"She hugs
me then, hard and fierce. The way I know she's always hugged me. And I force
myself to stand there. To not flinch, to not go rigid. To remind myself these
arms are my mother's arms. Her hair smells like my memories of my mother's
hair. This is the woman who tucked me in at night, and read me stories, and
offered me warm milk when I couldn't sleep, and made me cinnamon toast when I
was sick. A million tiny moments......."
Boston
detective D.D. Warren is back in this exciting police suspense series. The
eighth book in this series, but a standalone read, as are all of them. This
author, Lisa Gardner, is one of my favorite in this genre of writing. If you've
not read anything from her I highly recommend her books.
We start with
a young girl locked in a coffin type box. Only taken out to be abused and mistreated.
She is able to survive and is eventually released. What happens to Flora Dane
after the fact is the true story here. At times a victim or has she become a
vigilante?
Detective
Warren has her own things to deal with personally. Events in the past have led
her to where her job has her on restrictions. Her team is struggling to deal
with this new version of D.D.. Strong and intent on making things right again,
she's on a case where Flora has been found at the scene of a kidnapping and
murder. Who was the victim and who is the criminal now? Lines become blurred
and D.D. isn't about to let Flora off easy, victim or not.
Fast paced,
twists and turns you never see coming. I love how it's not predictable. The
characters are well written, and you just jump in and go for an exciting ride.
D.D. is discovering things about Flora and is concerned to what it all adds up
to. Then Flora disappears. Can D.D. and her team find her? Was she taken or did
she go off the grid on purpose? The 472 days that Flora spent in her captors
hands is still with her. The damage is done. The past is coming back for Flora.
There are
other murders of young girls and there might be a link. Can Flora can connect
the dots for them? She may be more important to saving a life than they
realize. All D.D. Warren knows is she
must "Find Her."
Once again
Lisa Gardner writes a great book! If you like criminal suspense, cops and
killer stories, this is definitely for you!
Thank you
Netgalley and Dutton (Penguin Group)
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