Look for Me (D.D. Warren Book 9)

I liked the fast pace, a good story to read.. a must read Book Just be prepared. Good reading for you.

This is my 2nd book in the series..my first was a kindle special on Amazon, Find Me, Flora's story. Why I chose it, is still unclear as it is very far from my typical reading choice. I really enjoyed the first book enough to go on to purchase Look For Me, and I'm about to purchase the next in the series. We'll worth the time; will keep your imagination engaged and develope crime solving skills you never knew you had

Was a quick read, hard to put down! I'm looking forward to starting part 2! Very good author, will read more of her books

The D. D. Warren detective series by Lisa Gardner is addicting. Full of twists and turns.

In this, another book in the Detective D.D. Warren series, an entire family has been gunned down- mother, father, daughter, and son. Another daughter is missing, along with two old, blind dogs who are family pets. It's up to D.D. and the Boston police to find the missing youth and solve the case. But they won't be working alone as this case has piqued the interest of Flora Dane, former abduction victim turned vigilante.This book in the series was not a favorite of mine. It was a good premise, bug just seems too repetitious and slow. Three stars.

D.D. Has challenged meeting work demands and pleasure of parenting. A 5 year old need for a dog adds more work and increased joy. Husband manages work/family needs better.A young woman who had been abducted then tortured for 472 days. One technique is to help other women who have survived traumas. She found one where there is a dysfunctional family with alcohol abusing patents. The children were placed in foster care where 2 girls were terribly abused by other kids.When one family is united, 4 of the 5 family members are killed. A search for answers begins. .D.D. pursued answers through good police work. Flora pursues answers through interactions between members of the computer based support for survives. The one young remaining family members (and 2 blind dogs) pursue answers on her own but does comply with the police efforts. Search for answers lead back five years.Very enjoyable reading which challenges the reader to keep tract of all the characters.

The home of a family of five is now a crime scene: four of them savagely murdered, one—a sixteen-year-old girl—missing. Was she lucky to have escaped? Or is her absence evidence of something sinister? Detective D. D. Warren is on the case—but so is survivor-turned-avenger Flora Dane. Seeking different types of justice, they must make sense of the clues left behind by a young woman who, whether as victim or suspect, is silently pleading, Look for me.My Thoughts: A multi-layered story,  Look for Me (D. D. Warren)  takes the reader along on a journey to find a killer and a missing girl.Our narrators are D. D. Warren, a detective with the Boston P.D., and Flora Dane, the famously abducted woman held captive for 472 days…and who now has taken on a vigilante role. But she also helps other young women to protect themselves and move on.The three children in the Baez family spent time in foster care, during which they were abused by other teens in the home. By the time their mother got them back again, they were broken and damaged, but hoping for a better life. Nothing worked out the way they had planned, for they were thrust, once again, into the school where their enemies from care could keep torturing them.Who had killed the four members of a family? Why did the oldest girl, Roxanna, run? Did she have anything to do with the killings? Or had she somehow escaped, but would become the next target? Did the time in foster care have something to do with the killings? Was someone worried about possible charges being brought against the abusers in the home?I enjoyed trying to figure out who could have killed the family, and I liked how D. D.’s mind worked in trying to eliminate suspects and zero in on the perpetrator(s).Flora, whose first person narrative brought the reader into her mind and her thoughts, was interesting and likable, except to D. D., who mostly wished she didn’t have to keep her in line while she “helped.”Alternating with the other POVs was a journal kept by Roxanna, which helped the reader piece together her experiences while in foster care. And at the very heart of the story, was the unexpected perpetrator who seemed the least likely one. A riveting story that earned 5 stars for me.

True to form, Lisa Gardener does not disappoint in this book filled with psychological mystery. Another in her series of D. D. Warren and Flora Dane novels, the story surrounds the mass murder of a family of five – but one member survived and is missing.Taking a look, not only at the murder investigation, but also the foster care system, alcohol/drug abuse and recovery, and family dynamics, Gardener did a good job of building an excellent storyline that kept me turning pages until the surprising end.A master of character-building, Gardener created believable folks who were able to bring to life the plot in a realistic manner. Typical of her books, Lisa kept me guessing till the end who the perpetrator was and with all the twists and turns, I was not disappointed in this book. It is definitely worth the read.

A fast-paced, compelling crime thriller that twists and turns its way to a nail-biting ending.

I love Lisa's books, it like a continuous family story, they are just the best. I like feeling like being part of the story and trying to figure out what's going to happen next. I didn't get it this time lol. But it was good trying to guess who was the culprit

This was a really solid story, relatable and smartly written, and it felt like an honest depiction of how the characters reacted to their situations, considering their backgrounds and life experiences. I loved the way the dogs were part of the story, and thankfully always well-treated, the various personalities and how they were inter-connected. I didn't want to put it down. You came to understand Roxy's pain as she tried to protect her sister. D.D. Warren is also a great character, tough but human. I enjoyed this book and really felt Lisa Gardner wrote so authentically. She shone a light on systemic injustices, while at the same time built suspense every step of the way in the search for Roxy. The ending was totally unexpected, didn't see it coming, but after the fact, it makes perfect sense.

L'histoire est bien écrite, le suspens est maintenu tout le long et se lit facilement !

Das Buch hat mich echt berührt. Manchmal war es vielleicht ein wenig langatmig, auch das Ende konnte man erahnen - also was die Kriminalgeschichte betrifft ist es nicht das beste Buch der Serie. Aber was Background und Charaktere sowie Gefühle schon. Hab am Ende sogar ein paar Tränen verdrückt.