Helpful Score: 10
Creepy is all I can say. What a great read...definately had me fooled until the very end.
Very creepy, with lots of plot twists and turns. Kept me riveted until the very last page; I sat up and read almost the whole book at one time because I couldn't put it down!
Helpful Score: 8
This was a great story. I loved the characters and the storyline, it will keep you interested from beginning to end. This is a must read.
Helpful Score: 5
My second book by this author. The story kept me guessing until the end. I would definitely recommend Lisa Gardner books and hope to read more.
Helpful Score: 4
WOW!! WHAT A GREAT READ!!! YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHO THE GOOD GUYS ARE BUT THINK AGAIN!! QUESTIONS AND SUSPENCE ABOUND!!
Helpful Score: 3
Very good....tinges of evil made it hard to keep going at times, but as the mom of two little girls, that's to be expected with a book that deals with violence against little girls. Still a good read, and the ending had my jaw dropped.
Helpful Score: 3
This is the first book I've read by Lisa Gardner. I loved it! She knows how to create a main character that is really likable, and I found myself rooting for her in the end. Great book with lots of surprises.
Helpful Score: 2
This book is losely tied to the Quincy family books that Lisa Gardner has made so popular. Pierce Quincy does make a very brief appearance but over all this is a standalone book and a very good one at that. The suspense is terrific. It hooks you within the first few pages and makes you want to stay up all night to finish it. Although this is one of Gardner's earlier books it doesn't suffer with a new writer feel to it. It made a fan of Gardner out of me.
Helpful Score: 2
This book was excellent! Lots of plot twists and mystery....could not put it down!
Helpful Score: 2
"Professional event planner Melanie Stokes does not suspect that the death of a serial killer in a Texas electric chair 20 years before could have any relevance to her neatly ordered existence. But as it becomes clear that the life she's known (as the adopted daughter of Boston cardiologist Harper Stokes and his trophy wife, Patricia) is based on ugly secrets and bloody lies, her world unravels. With the help of FBI Agent David Riggs, who makes up for his lack of physical agilityAthe result of ankylosing spondylitis (bad back problems)Awith finely honed reflexes, street smarts and pure sex appeal, Melanie unearths what an intricately planned 25-year-old cover-up can't hide: the gruesome truth about her parentage."
I've not read a true suspense story in a while and I was so glad I took a break from my usual diet of vampires, witches, and demons. I had forgotten how edge of the seat scary a true suspense can be. I had forgotten that the suspense building in a real thriller can raise the hairs on your arms as effectively as the horror of a vampire suddenly appearing or a werewolf attacking. While there were a few points that I didn't feel that Gardener explained to my satisfaction, this book kept your attention and kept you guessing right up to the end. A half a dozen times, I was sure that I had it figured out but Gardener managed to plant the clues and kept me turning pages and peeling layers of this mystery, long after I should have gone to bed. I throughly enjoyed the trip and will drag out another of her books as the thrill ride was refreshing and mind clearing.
I've not read a true suspense story in a while and I was so glad I took a break from my usual diet of vampires, witches, and demons. I had forgotten how edge of the seat scary a true suspense can be. I had forgotten that the suspense building in a real thriller can raise the hairs on your arms as effectively as the horror of a vampire suddenly appearing or a werewolf attacking. While there were a few points that I didn't feel that Gardener explained to my satisfaction, this book kept your attention and kept you guessing right up to the end. A half a dozen times, I was sure that I had it figured out but Gardener managed to plant the clues and kept me turning pages and peeling layers of this mystery, long after I should have gone to bed. I throughly enjoyed the trip and will drag out another of her books as the thrill ride was refreshing and mind clearing.
Helpful Score: 2
Melanie Stokes was adopted by the Stokes family at the age of nine, when she was discovered in the emergency room abandoned by her parents and suffering amnesia. She grows up in the family loved by her parents and brother ~~ till a Texan reporter contacts her to share with her the mystery of her past...secrets her family has been keeping from her for 20 ears.
If you're in the mood for mind games, this book is it. It is much more of a psychological thriller with a couple of murders thrown in it to keep the suspense alive. And the ending is unpredictable
If you're in the mood for mind games, this book is it. It is much more of a psychological thriller with a couple of murders thrown in it to keep the suspense alive. And the ending is unpredictable
Helpful Score: 2
Bigger stretch of the imagination than the others of hers that I've read. Even so, the characters are nicely touched with foibles and/or failings that make them feel as if you might have met them at one time or another in your way through the world. Moves along at a nice clip with enough loose ends to keep you turning the pages.
