The Perfect Husband - Lisa Gardner [155]
“One cannot read this excellent new novel by bestselling author Gardner without wondering what actors might play these characters. . . . Rocks and rolls right up to a nail-biter ending.” —Publishers Weekly
“Her best effort yet in this dynamite tale . . . Readers are forewarned that they may be up all night finishing this masterfully crafted thriller.” —Booklist
“The Survivors Club has it all—provocative plotting, an astute eye for detail, engaging characters, and a razor-sharp emotional edge.” —Stephen White
“Will go in many a beach book bag this summer.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Another surprise-filled, suspenseful yarn from the gifted Ms. Gardner.” —Denton Chronicle
“Lisa Gardner knows how to produce a hair-raising mystery thriller, and this offering is no exception. . . . Gardner keeps the reader guessing with twist after ingenious twist.” —Charleston Post and Courier
“There’s a whiff of The Silence of The Lambs in this gripping new crime novel. . . . A suspenseful page-turner.” —The Toronto Sun
“Cunning, terrifying . . . a suspenseful page turner.” —The Windsor Ontario Star
“Here’s a winner to keep you on the edge of your beach chair.” —River Falls Journal
“Another sure-fire winner . . . you’ll be flipping pages all night.” —Winnipeg Free Press
THE NEXT ACCIDENT
“A cool and accomplished psycho-killer tale.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Harrowing. A fiendishly well-choreographed dance of death.” —Booklist
“A suspense-laden, twist-filled tale.” —The Providence Journal-Bulletin
“The suspense is constant. . . . A satisfying novel.” —The Plain Dealer
“Suspense-filled and well-plotted . . . Gardner has another winner.” —Arlington News
THE THIRD VICTIM
“Riveting, hold-your-breath suspense!”
—Iris Johansen
“Gardner deftly probes the psychology of school shootings while developing a cast of complex, compelling characters. . . . A suspenseful, curl-up winter read, this thriller teems with crisp, realistic dialogue and engaging characters.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“An extraordinary book . . . Gardner’s writing skills are beautifully showcased in this novel. Deftly, she has crafted multi-dimensional characters. . . . Their emotions are well expressed in crisp, pertinent dialogue and the tensions are sustained at many different levels with seemingly effortless ease. Scenes shift, points of view shift, the pace varies; all to perfection.” —The Romance Reader
“[A] heart-stopping novel, a story to get under your skin and haunt you. The action and the tension never let up from first page to last. As timely as today’s headlines, this is a one-of-a-kind book.”
—Romantic Times Magazine
THE OTHER DAUGHTER
“Once again, Gardner serves up suspense at a furious pace.” —Publishers Weekly
“[A] suspenseful, engrossing page-turner . . . Totally absorbing, it’s one of those books that keeps you up late, enslaved by the ‘just one more chapter’ syndrome.” —Mystery News
“Sheer terror . . . a great read.” —Iris Johansen
Dear Reader,
I hope you loved THE PERFECT HUSBAND, and now I’d like to share with you a sneak peek at my next novel, ALONE. I’m very excited to be working on such a dark, twisted tale, this one featuring a homicidal cop, a manipulative widow, a vengeful father, and a happy-go-lucky psychopath. I like to think that it’s psychological suspense at its finest, where the person you love the most should be the person you trust the least. . . .
Read on for a thrilling preview of Lisa Gardner’s
latest novel of suspense, ALONE,
coming in hardcover from
Bantam Books in January 2005!
ALONE
ON SALE JANUARY 2005
CHAPTER ONE
HE’D PUT IN a fifteen-hour shift the night the call came in. Too many impatient drivers on 93, leading to too much crash, bang, boom. City was like that this time of year. The trees were bare, night coming on quick and the holidays looming. It felt raw outside. After the easy camaraderie of summer barbecues,