Evie Carter returns home to find her husband dead in his office chair, obviously shot and holding the weapon. When she sees what’s on his computer screen, Evie grabs the gun and shoots the computer…twelve times. And that’s what the police see moments later when they arrive and assume the obvious. Detective D. D. Warren joins the scene and recognizes Evie from a case many years ago when she was a teen. Meanwhile, Flora Dane sees the news report on television and recognizes Evie’s husband, Conrad Carter, from a time during her captivity with abductor Jacob Ness.
This all happens within the first chapter so my imagination immediately launched into several theories. It was all perplexing, trying to figure out what Evie saw on that computer, who really killed Conrad and what was he doing with Jacob Ness. The case went in a lot of directions, especially when Flora finally agrees to cooperate with law enforcement and explore her memories of her 472 days in captivity. Even the federal agent who rescued her, Kimberly Quincy, joins the investigative team.
As much as I’ve enjoyed the books in the series, this one is my favorite as it managed to so seamlessly bridge at least five separate cases and situations, have them make sense and have each be a compelling story on its own. The narrator was equally outstanding in skillfully telling all these stories in D. D.’s, Evie’s and Flora’s voices so distinctly and wonderfully. I loved everything about this and if all I’ve described wasn’t enough, the ending is just magnificent!
Book Info
- Release Date: February 19, 2019
- Series: Detective D. D. Warren #10
- Narrator: Kirsten Potter
- Audio Length: 11 hours, 44 minutes
- Publisher: Brilliance Audio
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Sounds like a multi-layered, complex plot yet seems to be lucidly written. Good review, Jonetta. 🙂
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Thanks, Debjani💜 Thats it exactly.
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Fab review Jo! I love how authors can tie everything up like that!
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Thanks, Nicki💜 I’ve never seen it done so well.
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You nailed it, this was a brilliant listen!
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Thank you, Cathy💜 I’m so glad you agree!
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Dang, another author I haven’t really read, something I should probably rectify. So many books, so little time.
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She’s such a good writer. When I started this series, I wasn’t a fan of the main character, D. D. Warren. Now I’m crazy about her without her ever really changing her personality. Good, good writing.
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Oh, I like the sound of that, I’m adding her to my list! 😀
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I definitely want to read this now after reading your review. I’m off to check it out!
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Thanks, Jacob💜 It’s a great series.
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Nice review! I love a great ending!
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Thank you, Carol💜
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Wonderful review Jo. You are almost caught up on this one, good for you. I do love her writing. One of my favourites and one I am caught up on.
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ohoh you’ve caught up to one I haven’t read yet. So I had to skim. It’s a great series though.
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I love Lisa Gardner, so another series to add for me! Excellent review, Jo!
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Thank you, Marialyce💜 Took me a couple of books to warm to D. D. but I’ve always enjoyed the series.
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