardner’s later books, is the creation of a strong secondary character. Sometimes this is a potential victim, sometimes a suspect. And in “Find Her,” Gardner ably combines the two: Flora Dane was herself a victim when she was kidnapped and held captive for more than a year. But Flora is determined to fight the victim stereotype and has trained herself to fight back. She is haunted by her days of incarceration; being ‘freed’ and being ‘free’ are, for Flora, two different things.
As the BPD engages in a massive hunt for a missing college student, Flora attempts to find the kidnapper herself, and is forced into a precarious position that leaves DD wondering if Flora is again a victim or if she’s advanced to the vigilante role.
Gardner’s books work for me because she always leaves me craving more of DD. We watch DD work to solve the cases, and at the same time we’re privy to the activities of the victim/suspect. Flora is a complex character who has been forced to make difficult choices. Also in “Find Her,” we are introduced to an interesting assortment of support characters.
Only a skillful novelist can keep the balls in the air at once, and Gardner succeeds.
I’m not a fan of ‘women in peril’ plots. But I am a strong advocate of ‘women fight back’ themes. And Gardner’s women are tough. Don’t mess with Flora - or DD Warren.
(The reviewer received a free advance copy from the publisher.)
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LibraryThing member TiffanyAK
Clever, exciting, and somewhat twisted, this is definitely a brilliant read. I readily admit, I did not find this one predictable at all, and quite enjoyed the adventure of finding out where it was going.
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Original publication date
2016-02-09
ISBN
069840422X / 9780698404229