Book Preview AUTHOR’S NOTE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS WHEN I FIRST PROPOSED this book to my editor, it was the winter of 1998 and nearly seven months since the last shooting — Kip Kinkel’s May rampage in Springfield, Oregon. That tragedy had followed close on the heels of another, in Jonesboro, Arkansas (March 24, 1998), … Read more
Book Preview Copyright © 2002 by Lisa Gardner Acknowledgments As a general rule, I enjoy researching all of my novels. Murder, mayhem, investigative procedures, it’s all good stuff. This time around, however, I had a particularly wonderful experience, and for that I’m … Read more
Book Preview Writers have a tendency to view their craft as a solitary occupation. In fact, it takes many people to create a book and I’m indebted to quite a few. I would like to express my deep appreciation and gratitude to all the people who helped me in this process, including: … Read more
Book Preview AS ALWAYS, I‘M indebted to quite a few people for their expertise and patience in helping make this book a reality. Being myself, I took artistic license with a great deal of the information but tried to keep things as rooted in the real world as possible. All mistakes are mine, of course. … Read more
Book Preview The third book in the Quincy / Rainie series The third book in the Quincy / Rainie series Copyright © 2001 by Lisa Baumgartner Copyright © 2001 by Lisa Baumgartner Acknowledgments For most of my career as a suspense author, I’ve been repeatedly greeted by the comment, … Read more
Book Preview I’ve always wondered what people felt in the final few hours of their lives. Did they know something terrible was about to occur? Sense imminent tragedy, hold their loved ones close? Or is it one of those things that simply happens? The mother of four, tucking her kids into bed, worrying … Read more
Book Preview A little bit of research went into the making of this novel. In the absolutely, highly recommended, great-way-to-spend-a-weekend department, I was privileged to once again visit the FBI Academy and learn more about life amid an active Marine base. I have done my best to re-create the facilities and culture of the Academy. … Read more
Book Preview “In the U.S., the dangerous spiders include the Widows and the Recluse Spiders.” “In the U.S., the dangerous spiders include the Widows and the Recluse Spiders.” FROM Spiders and Their Kin,BY HERBERT W. AND LORNA R. LEVI, A GOLDEN GUIDE FROM ST. MARTIN’S PRESS, 2002 FROM Spiders and Their Kin,BY HERBERT W. AND … Read more
Book Preview It’s a question anyone should be able to answer. A question that defines a life, creates a future, guides most minutes of one’s days. Simple, elegant, encompassing. He asked the question, and I felt the answer in the weight of my duty belt, the constrictive confines of my armored vest, the tight brim … Read more
Book Preview I don’t remember that night much anymore. In the beginning, it seems like you’ll never forget. But time is a nebulous thing, especially for a child. And year by year, bit by bit, details started to fade from my memory. Coping skills, Dr. Frank assured me. The natural evolution of my psyche starting … Read more
Book Preview MY FATHER EXPLAINED it to me the first time when I was seven years old: The world is a system. School is a system. Neighborhoods are a system. Towns, governments, any large group of people. For that matter, the human body is a system, enabled by smaller, biological subsystems. Criminal justice, definitely a … Read more
Book Preview Tuesday, 12:24 a.m. PST SHE IS DREAMING AGAIN. She doesn’t want to. She wrestles with the sheets, tosses her head, tries to keep the dream version of herself from walking up those stairs, from opening that door, from entering the gloom. She wakes up stuffing the scream back into her throat, eyes bulging … Read more
Book Preview Also by Lisa Gardner novels The Perfect Husband The Other Daughter The Third Victim The Next Accident The Survivors Club The Killing Hour Alone Gone Hide Say Goodbye The Neighbor Live to Tell Love You More Catch Me Touch & Go Fear Nothing Crash & Burn Find Her Right Behind You Look for … Read more
Book Preview H E‘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 … Read more