Helpful Score: 1
A real page turner!
Helpful Score: 1
Another good book from this author, really enjoyed it.
Helpful Score: 1
Great book. It will keep you guessing until the very end! Just when you think you have it figured out it twists again!
Helpful Score: 1
A real page turner. Could not put it down!
Helpful Score: 1
Had to read it all in one day..Very good..first book of hers I had read and it was fantastic.
Helpful Score: 1
Great thrilling read!!
Helpful Score: 1
This book was riveting. I'm going to have to read some more Lisa Gardner! Convoluted plot, keeps you guessing all the way through - - and who would ever have guessed the way it turned out. You suspected EVERYONE!
Helpful Score: 1
Good read. Easy to figure it out, though.
Helpful Score: 1
It took me awhile to get into this book, but once I did...I loved the twist.
Helpful Score: 1
I finished the Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner, very twisty and turny but a good interesting read. The Perfect Husband was alot better but it was a good read. I got confused about names in the book often other than that it was a great read.
This is another GREAT book by Lisa Gardner. I couldn't put it down until I finished it.
Helpful Score: 1
Good reading and hard to put down
Helpful Score: 1
This was a suspenseful read! I was sorry to finish it.
By the author of "The Neighbor", this book was pretty good because it kept you guessing till the end. It was not predictable as some other books tend to be.
Helpful Score: 1
This was a great book! Kept me on the edge of my seat!
Helpful Score: 1
Very good book. I throughly enjoyed it.
Helpful Score: 1
Good suspense, family drama, a little predictable for those familiar with this genre. Intriguing lead hero and heroine, with some romance thrown in.
Helpful Score: 1
Another one of her great books. I read it in two days
Helpful Score: 1
Interesting plot that keeps wrapping around itself, leaving the reader a little confused. Pretty good mystery after all!
Mystery and horror with supense mixed in.
Great book, real page turner
Read this one in one day just could not seem to put it down.
Gardner is a new author for me. Love her books!
At first the book seemed boring then I got into it couldnt put it down.
I really enjoyed this book!
What you don't know can kill you. TX serial killer, abandoned 9 year old girl, adopted, terrifying visions, reporter investigating past and a note that says You get what you deserve.
this book is very god fast moving you keep reading to find out what will happen next.
Melanie had lost all memory of her life before the adoption, and now someone wants to give it back. Even if it includes the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter in Texas. As Melanie pursues every lead, chases every shadow in the search for her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from twenty years ago will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth. And with her very life at stake, Melanie will fear that the family she loves the most may be the people she should trust the least.
MY first Lisa Gardner and it keeps your attention every minute with lots of surprises in the mystery. Want to read more of hers.
serial killer
one of her best yet
Absolutely loved this book, and had a hard time putting it down!! Quite a few twists and turns along the way, a great read!!
great read
Melanie had lost all memory of her life before the adoption, and now someone wants to give it back. Even if it includes the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter in Texas. As Melanie pursues every lead, chases every shadow in the search for her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from twenty years ago will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth. And with her very life at stake, Melanie will fear that the family she loves the most may be the people she should trust the least.
This book keeps you on edge till the last page.
Fast paced ... great read!
A real page-turner. Wow, the twists keep you guessing all the way to the last page.
First time I have read this author. Was very surprised that I enjoyed it as I did. Usually only read romance, but this kept me on my toes.
I little slow for the first 100 pages. It turned out to be a really good story once you got into it.
Like other books I have read of hers, this book kept me interested. It was very exciting. I just wanted to keep reading.
Wonderful book! Enthralling story -- couldn't put it down!
I really liked this book! It was very suspenseful. I got to the end, and realized that I needed to read it again. Melanie is such a fascinating character; I loved how much she developed throughout the book.
Very good thriller!!
Started off a little slow but when it picked up...wow--I couldn't put it down. Kept me guessing until the very end! A real page-turner!
Excellent book, very well written and keeps you guessing.
Where do you go when you can't trust your own family? An adoption, twenty years earlier, comes back to haunt Melanie. Reporters digging inthe past, serial killers and unwanted visions all give this story a good back ground.
Melanie Stokes was abandoned in a Boston hospital and adopted by a wealthy couple. Melanie has always considered helself lucky. Until tonight.
The first note arrives saying"You Get What You Deserve."
