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Lisa Gardner Author Read Alikes February 4, 2015 |
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If you enjoy reading books by Lisa Gardner try these authors.
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Bonnie by Iris JohansenWhen her beloved 7-year-old daughter disappears during a class trip, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan dedicates her talents to protecting other children and helping families to find closure while searching for her own daughter's killer, in a conclusion to the trilogy that began with Eve and Quinn.
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Guilty Wives : A Novel by James PattersonThe vacation of a lifetime in Monte Carlo turns into a hellish nightmare when best friends Abbie, Winnie, Serena and Bryah are arrested aboard an unfamiliar yacht and accused of an unthinkable crime. .
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You Don't Want to Know
by Lisa Jackson
After spending the past two years in and out of Seattle mental institutions, unable to remember the details of her 2-year-old son Noah's disappearance, Ava returns to the family estate and, secretly visiting a hypnotist to restore her memories, discovers that her son may still be alive.
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Cop Town by Karin SlaughterA standalone thriller by the best-selling author of Unseen is set in 1974 Atlanta and finds reluctant rookie cop Kate Murphy teamed with agenda-seeking Maggie Lawson in a manhunt for a cop killer. (
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Under the Knife by Tess GerritsenWhen a patient dies, attorney David Ransom sues the surgeon for malpractice, until Dr. Kate Chesne, challenges him to help her uncover the truth--that she has been framed and a killer is stalking the halls of the hospital
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Led Astray by Sandra BrownMourning the sudden death of her fiancé, Jenny Fletcher leans on his enigmatic brother, Cage, for support and discovers a gentler side to his wild and reckless nature that unexpectedly captures her heart.
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Down the Darkest Road by Tami HoagA latest entry in the series that began with Deeper Than the Dead finds 1980s California FBI agent Vince Leone tapping the powers of science-based forensic techniques to unveil dark secrets and stop a killer who is terrorizing the citizens of Oak Knoll.
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Accused : A Rosato & Associates Novel by Lisa ScottolineWhen a thirteen-year-old genius and member of the most powerful family in the country believes that the man imprisoned for killing her sister six years earlier is innocent, the law firm of Rosato & Associates agree to reopen the case
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The Innocent by Harlan CobenYears after being released from jail for an accidental death incident, Matt Hunter's hopes of moving on with his pregnant wife are shattered when he becomes the focus of a serial murder investigation, a situation that forces Matt and his family to shift outside of the law to protect their future.
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Killer : An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan KellermanDisregarding a death threat from an irate doctor who has been denied custody of a baby because of his court report, psychologist Alex Delaware is shocked to learn that a hit has been taken out on him, that the doctor has been found murdered and that the baby has been kidnapped.
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Blood Ties : A Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Novel by Kay HooperWhen part of a murdered body is discovered on a running trail in a sleepy Tennessee town, three agents from the FBI's elite Special Crimes Unit are dispatched to investigate and discover an unearthly series of killings, in a conclusion to a trilogy that includes Blood Sins and Blood Dreams.
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Backfire by Catherine CoulterWhen a San Francisco judge is shot at the same time as a once-relentless federal prosecutor turns cautious, FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich receive an ominous note from the culprit that blames them for the incident.
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Terminal City : A Novel by Linda A. FairsteinAssistant DA Alexandra Cooper and detective Mike Chapman confront Grand Central Terminal's dark secrets as well as their own changing relationship
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Storm Prey by John SandfordWitnessing a robbery gone wrong that has caused the death of a pharmacy employee, Lucas Davenport's surgeon wife, Weather Karkinnen, is targeted by the thieves when they become fearful that she can identify them.
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Roadside Crosses
by Jeffery Deaver
When a troubled teenager is pushed over the edge by cyber-bullies, he plots a violent revenge for which he plants roadside crosses throughout the Monterey peninsula, a situation for which body-language expert Kathryn Dance and Monterey County Sheriff's Senior Deputy Michael O'Neil race against the clock to stop the youth from acting on his rage.
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Hotwire : A Maggie O'Dell Novel by Alex KavaInvestigating the bizarre deaths of three hard-partying teens, Special Agent Maggie O'Dell sifts through conflicting accounts only to discover that surviving partygoers are being targeted and systematically killed, a case that is complicated by a bizarre illness that is sweeping through a Virginia elementary school.
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Black Out : A Novel by Lisa UngerAnnie Powers's idyllic life in a Florida suburb with a wealthy, doting husband and beautiful young daughter begins to unravel when the demons of the past--which she cannot recall because of an intense dissociative state that has allowed her to build a new life--return to haunt her in the form of an enigmatic dark figure, the murder of her psychologist, and confusing, violent memories.
