Live to Tell
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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.
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Live to Tell is the second Lisa Gardner book I've read and also the second one with D.D. Warren is the lead detective. I really love the character of DD and this confirms it. I love how she interrogates, I love it when she gets lost in fantasy, I love her general crankiness. All of these does not make her a good detective, however. I likable lead most definitely yes! Similar to the novel preceding this, The Neighbor, the case appeared solvable maybe 70% of the way, D.D. just didn't ask the right obvious questions earlier or constructed an obviously very wrong theory. I mean I get it, she is not an elite detective, she just works hard and has her heart in the right place. The journey to the end is more enjoyable than the conclusion for the two Gardner books I've read. This is a very fun book but the more I think about it, the more frustrated I feel. I will check more titles on this series and I hope DD straight-up delivers ala Poirot.
Description
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.
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Posts
Live to Tell is the second Lisa Gardner book I've read and also the second one with D.D. Warren is the lead detective. I really love the character of DD and this confirms it. I love how she interrogates, I love it when she gets lost in fantasy, I love her general crankiness. All of these does not make her a good detective, however. I likable lead most definitely yes! Similar to the novel preceding this, The Neighbor, the case appeared solvable maybe 70% of the way, D.D. just didn't ask the right obvious questions earlier or constructed an obviously very wrong theory. I mean I get it, she is not an elite detective, she just works hard and has her heart in the right place. The journey to the end is more enjoyable than the conclusion for the two Gardner books I've read. This is a very fun book but the more I think about it, the more frustrated I feel. I will check more titles on this series and I hope DD straight-up delivers ala Poirot.