
Narrator: Kirsten Potter, Rebecca Lowman, Ann Marie Lee
Series: Detective D.D. Warren #4
Published by Random House Audio on July 13, 2010
Genres: Suspense
Length: 13 hours and 23 minutes
Format: Audiobook
Source: Library
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“A suspenseful roller-coaster ride.” (Karin Slaughter)
“Lisa Gardner always delivers heart-stopping suspense.” (Harlan Coben)
He knows everything about you - including the first place you’ll hide.
On a warm summer night in one of Boston’s working-class neighborhoods, an unthinkable crime has been committed: Four members of a family have been brutally murdered. The father - and possible suspect - now lies clinging to life in the ICU. Murder-suicide? Or something worse? Veteran police detective D. D. Warren is certain of only one thing: There’s more to this case than meets the eye.
Danielle Burton is a survivor, a dedicated nurse whose passion is to help children at a locked-down pediatric psych ward. But she remains haunted by a family tragedy that shattered her life nearly 25 years ago. The dark anniversary is approaching, and when D. D. Warren and her partner show up at the facility, Danielle immediately realizes: It has started again.
A devoted mother, Victoria Oliver has a hard time remembering what normalcy is like. But she will do anything to ensure that her troubled son has some semblance of a childhood. She will love him no matter what. Nurture him. Keep him safe. Protect him. Even when the threat comes from within her own house.
The lives of these three women unfold and connect in unexpected ways, as sins from the past emerge - and stunning secrets reveal just how tightly blood ties can bind.
Sometimes the most devastating crimes are the ones closest to home.



And while we follow as D.D. investigates this, we also have another story of a divorced woman with her extremely violent and unpredictable eight-year-old boy. He’s so bad, the husband left her with their younger daughter because he was scared for her life. He was forced to choose between his kids, and he chose the non-violent girl. Mom refused to institutionalize the boy, so Dad decided he needed to get his daughter out of the environment.
There’s another story of a nurse, who was the lone survivor when her father committed a “family annihilation”, where someone kills the whole family. Danielle had grown up with her aunt. She became a pediatric nurse in a psychiatric ward for kids that they were just trying to manage. Her main patient is a young girl named Lucy. Lucy is feral. She doesn’t always wear clothes, doesn’t use bathroom facilities and acts more like a cat than a human. Danielle is really good with her and makes progress.
Oh and while they are investigating the Harrington family’s death, another entire family is murdered. And it seems that both families have a child tied to the pediatric ward. It takes a while before all the stories come together, but each story is very interesting and keeps you very interested in the story. At times, I was a little disappointed in the change of direction, but it was because I enjoyed each story so much. The disappointment didn’t last because I enjoyed the next part of the story too. If that makes any sense. I just never wanted to leave any group of characters, or at least most of them.
Just like all the books I’ve read so far in this series, I’ve really enjoyed the story, mystery and most of all the characters. I do tend to be a very character driven reader, so it doesn’t matter how good the plot is, if I don’t connect with the characters, I struggle. The characters Lisa Gardner creates are really great and relatable. Like the previous books, I was surprised by how this story ended. There were so many suspects, you just had no idea who it would be.
Narration:
This story is performed by Kirsten Potter, Rebecca Lowman, and Ann Marie Lee. Each narrator does at least one POV. Like with the previous story, it really helps break up the POVs, so it is easy to tell when the POV changes, even mid-chapter. I think each character had great voices which fit their personality. I really got lost in the story with the narration. I had a great time with it.
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Oh, how I loved this series! Great review, Mel💜
It’s been a long time since I read this, but I still remember parts. I love the Detective D.D. Warren series! Glad it was a hit for you, too!
This sounds like it would make for a great TV show series too. I’m putting this series in my wishlist now, it sounds great.
I feel like this is a series my mom definitely needs to give a try. Great review!
Love multiple readers for different POVs