New Releases by Lisa Gardner

Un fait divers dans une banlieue résidentielle de Boston passionne les médias. Sandra Jones, jeune maîtresse décole et mère modèle, a disparu. Seul témoin : sa petite fille de quatre ans. Suspect No1 : son mari Jason. Dès que linspectrice D.D. Warren pénètre chez les Jones, elle sent que quelque chose cloche : les réticences de Jason à répondre à ses questions, son peu dempressement à savoir ce qui a bien pu arriver à son épouse "chérie"... Tente-t-il de brouiller les pistes ou cherche-t-il à protéger sa fille, à se cacher ? Mais de qui ? Après avoir lu ce suspense, vous ne regarderez jamais plus une porte déverrouillée, une fenêtre entrouverte ou une page Web de la même façon... Les fans de Sauver sa peau apprécieront cette nouvelle enquête particulièrement surprenante de la non moins surprenante D.D. Warren ! "Certainement le suspense le plus complexe de Gardner. Un régal." Booklist "Une de ces énigmes élégantes quil est parfaitement impossible de résoudre avant la révélation finale." Book Reporter.com

Il sait tout de vous. Même l''endroit où vous irez vous cacher... Une nouvelle enquête de l''enquêtrice D. D. Warren au coeur des ténèbres du passé. Grand Prix des lectrices de Elle Policier 2011, l''Américaine Lisa Gardner s''impose plus que jamais comme une des nouvelles reines du suspense. « Exceptionnel. » Publishers Weekly Dans la pièce, cinq corps. Ceux des membres d''une même famille. Une balle dans la tête, le père respire encore faiblement. De toute évidence, cet homme couvert de dettes a décidé d''assassiner les siens avant de se donner la mort. Appelée sur les lieux, l''enquêtrice D. D. Warren comprend immédiatement que l''affaire est plus compliquée qu''il n''y paraît : sur la table du dîner, six couverts avaient été dressés... Grand Prix des lectrices de Elle Policier 2011, Lisa Gardner excelle à construire des intrigues complexes, qui piègent le lecteur. Quand il croit avoir enfin découvert la vérité, le sol se dérobe sous ses pas. Un suspense glaçant qui nous plonge dans un monde inconnu et bouleversant.

When everyone believes you have the perfect life, how do you tell them it''s a lie? ''Lisa Gardner always delivers heart-stopping suspense'' HARLAN COBEN ''Stories that grip from the first page'' KARIN SLAUGHTER ''The absolute master of the psychological suspense novel'' SHARON BOLTON From the globally bestselling author Lisa Gardner comes an enthralling thriller, where all is not as idyllic as it appears... ____________________ A house in suburban Boston, a perfect family; pretty, young mother Sandra Jones seemingly has it all. But when Sandra goes missing, leaving her four-year-old daughter as the only witness, it appears that all is not as idyllic as her neighbours would believe... As Detective D. D. Warren delves deeper into the fabric of the Jones'' lives, she discovers the darkness therein. With Sandra''s husband Jason seemingly intent on destroying evidence and isolating his young daughter, D. D. must determine if he is struggling to protect his way of life or fighting to cover his tracks. The perfect family or the ultimate lie? ____________________ Praise for Lisa Gardner thrillers: ''A very good read indeed, that keeps you guessing to the end. The characters are well drawn, and the writing flows smoothly. A clever story'' ***** Reader Review ''Another cracker by Lisa Gardner, always keeps your interest till the very end. Highly recommend all her books'' ***** Reader Review ''Exciting and enticing storyline where one can easily attach oneself to the characters throughout the novel. I would highly recommend'' ***** Reader Review ''This was a twist within a twist. Brilliantly written, and I usually guess the end of a thriller, but with this one, no way'' ***** Reader Review ''Was amazed at the twists and turns the author used... Thoroughly enjoyable book and would recommend...'' ***** Reader Review ''As with the other Gardner novels - a gripping plot; engaging and interesting characters; multiple narrative points of view; some good twists'' ***** Reader Review ''Extremely gripping story with unexpected twist at the end... Lisa Gardener writes so well and holds your attention all through the book!'' ***** Reader Review ''There was barely time to pause for breath reading this!'' ***** Reader Review ''This author is unrivalled in the genre in my opinion'' ***** Reader Review

Packed with the suspenseful storytelling that has made Lisa Gardner a #1 New York Times bestselling author, this thrilling short story reveals new insights into beloved series heroine D.D. Warren... In her seventh month of pregnancy, Boston Detective D.D. Warren should be taking it easy. Instead, she accepts a small consulting role on the set of a serial killer film shooting in Boston. D.D. figures she’ll be useful to someone for at least one night, serving as a police expert and making a little extra money in the bargain.It seems like a simple task—until the previous film consultant, a former Boston cop, is found beaten to death. Suddenly D.D.’s date with Hollywood gets serious. Extremely pregnant, on the trail of a killer, and surrounded by a hundred and four murder suspects in the middle of a graveyard, D.D. must quickly unravel a tangled web of lies. As another cast member is attacked, D.D. realizes that like it or not, her priorities have changed—and her last desperate hope is that she can catch a killer before she and her unborn baby face mortal danger.