A murder mystery that will keep your nose in this book.
The first note arrives saying"You Get What You Deserve."
A murder mystery that will keep your nose in this book.
I love this author!
Melanie remebers nothing of her life before her adoption at age 9. Someone wants her know the truth, regardless of it's consequences!!
In Texas a serial killer is executed, taking to his grave the identity of his only child. In Boston a nine year old girl is abandoned in a hospital, then adopted by a wealthy young couple Twent years later, Melaine Stokes still considers herself lucky until the terrifying visions begin. Untila has been reporter starts investigating her past Until the first note arrives saying you get what you deserve
I love Lisa Gardners books if you haven't read them you must they are so hard to put down.
GREAT MYSTERY. LISA GARDNER IS ONE OF THE BEST.
What you don't know can kill you! In Texas a serial killer is executed, taking to his grave the identity of his only child.
In Boston a nine year old girl is abandoned in a hospital, then adopted by a wealthy young couple.
Twenty years later, Melanie Stokes still considers herself lucky. Until...
Until the terrifying visions begin.
Until a has-been reporter starts investigating her past.
Until the first note arrives saying, "You get what you deserve."
In Boston a nine year old girl is abandoned in a hospital, then adopted by a wealthy young couple.
Twenty years later, Melanie Stokes still considers herself lucky. Until...
Until the terrifying visions begin.
Until a has-been reporter starts investigating her past.
Until the first note arrives saying, "You get what you deserve."
Great read
FIRST TIME I READ THIS AUTHOR. WILL DEFINATELY READ OTHER BOOKS SHE WROTE.
Awesome book! A little twist at the end that I was not expecting. Hard to put down.
Twenty years ago Melanie Stokes was abandoned in a Boston hospital, then adopted by a wealthy couple. Melanie has no memory of her life before the adoption, now someone wants to give it back! The first note arrives saying, "You Get What You Deserve." Melanie begins to have her first, horrifying vision of the past.
Good mystery thriller! Really like Lisa Gardner's style of writing.
Good mystery thriller! Really like Lisa Gardner's style of writing.
Melanie has lost all memory of her life before the adoption, and now someone wants to give it back. Even if it includes the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter in Texas. As Melanie pursues every lead, chases every shadow in the search for her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from twenty years ago will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth. And with her very life at stake, Melanie will fear that the family she loves the most may be the people she should trust the least.
Another Good Book by Lisa Gardner, Just what I have come to expect.
incredible!
In Texas a serial killer is executed, taking to his grave the identity of his only child.
In Boston a 9 year old girl is abandoned and then adopted by a wealthy young couple.
20 years later, Melanie Stokes still considers herself lucky. Until...she starts having visions, a reporter starts investigating her past and the first note arrives saying "You get what you deserve."
Good book. Keeps you guessing until the very end. True thriller/mystery.
In Boston a 9 year old girl is abandoned and then adopted by a wealthy young couple.
20 years later, Melanie Stokes still considers herself lucky. Until...she starts having visions, a reporter starts investigating her past and the first note arrives saying "You get what you deserve."
Good book. Keeps you guessing until the very end. True thriller/mystery.
Unique story with a lot of suspense.
Melanie Stokes was abandoned in a hospital as a small child. She was adopted by a wealthy family whose daughter had been murdered.
Now the past, which she cannot remember, may be coming back to haunt her.
Now the past, which she cannot remember, may be coming back to haunt her.
supposed murder of a 4 yr old girl 25 years ago.
the day her murderer is exacuted, the father finds a 9 yr old girl abandoned in a hospital room.
good book
the day her murderer is exacuted, the father finds a 9 yr old girl abandoned in a hospital room.
good book
Good plot with lots of twists and turns. Well written but a little hard to believe at the end.
20 years ago, Melanie Stokes was abandoned in a Boston hospital, then adopted by a wealthy couple. Out of nowhere a has-been reporter turns up investigating her past. Melanie has no memory of her life before the adoption. Now someone wants to give it back, even if it includes the darkest nightmare the Stokes ever faced.
This is my second copy of this book, which I haven't read yet.
What you don't know could kill you!
Twenty years ago, Melanie Stokes was abandoned in a Boston hospital, then adopted by a wealthy couple. Gifted with a loving family, Melanie has always considered herself lucky. Until tonight.
Tonight, a has-been reporter turns up investigating her past. Tonight, the first note arrives saying "You Get What You Deserve." And tonight, Melanie has her first, horrifying vision of the past.
