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When You See Me

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I haven't read a Lisa Gardner book in a while, I will go searching to see what I have missed. What a book! I was totally gripped and read it in one go. Well written,describes heartache and shock of a community,mixed in with their real lives phoning home whilst going through gruesome finds everyday.

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Ever mounting murder victims in a small tight-knit town start coming to light - shallow graves throughout the woods; a closed community surviving mainly on tourism these days. Enter an established team - Flora ex child kidnapped, abused victim, FBI Quincy, detective DD, computer geek Keith and the local sheriff - to seek the murderer of what, at first, seems a single historic murder. Squeaky clean and benevolent town characters are, perhaps, not quite what they seem as the team unravels more graves of young women, child trafficking, illegal medical practises, historic abuse and the like. Psychological twists and turns abound making this a taut thriller to read, sometimes rather harrowing. Well written and an excellent sense of place in the Appalachian backwoods; the team work well together and it is not a problem not having read the previous books starring Flora, Quincy and DD (don't know if Keith was also in these). I shall look for other books by this author. Thanks to NetGalley and Random House UK, Cornerstone for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

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Yet again, another great book by Lisa Gardner. Good to find out more of how previous characters lives develop and also have a new crime to solve. An excellent read.

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I am afraid the ethos and language of these teenagers made it impossible for me to become involved in this story. I was disappointed as I have previously enjoyed Lisa Gardners books. Maybe I am too old! I am sure others will enjoy it.

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This is the fourth book featuring abduction survivor turned vigilante/investigator Flora Dane, a character I have come to love. Along with FBI agent Kimberley Quincy and Boston detective DD Warren she is invited to join a task force investigating a prolific killer who has been murdering young girls for more than 15 years. This story had me experiencing a whole spectrum of emotions from shock and horror to breathless anticipation. My underlying feeling throughout the book, however, was anger especially when reading the prologue and the excerpts narrated by a little girl who has been robbed of everything even her name. I thought the phone calls between the investigators and their families along with the tentative romance between Flora and Keith made the situations endured by the victims even more horrific. Another 5 star thriller by this author.

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