The Neighbor

A Detective D. D. Warren Novel

By: Lisa Gardner

Narrated by: Emily Janice Card, Kirby Heyborne, Kirsten Potter

Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

From a master of suspense comes a chilling novel that explores the dangers lurking closer than you think. Because even in the perfect family, you never know what is going on behind closed doors….

This is what happened… It was a case guaranteed to spark a media feeding frenzy—a young mother, blond and pretty, disappears without a trace from her South Boston home, leaving behind her four-year-old daughter as the only witness and her handsome, secretive husband as the prime suspect. In the last six hours…

But from the moment Detective Sergeant D. D. Warren arrives at the Joneses’ snug little bungalow, she senses something off about the picture of wholesome normality the couple worked so hard to create. On the surface, Jason and Sandra Jones are like any other hardworking young couple raising a four-year-old child. But it is just under the surface that things grew murky. Of the world as I knew it….

With the clock ticking on the life of a missing woman and the media firestorm building, Jason Jones seems more intent on destroying evidence and isolating his daughter than on searching for his “beloved” wife. Is the perfect husband trying to hide his guilt—or just trying to hide? And will the only witness to the crime be the killer’s next victim?

©2009 Lisa Gardner (P)2009 Random House

Critic reviews

“Gripping....Full of inventive twists, this highly entertaining novel delivers a shocking solution as well as a perfectly realized sense of justice.”—Publishers Weekly

“Gardner's compelling narrative keeps her readers guessing.”—Library Journal

Another favorite!!

The story is amazing, and love the perspective from the different characters. Another one that you just don't wanna stop listening to! And I wasn't expecting the ending.

Love it

DD Warren may be the lead but she’s nothing special at all. She is likeable but the stories are great.

Exciting storyline

Kept me guessing to the end. A real page turner Intricate characters that came to life. Narrator excellent

EXCITING, THRILLING, SPECTACULAR!

As always, Lisa Gardner does not disappoint! Great characters and thrilling story with twists you won't see coming!!

Glad this wasn’t my first DD Warren

Good lord was DD an unlikeable bitch! Even with 9 minutes to go, she couldn’t get that chip off her shoulder. I’ve listened to other DD books, so know her general demeanor, but she was just unlikeable in general in this one.

That said, I really enjoyed the plot and character development of Sandra and Justin. Enough teasers throughout the book to keep me hooked and guessing (tho his backstory I guessed pretty early on).

I was intrigued until the end.

The narrators were fabulous. It great to have more than one. The book was great . The ending was a little something that I can’t put my finger on. First time reading a LG book.👍

You never know what is going on inside a home

Liked the story line, keeped me hooked. It had all sorts of current hot buttons; sex offender, dysfunctional families, cyber crimes, and a missing wife. Details were disbursed in a "need to know" fashion, so you would go "Oh, well that explains it." and then brings you to the next step in the investigation and/or throws a new charachter to add another twist. Hard to put down!

WOW…I never seen that coming!!

So many twists and turns. Kept me on the edge of my seat until the end.

Wrong title ?

Good story. I never knew what was going on with many of the characters. Good ending though

The Neighbor

Wow, what an ending. Enjoyed the three narrators. Each reflected a good sense of character(s). Especially the arrogance of the single focus police. This is one of Gardner's better efforts.
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