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The Reversal : A Novel by Michael ConnellyMickey Haller joins forces with Detective Harry Bosch when a child murderer is released on bail due to DNA evidence and needs to be retried, pitting Haller and Bosch against a slick defense attorney
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The Sixth Man by David BaldacciAfter the lawyer of an institutionalized alleged serial killer Edgar Roy ends up dead, Dean King and Michelle Maxwell must figure out whether Roy is really a killer or if other evil is afoot.
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Collateral Damage : A Stone Barrington Novel by Stuart WoodsReturning to New York where he is approached by CIA assistant director and sometime lover Holly Barker, Stone Barrington is drawn into a dangerous game of murder and vengeance against an enemy who is engaged in a nefarious plot beyond Stone's imagining.
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Eye of the Beholder
by Merline Lovelace
Returning home to Oklahoma after a tragic accident claims the life of Ty, her best friend, USAF Captain Miranda Morgan is at the mercy of Ty's billionaire father, who, believing she is responsible for Ty's death, will stop at nothing to punish her, forcing her to find help in the most unlikely of places.
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Swan Point
by Sherryl Woods
Starting a new life in the historic Swan Point neighborhood of Serenity, single mother Adelia Hernandez meets Gabe Franklin—who is back in town to make amends for past mistakes—and, with a little help from "the Sweet Magnolias," discovers that he just may be exactly what she needs.
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Deadly Stakes : A Novel by Judith A. JanceContacted to investigate the gruesome murder of a gold-digging divorcee on behalf of the woman accused of the crime, police academy-trained former reporter Ali Reynolds is simultaneously drawn into another case that could be related to hers and must stop a dangerous killer from striking again.
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Down Range by Lindsay McKennaAssigned as partners in a special op, former lovers Captain Morgan Boland and Navy SEAL Jake Ramsey struggle to maintain their professionalism while discovering new and old reasons behind their mutual attraction.
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The Bone Bed by Patricia Daniels CornwellReceiving a grisly communication in the wake of an eminent Canadian paleontologist's disappearance, Kay Scarpetta investigates the discovery of a body in Boston Harbor and clues about other unsolved cases, a situation that makes Scarpetta wonder who she can trust.
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Going Gone by Sharon SalaWhen his engagement to Laura Doyle is marred by a serial killer called the Stormchaser, who pairs random acts of God with deliberate acts of evil, FBI agent Cameron Winger must stop this twisted psychopath who is determined to take from him the one thing he loves most—Laura. .
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Sea Glass Winter by JoAnn RossHigh school physics teacher and basketball coach Dillon Slater, while dealing with a troubled 15-year-old boy, finds himself drawn to the boy's mother, Claire Templeton, who, a new arrival to Shelter Bay, is a temptation he finds hard to resist.
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Chasing Fire by Nora RobertsWhen a dark presence stalks female smoke-jumping firefighter Rowan Tripp in Montana, she wonders if she can get help from rookie smoke jumper Gulliver Curry.
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Three Sisters by Susan MalleryBuying one of the famed Three Sisters Queen Anne houses on Blackberry Island, Dr. Andi Gordon, deciding that both her life and home are in need of some major renovations, forms an unbreakable bond with her neighbors--two very different women who are dealing with their own struggles.
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Hunted
by Karen Robards
When the chief of police and the mayor of New Orleans are taken hostage by disgraced former co-worker Reed Ware, top hostage negotiator Caroline Wallace allows herself to be taken captive by the handsome Reed only to learn that he is being targeted for his discovery of high-level government corruption
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Breaking the Rules : A Novel by Suzanne BrockmannLearning that her younger brother is being abused by his stepfather, Eden endeavors to reconcile with her estranged Navy SEAL husband to provide the teen with a more loving family, an effort that is challenged by another youth's involvement in a Las Vegas crime ring.
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Suspect by Robert CraisStruggling to reclaim his career after the devastating murder of his partner eight months earlier, LAPD cop Max Kent is teamed with a traumatized military canine named Maggie who assists Max in an effort to track down his late partner's killer.
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A Love to Call Her Own by Marilyn PappanoTwo years after losing her husband in Afghanistan, Jessy Lawrence, who finds solace in her best friends and fellow military wives, has one stolen night of passion with widower Dalton Smith and must decide whether she is once again ready to take a chance on love. By the author of A Hero to Come Home to. .
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Carolina Blues
by Virginia Kantra
When both of their pasts catch up to them, Dare Island's new police chief Jack Rossi and grad student Lauren Patterson must fight for their love and their future no matter what the cost.
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