Melanie has no memory of her life before the adoption. Now someone wants to give it back, even if it includes the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter in Texas. As Melanie desperately searches for her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from the past will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth.
Twenty years ago, Melanie Stokes was abandoned in a Boston hospital, then adopted by a wealthy couple. Gifted with a loving family, Melanie has always considered herself lucky. Until tonight.
Tonight, a has-been reporter turns up investigating her past. Tonight, the first note arrives saying "You Get What You Deserve." And tonight, Melanie has her first, horrifying vision of the past.
Melanie has no memory of her life before the adoption. Now someone wants to give it back, even if it includes the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter in Texas. As Melanie desperately searches for her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from the past will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth.
A real page turner. Kept me guessing till the end.
A serial killer is executed and doesnt tell anyone who his child is. In Boston a nine year old girl is abandoned and her first words are Daddys Girl. Twenty years later Melanie Stokes considers herself to be lucky until the terriifying vistions begin and she receives a note stating YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE.
A mystery based upon a murder that took place over twenty years ago and the consequences of actions and inactions that took place as a result. An interesting, twisted novel that will leave you wondering how people come up with these story lines.
What you don't know can kill you. In Texas a serioal killer is executed, taking to his grave the identiity of his only child. In Boston a nine year old girl is abandoned in a hospital, then adopted by a wealthy young couple. Twenty years later, Melanie Stokes still considers herself lucky, UNTIL a has been reporter starts investigating her past. Until the first note arrives saying You get what you deserve. Good suspense and nice twists.
Another excellent story by Lisa Gardner.
Melanie had lost all memory of her life before the adoption, and now someone wants to give it back. Even if it includes the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: he murder of their first daughter in Texas. As Melanie pursues every lead, chases every shadow in the search for her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from twenty years ago will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth. And with her very life at stake, Melanie will fear that the family she loves most may be the people she should trust the least.
Very good book with a suprise ending
Great book.
I really enjoyed this book.It was very hard to put down. It got better & better as it went on.First time reading this author... now looking for more.
Excellent story line - wish she had left more of the romance to the imagination.
Mystery. Adopted woman begins having visions of before she was adopted. There is a nurder involved 20 years before and lots of mystery.
It held your interest. I finsihed it in three days. A good mystery.
Lisa Gardner never fails to deliver. Another winner.
A girl looses all her memory of her life before the adoption and someone wants to give it back.
I couldn't really get into this book...normally I love LIsa Gardner.
"The family you love the most may be the people you should trust the least...." From one of the better suspense/romance writers around.
The family she loved the most may be the people she should trust the least...
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW CAN KILL YOU in Texas a serial killer was executed, taking to his grave the identity of his only child. In Boston a nine-year-old girl is abandoned in a hospital, then adopted by a wealthy young couple. Twenty years later, Melanie Sttokes still considers herself lucky. Until... Until the terrifying visions begin. Until a has-been reporter starts an investigating her past. Until the first note arrives saying YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE. Melanie had lost all memory of her life befor the adoption, and now someone wants to give it back. even if it includes the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter in Texas. As Melanie pursues every lead, chases every shadow in the search for her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from twenty years ago will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth. And with her very life at stake, Melanie will fear that the family she loves the most may be the familyshe should trust the least.
Another great spellbinder by Lisa Gardner
VERY GOOD BOOK !!! I am always happy when I find another
Lisa Gardner book to read, especially if it is as good as this one!
Lisa Gardner book to read, especially if it is as good as this one!
In Texas a serial killer is executed, taking to his grave the identity of his only child. In Boston a nine-year old girl is abandoned in a hospital, then adopted by a wealthy young couple. Twenty years later, Melanie Stokes still considers herself lucky. Until the terrifying visions begin. Until a has-been reporter starts investigating her past. Until the first note arrives saying YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE.
excellant book...you won't be putting this one down til you finish it!
Melanie had lost all memory of her life before the adoption, and now someone wants to give it back. Even if it includes the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter in Texas. As Melanie pursues every lead, chases every shadow in the search for her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from twenty years ago will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth. And with her very life at stake, Melanie will fear that the family she loves the most may be the people she should trust the least.
Excellent read!! Couldn't put it down, as every page brought more surprises in the plot. I'd say this is one of the best of her books I have read.
Excellent read!! Couldn't put it down, as every page brought more surprises in the plot. I'd say this is one of the best of her books I have read.