Following a shocking act of violence, a young boy confesses to a horrific shooting spree at a local school. The frightened residents of Bakersville, Oregon are demanding answers but is all as it seems? Officer Rainie Conner is leading her first homicide investigation, and whilst the event is bringing up past sins and painful memories of her own, she knows that she has to find the whole truth. With the help of FBI profiler Pierce Quincy, Rainie launches a full investigation but she soon realises that the shooting is just the beginning; there''s someone out there watching Rainie and he won''t rest until he''s finished what he started.

“A suspenseful roller-coaster ride.”—Karin Slaughter • “Lisa Gardner always delivers heart-stopping suspense.”—Harlan Coben He knows everything about you—including the first place you’ll hide. On a warm summer night in one of Boston’s working-class neighborhoods, an unthinkable crime has been committed: Four members of a family have been brutally murdered. The father—and possible suspect—now lies clinging to life in the ICU. Murder-suicide? Or something worse? Veteran police detective D. D. Warren is certain of only one thing: There’s more to this case than meets the eye. Danielle Burton is a survivor, a dedicated nurse whose passion is to help children at a locked-down pediatric psych ward. But she remains haunted by a family tragedy that shattered her life nearly twenty-five years ago. The dark anniversary is approaching, and when D. D. Warren and her partner show up at the facility, Danielle immediately realizes: It has started again. A devoted mother, Victoria Oliver has a hard time remembering what normalcy is like. But she will do anything to ensure that her troubled son has some semblance of a childhood. She will love him no matter what. Nurture him. Keep him safe. Protect him. Even when the threat comes from within her own house. The lives of these three women unfold and connect in unexpected ways, as sins from the past emerge—and stunning secrets reveal just how tightly blood ties can bind. Sometimes the most devastating crimes are the ones closest to home.

When a young wife and mother disappears from her suburban home, it''s not long before the cops have their first suspect: the missing woman''s husband, whose behavior is distinctly suspicious.

The bestselling author of Hide and Gone draws us into the venomous mind games of a terrifying killer. Come into my parlor . . . For Kimberly Quincy, FBI Special Agent, it all starts with a pregnant hooker. The story Delilah Rose tells Kimberly about her johns is too horrifying to be true—but prostitutes are disappearing, one by one, with no explanation, and no one but Kimberly seems to care. Said the spider to the fly . . . As a member of the Evidence Response Team, dead hookers aren’t exactly Kimberly’s specialty. The young agent is five months pregnant—she has other things to worry about than an alleged lunatic who uses spiders to do his dirty work. But Kimberly’s own mother and sister were victims of a serial killer. And now, without any bodies and with precious few clues, it’s all too clear that a serial killer has found the key to the perfect murder . . . or Kimberly is chasing a crime that never happened. Kimberly’s caught in a web more lethal than any spider’s, and the more she fights for answers, the more tightly she’s trapped. What she doesn’t know is that she’s close—too close—to a psychopath who makes women’ s nightmares come alive, and if he has his twisted way, it won’t be long before it’ s time for Kimberly to . . . SAY GOODBYE

The second installment of the award-winning Detective D. D. Warren series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner. There''s no use locking the doors. . . . It was the case that nearly killed him. Now a gruesome discovery in an underground chamber is about to resurrect his worst nightmare. And Massachusetts State Police detective Bobby Dodge has only one lead: a young girl who''s been in hiding for as long as she can remember. There''s no use turning on the light. . . . Her childhood was a blur of new cities and assumed identities. But from whom—or what—was Annabelle Granger''s family hiding? To find out, Dodge must team up with former lover and partner D. D. Warren from the Boston P.D. to track a woman from Bobby''s past who''s every bit as dangerous as the new killer. The trail will lead them to a chilling place where there''s no one to trust . . . and no place left to hide. The killer knows where to find you.

