Catch Me

Detective D. D. Warren, Book 6

By: Lisa Gardner

Narrated by: Kirsten Potter

Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

Detective D. D. Warren has four days to stop a killer in this “shocking…‘must read’”* from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner—one of Library Journal's Best Thrillers of the Year.

Charlene Grant believes she is going to die. For the past few years, her childhood friends have been murdered one by one. Same day. Same time. Now she’s the last of her friends alive, and she’s counting down the final four days of her life until January 21st.

Charlene doesn’t plan on going down without a fight. She has taken up boxing, shooting, and running. She also wants Boston’s top homicide detective, D. D. Warren, to handle the investigation.

But as D. D. delves deeper into the case, she starts to question the woman’s story. Instinct tells her that Charlene may not be in any danger at all. If that’s true, the woman must have a secret—one so terrifying that it alone could be the greatest threat of all.

©2012 Lisa Gardner (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

This was a great novel, keeps you guessing

The main character is someone everyone c
Can relate to and you want to help her.

Outstanding!!!!

What made the experience of listening to Catch Me the most enjoyable?

The narrator

What was one of the most memorable moments of Catch Me?

When the truth came out about abagail

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The finally chapter when the main character finally goes home

Any additional comments?

This is a good read and great book for a rode trip. Awesome story line

Good book if you make it to the end

There was a lot of backstory and side stories involved in this book. Not my favorite by Gardner but still ended with a twist!

DeeDee Rides Again

L. Gardner keeps DeeDee fresh, appealing, smart with a never quit attitude I enjoy. This one's another fast paced who done it that was quite a puzzle. Love to new tenderness that DeeDee's gained ... babies have their own gentle demands on everyone!

DeeDee is a hoot!

Story sort of convoluted but still entertaining. Good character development, good performance execution. Page burner

Good but not as great as the others in the series

I love this series and the narration is superb. This book was good but not as great as the rest of the series. I was glad I got it on sale.

A page turner from start to finish!

Would you consider the audio edition of Catch Me to be better than the print version?

I have not read the print version, but I loved the audio book. The reader was very engaging.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Catch Me?

It was filled with surprises--many times I thought I knew who the killer was, and I was so wrong. I love that!

Which scene was your favorite?

Can't choose!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No, very few do :)

OK but not her best by a long shot

I've read/heard most of Lisa Gardner's novels, and she is always good for a suspenseful plot, no doubt. With Catch Me, though, she's woven one too many strands together.

Without spoiling anything, there's internet pedophilia, Munchhausen's By Proxy, hereditary insanity, a serial killer, not to mention invisibily ink, all pressed into one story.

Plus, it's a little too heavy on the New Mom stuff (D.D. Warren's son is ten weeks old in the novel) and on mentioning / including almost every protagonist from other novels (Pierce Quincy, his daughter, J.T. Dillon, etc. - might be smart marketing but I find it annoying). The story sounds as if there was a deadline coming up and pages to fill.

Lisa Gardner's got many novels out that are better than this one ...

Is it enjoyable? Yes. For a large part, that is due to the superb reading skills of Kirsten Potter, though.

Catch this great thriller

This is another excellent thriller by Lisa Gardner. It's the latest in the DD Warren series, and there are references and links to other characters in other books.

The premise is interesting: a woman goes to the police for help, believing that she will be murdered in four days' time. That's based on the fact that her two best childhood friends were murdered a year apart on the same day.

The story alternates between the first-person perspective of Charlie, the woman who thinks she'll be murdered, and the third-person narration concerning Detective DD Warren. The flip back and forth between first and third person works quite well.

I thought I had figured out the plot twist fairly early on, but was completely surprised. This is not one which is easy to figure out. The prologue is, as always, the key to the entire book.

Detective DD Warren struggles with her new-found status as the mother of a 10-week old baby, and there is a very realistic and sympathetic portrayal of the challenge of walking the line between family and career. It was a little surprising that she would be back at work only 10 weeks after having given birth, but maybe that's the world of policing in Boston.

Charlene ("Charlie") grant is a sympathetic but seriously emotionally damaged character, and the clever use of the first-person narration leaves the listener wondering how much is real and how much is mis-perception or mis-remembrance. It's a very effective use of an interesting narrative tool.

There's lots of fascinating information about internet predators and the tricks and skills used by pedophiles and other undesirables.

The narration is very well done. Kirsten Potter does a marvellous job with the various voices, and her narration is steady. She's not overly breathy or nasal, and she doesn't mispronounce words or pause in all the wrong places. She contributes to the success of the book.

The book is a complete page-turner (well, metaphorically anyway). The whodunnit is a complete surprise,but works very well. There are enough odd threads in the book to leave the listener hanging and guessing.

The threads are all interwoven nicely, and there are no dull spots. This is a great book, well worth the credits. This one will appeal to fans of JT Ellison and Karen Rose.

Excellent!!

Lisa Gardner is one of the best suspense writers ever! This book was exciting from beginning to end. She has remained constant with this series. Each is a good as the last! And they are fantastic!! Kirsten Potter is the perfect D.D. Warren, making everything about this audiobook 5 stars!