Another good Garner suspense!
another good one from Gardner
IN TEXAS A SERIAL KILLER IS EXECUTED, TAKING TO HIS GRAVE THE IDENTITY OF HIS ONLY CHILD. IN BOSTON, A NINE-YEAR OLD GIRL IS ABANDONED IN A HOSPITAL, THEN ADOPTED BY A WEALTHY YOUNG COUPLE. TWENTY YEARS LATER, MELANIE STOKES STILL CONSIDERS HERSELF LUCKY, UNTIL THE TERRIFYING VISIONS BEGIN. UNTIL A HAS-BEEN REPORTER STARTS INVESTIGATING HER PAST. UNTIL THE FIRST NOTE ARRIVES SAYING "YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE"
This is a strange book with twists and turns along the way, but some of the "happenings" lend themselves a little too much to be believable. With a great deal of poetic license this book gets the job done, but a little too far fetched for my liking
Excellent read - this is the firs Lisa Gardner book I have read - I will be reading more of her books going forward...
Twenty years ago, Melanie Stokes was abandoned in a Boston hopital, then adopted by a wealthy couple. She had always considered herself lucky until the day a has-been reporter turns up investigating her past. Melanie has no memory of her life before she was adopted but now someone wants to give it back, even if it includes the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced, the murder of their first daughter in Texas. As Melanie desperately seaches for her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events fromt he past will come together in explosion of truth.
My book has a different cover than this one, but the same book!! I really love Lisa Gardner's books and this one was no exception! Sheree R.
I have not quite finished this book but it is very good, a different plot from the usual.
Melanie Stokes was abandoned in a Boston hospital and then adopted by a wealthy couple. Gifted with a loving family, Melanie has always felt lucky until tonight. Now a has been reporter turns up investigating her past. she has no memory of her life before her adoption. Now someone wants to give it back, including the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced; the murder of their 1st daughter in Texas. As Melanie searches for her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from the past will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth... A New York Times bestseller, the suspence is most intense. Lisa Gardner's thrillers are always great, including this one!
What you don't know can kill you. In Texas a serial killer is executed, taking to his grave the identity of his only child. In Boston a nine-year-old girl is abandoned in a hospital, then adopted by a wealthy young couple. Twenty years later, Melanie Stokes still considers herself lucky. Until... Until the terrifying visions begin. Until a has-been reporter starts investigating her past.
Until the first note arrives saying YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE.
Melanie had lost all memory of her life before the adoption, and now someone wants to give it back. Even if it includes the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter in Texas. As Melanie pursues every lead, chases every shadow in the search for her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from twenty years ago will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth. And with her very life at stake, Melanie will fear that the family she loves the most may be the people she should trust the least.
Until the first note arrives saying YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE.
Melanie had lost all memory of her life before the adoption, and now someone wants to give it back. Even if it includes the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter in Texas. As Melanie pursues every lead, chases every shadow in the search for her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from twenty years ago will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth. And with her very life at stake, Melanie will fear that the family she loves the most may be the people she should trust the least.
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW CAN KILL YOU
In Texas a serial killer is executed, taking to his grave
the identity of his only child.
In Boston a nine-year-old girl is abandoned in a
hospital, then adopted by a wealthy young couple.
Twenty years later, Melanie Stokes still considers
herself lucky, Until...
Until the terrifying visions begin.
Until a has-been reporter starts investigating her past.
Until the first note arrives saying
YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE.
Melanie had lost all memory of her life before the adoption, and now someone wants to give it back. Even it it includes the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter in Texas.
As Melanie pursues every lead, chases every shadow in the search for her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from twenty years ago will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth. And with her very life at stake, Melanie will fear that the family she loves the most may be the people she should trust the least.
In Texas a serial killer is executed, taking to his grave
the identity of his only child.
In Boston a nine-year-old girl is abandoned in a
hospital, then adopted by a wealthy young couple.
Twenty years later, Melanie Stokes still considers
herself lucky, Until...
Until the terrifying visions begin.
Until a has-been reporter starts investigating her past.
Until the first note arrives saying
YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE.
Melanie had lost all memory of her life before the adoption, and now someone wants to give it back. Even it it includes the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter in Texas.
As Melanie pursues every lead, chases every shadow in the search for her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from twenty years ago will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth. And with her very life at stake, Melanie will fear that the family she loves the most may be the people she should trust the least.
I really liked this book.