For ex-FBI profiler Pierce Quincy, it''s the beginning of his worst nightmare; a car abandoned on a desolate stretch of Oregon highway, engine running, purse on the driver''s seat. And his estranged wife, Rainie Conner, gone, leaving no clue to her fate. Did one of the ghosts from Rainie''s troubled past finally catch up with her? Or could her disappearance be the result of one of the cases they''d been working - a particularly vicious double homicide or the possible abuse of a deeply disturbed child Rainie took too close to heart? Together with his daughter, FBI agent Kimberly Quincy, Pierce is battling the local authorities, racing against time, and frantically searching for answers to all the questions he''s been afraid to ask. One man knows what happened that night. Adopting the alias of a killer caught eighty years before, he has already contacted the press. His terms are clear; he wants money, he wants power, he wants celebrity. And if he doesn''t get what he wants, Rainie will be gone for good. As the clock winds down on a terrifying deadline, Pierce plunges headlong into the most desperate hunt of his life, into the shattering search for a killer, a lethal truth, and for the love of his life, who may forever be...gone.

State Trooper Bobby Dodge watches a tense hostage standoff unfold through the scope of his sniper rifle. Just across the street, an armed man has barricaded himself with his wife and child. As the man''s finger tightens on the trigger, Dodge has only a split second to react - and forever to live with the consequences.

Twenty years ago, Melanie Stokes was abandoned in a Boston hospital, then adopted by a wealthy young couple. Gifted with loving parents, a doting brother, and an indulgent uncle, Melanie has always considered herself lucky. Until the first cryptic, threatening note arrives: “You Get What You Deserve.” Melanie has no memory of her life before the adoption. Now someone wants her to remember it all—even the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter. As Melanie pursues every lead and chases every shadow in search of her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from her past will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth. BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Lisa Gardner''s Love You More.

Rookie FBI agent Kimberly Quincy faces a race against time when she tackles a disturbing serial killer who routinely abducts two intended victims and leaves on the body of one clues to prevent the death of the other.

“Starts fast and never stops moving. Clever, complex, and original!”—Phillip Margolin THE SURVIVORS CLUB . . . that’s what Jillian Hayes, Carol Rosen, and Meg Pesaturo call it. They won’t consider themselves victims. They are survivors. They helped lead the investigation that caught the man who changed their lives forever. Now they are the prime suspects in his murder. Could three ordinary women have been driven to do the unthinkable? Detective Sergeant Roan Griffin knows all too well what can drive even the best people to cross the line. Has someone in the Survivors Club become a killer? And if so, can he blame her, let alone bring her to justice? “Has it all: provocative plotting, engaging characters, and a razor-sharp emotional edge.”—Stephen White “This club is worth the dues.”—People

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A desperate manhunt ensues for a killer who preys upon his victims’ minds—just before he claims their lives—in this blockbuster novel from #1 bestselling author Lisa Gardner. What do you do when a killer targets the people you love the most? When he knows how to make them vulnerable? When he knows the same about you? These are the questions that haunt FBI Special Agent Pierce Quincy. The police say his daughter’s death was an accident. Quincy will risk everything to learn the truth—and there’s only one person willing to help. Ex-cop Rainie Conner had once been paired professionally—and personally—with the brilliant FBI profiler. He helped her through the darkest days of her life. Now it’s time for Rainie to return the favor. But this killer is like none these two hard-boiled pros have ever encountered. This twisted psychopath has an insatiable hunger for revenge...and for fear. As the clock ticks down to one unspeakably intimate act of vengeance, the only way Rainie can unmask this killer is to step directly in his murderous path. She will become a murder waiting to happen. She will be . . . the next accident.

As a heat wave of epic proportions descends, the game begins again. Two girls have disappeared . . . and the clock is ticking. Rookie FBI agent Kimberly Quincy knows she''ll have to break some rules to beat an exactingly vicious criminal at a game he''s had time to perfect.

Mélanie Stockes, née d''un père criminel ? La fille du docteur Stockes, honorablement connu à Boston, aurait pour géniteur un homme qui, pour avoir tué six enfants, a été condamné à mort et exécuté ! Lorsqu''un journaliste de la presse à scandale fait cette révélation à la jeune femme, Mélanie refuse de prêter foi à ses propos. Cette histoire est tellement incroyable .. et terrifiante. Pourtant, tout semble concorder : le meurtrier avait laissé derrière lui une fillette amnésique de neuf ans, âge auquel, cette année-là, Mélanie fut adoptée par un médecin. Bientôt, menaces et appels anonymes parviennent à Mélanie, qui se confie au FBI. Le jour où le journaliste est retrouvé mort dans des circonstances mystérieuses, elle comprend que son désir de connaître la vérité sur son passé risque de mettre en péril, au-delà de sa raison, sa vie même...