They reach up out of the pages, grab you by the lapels, and hold you until youve read to the final, suspensefilled sentence. Gardner is a new york times bestselling author of suspense and its easy to see why. But lisa gardner sent me an advance copy of love you more, and i pretty much dropped everything and read it through. However, its more her besties tragedy that she took the blame for. If you like thriller author lisa gardner, youll like. Lee child says this book had me at the authors name a splitsecond decision and brian darby lies dead. She also wrote romance novels using the pseudonym alicia scott. If you are the publisher or author of this book and.
Lisa gardner is an amazing storyteller and i love reading her books. Lisa gardnerno one owns this corner of the genre the way she doesand love you more might be her best ever. Warren series which also features kimberly quincy from the fbi profiler series. It is a mystery about a mother, tess, charged with murdering her husband and possibly her 6yrold daughter, sophie, as well. Love you more lisa gardner 5 once i started reading this book i didnt want to put it down. Love you more, lisa gardner so much for happy endings. After a brief stint in the food industry where she caught her hair on fire twice, lisa gardner started her career as a romantic suspense novelist, publishing her first book at the age of 20, while still in college. The if you like series has been a little quiet over the summer, but now the wonderful nicola marsh has stopped by to give us the dl on who to read if you enjoy thriller writer lisa gardner. Add in murderous drug dealers, an intrepid newspaper reporter, coyotes crossing the u. Smith, 412 gold stars in her fifth case live to tell, 2010, etc. Ive never read anything by gardner before, but the novels synopsis caught my attention right. Warren series unfolds like a slick hollywood thriller.
Charlene rosalind carter grant, a 28yearold police dispatch officer with a horrific childhood, expects to be murdered on january 21. Warren series is great, but it is not may favorite of gardners series. It reminds me of james pattersons womens murder club books. Warren after 2005s alone and 2007s hide, the neighbor focuses on an attractive young wife and mother who inexplicably disappears from her suburban home. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. As much as any thriller writer today, gardner knows how to write a compelling story. Love you more was an amazing story about a mothers love. Raised in hillsboro, oregon, gardner lives in new hampshire. Warren and flora dane on a shocking new case that begins with a vicious murder and gets darker from there. I didnt realize that this book was part of a series, and i dont believe ive read them in order, but it doesnt seem to matter too much. His wife, state police trooper tessa leoni, claims to have shot him in selfdefense, and bears the bruises to back up her tale. In lisa gardners third thriller featuring feisty boston police detective d.
Lisa gardner, author of bestselling crime thrillers, has worked in food service and a research analyst. Sometimes the plot of a thriller just gets curiouser and curiouser until, well, until it all makes sense. Warren novels include live to tell, hide, alone, and the international. The wellwrought suspense offsets the shaky plot of bestseller gardners sixth novel featuring boston sgt. Lee child tessa leoni is a dedicated single mom when she is swept away by a man who turns out to be the wrong guy. Love you more is going to win her a legion of new fans and launch her right to the top of the lists along with nora roberts and tami hoagand stieg larsson. The plot was genius and kept me totally engrossed in the book until the end.
Love you more by lisa gardner was an amazing novel. She fired them, tessa explains, and one look at the severe bruising of her face a broken cheekbone. Love you more by lisa gardner penguin random house audio. Her novel gone is set in a fictionalized version of tillamook, oregon. There are not enough words to describe how great this book is. She has also written romance novels under the name alicia scott. Lisa gardners books come with a builtin set of hands. Love you more 4 stars lisa gardner s fast paced writing style and captivating plots are the reason she is one of my favorite crime authors, particularly her quincyrainie series. Mexico border, and a pissedoff wannabe graphic novelist, and you have a thoroughly entertaining cast of characters. When you get to the end of this novel and all the pieces of the puzzle have been revealed, they all make sense. His wife, state police trooper tessa leoni, claims to have shot him in. Lisa gardner is the new york times bestselling author of thirteen novels. Warren is in charge of a murder case where tessa leoni, a state police trooper, claims. Love you more by lisa gardiner sisters in crime australia.
There is nothing better than a mystery novel that makes sense, and that is what makes love you more by lisa gardner such a good read. Pushed to the brink by an abusive husband, state police trooper tessa. The guy who died twice short story sergeant detective d. Love you more by lisa gardner editing by elizabeth. A letter from author lisa gardner true confession time. She fired them, tessa explains, and one look at the severe bruising of her facea broken cheekbone.
Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. I have listed below the lisa gardner books in order for her series and the standalone novels. This kind of generosity makes deaths acre less a macabre wooded plot and more like hallowed ground. Love you more this was the first book i ever read by lisa gardner and i absolutely loved it. Lisa gardner is the new york times bestselling author of the killing hour, the survivors club, the next accident, the other daughter, the third victim, and the perfect husband. Unbelievably gripping and clever, you wont want to put it down until the final page. Love you more by lisa gardner published on 2011 june 10, 2017 june 21, 2017 little dino books. Lisa gardner books list of books by author lisa gardner. Raised in hillsboro, oregon, she graduated from the citys glencoe high school. They reach up out of the pages, grab you by the lapels, and hold you until you ve read to the final, suspensefilled sentence. Lisa gardner s books come with a builtin set of hands. When the reader begins to think they know the way the plot is developing, things change.
I wont be listing the alicia scott books, as they are romance novels, and beyond the scope of mystery. Gardner hits an impressive new high with her latest taut thriller, a threeway chess game with the life of a 6yearold girl at stake. So, were still writing based on the same play book. Sandra jones was a sixthgrade social studies teacher at a local middle school, a wellliked employee, the doting mother to a. When you see me by lisa gardner is the 11th book in the detective d. Massachusetts state trooper bobby dodge watches a tense hostage standoff unfold through the. Warren and tessa are totally believable characters. Its interesting that not until i had a copy of the book in my hands and read the jacket did i realize that the detective is d. It took her three years and four rewrites to finally walk away with a finished product. Plus, it is satisfying to see the stubborn and selfsufficient d. Lisa gardner outdoes herself in her lastest thriller love you more. Warren books have never been stellar perhaps because d. To help you find out about all of her novels and short stories, weve produced this book list site.
Best of all, if after reading an ebook, you buy a paper version of love you more detective d. Sunday times and new york times bestseller lisa gardner is back with the fifth novel in the detective d. While it may not be as well written as other novels, love you more is a great novel to read, if just for the quick plot and d. Linwood barclay it has the chills and thrills to excite, and the heart to draw you in. Lisas been publishing novels since the early 90s, originally using the pseudonym alicia scott and later releasing them under her own name. Love you more 4 stars lisa gardners fast paced writing style and captivating plots are the reason she is one of my favorite crime authors, particularly her quincyrainie series.
Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. She is the author of several thrillers, including the killing hour and the next accident. Readers of lisa gardner should know that there is more to a story then originally seen. One question, a splitsecond decision, and brian darby lies dead on the kitchen floor. While i mainly write contemporary romance, as a reader i adore a good thriller. Last updated january 3rd, 2020 lisa gardner is an american author well known for her many crime thriller novels, many included in series, while others written as standalone books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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