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From a master of suspense comes a chilling new novel that explores the dangers lurking closer than you think. Because even in the perfect family, you never know what is going on behind closed doors…. This is what happened… It was a case guaranteed to spark a media feeding frenzy—a young... read more
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Summary edit
A young mother, blond and pretty, disappears without a trace from her South Boston home, leaving behind her four-year-old daughter as the only witness and her handsome, secretive husband as the prime suspect.
Characters edit
- Sandra Jones: Mom / wife who goes missing
- Jason Jones: Husband, father, reporter, who arrives home to find his wife missing - he has secrets!
- "Ree" Jones: Precocious daughter of Sandy and Jason
- Aidan Brewster: Neighbor and registered sexual offender
- Sergeant D.D. Warren: Detective investigating the missing person - Sandra Jones
- Detective Miller: D. D. Warren's partner in this investigation
- Mr. Smith: The Jones's orange cat. He actually plays a pretty good role in the story.
- Ethan Hastings: One of Sandy's students and a young computer genius.
- Wayne Reynolds: Ethan's uncle who works for the State Police as a Computer Forensic Technician.
- Clarissa Jane Jones: a/k/a Ree - Jason and Sandy's four-year-old daughter3 DD Warren
- Mrs. Lizbet: Sandy's best friend, a colleague at the Middle School where they both teach.
- Maxwell M. Black: Sandy's estranged father.
- Bobby Dodge: Plays a small role in the story but is part of the series.
- Greg Barr: Add a description of this character.
- Joshua Ferris
- Clemente
- Wendell
- Jacob Wetterling
- Brian Miller
- Rita
- Nick Crawford
- Sandy Jones
- Missy Black
- Gary Provost
- Marianne Jackson
- Mrs. Suzie
- Janie
- Jason Johnson
- Judge Banyan
- Rachel
- Phil Stewart
- Sandy
- Mrs. Jones
- Elizabeth Reyes
- Mrs. Brenda Jane
- James McConnagal
- Cooper
- Jerry
- Vito Marcello
- Adele
- Colleen Pickler
- Marge
- Mrs. H. Colleen
- Jenna Hill
- Max
- D.D.
- Annabelle
- Hawkes
- Carlos
- Joyce
Quotes edit
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“You know what people want more than anything else in the world? More than love, more than money, more than peace on earth? People want to feel normal.”
Sandra Jones
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I’m convinced these are the moments that ultimately make us or break us. Like a wave lapping against the same boulder day after day, eroding the stone, shaping the line of the shore, the ordinary minutia of our lives holds the real power, and thus all the hidden danger The daily things we do, or don’t do, without ever understanding the long-term ramification of such minor acts.
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“CSV?” “Comma Separated Values, which opens an Excel spreadsheet that will show every URL that was visited by the computer with a date-time stamp. You can cut and paste one of the URLs straight into the computer’s search engine and it’ll take you to that website for inspection. Voila, you’ll know everyplace the computer has visited.”
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2009009861 www.bantamdell.com
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“If you really want to know what’s in the computer’s browser history, I recommend Pasco.” “Pasco?”
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Occam’s razor, right? The simplest explanation is generally the correct explanation.
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BY LISA GARDNER 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
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order of business: downloading and installing the Pasco forensic tool from Foundstone.
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detritus. The cellar was dusty, but not messy. Items were neatly stacked against the wall, the center floor clear for laundry duties, perhaps some indoor bike
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recidivism, but a hard-core pedophile such as Jim is the true monster under the bed. By Jim’s own admission, he’s attracted solely to eight-year-old boys and has probably had inappropriate relationships with thirty-five kids in a span of nearly forty years. He started when he was a fourteen-year-old babysitter. Now, at the age of fifty-five, his own flagging testosterone is finally slowing him down. Plus, the docs got him on a heavy regimen of antidepressants, the side effects of which repress the libido.
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every time she wanted attention.” “Münchhausen.”
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Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
I've always wondered what people felt in the final few hours of their lives.
Table of Contents edit
THIRTY-SEVEN chapters in this book.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 8 in Detective D. D. Warren. (standard series)
Preceded by Hide, and followed by Live to Tell.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lisa Gardner (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 0553807234
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 0553807234
Page Count: 384
Awards edit
- Thriller Awards (July 2010: Best Hardcover Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Lisa Gardner: Author's website
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