The Next Accident

By: Lisa Gardner

Narrated by: Kate Burton

Publisher's summary

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A desperate manhunt ensues for a killer who preys upon his victims’ minds—just before he claims their lives—in this blockbuster novel from #1 bestselling author Lisa Gardner.

What do you do when a killer targets the people you love the most? When he knows how to make them vulnerable? When he knows the same about you?

These are the questions that haunt FBI Special Agent Pierce Quincy. The police say his daughter’s death was an accident. Quincy will risk everything to learn the truth—and there’s only one person willing to help. Ex-cop Rainie Connor had once been paired professionally—and personally—with the brilliant FBI profiler. He helped her through the darkest days of her life.

Now it’s time for Rainie to return the favor. But this killer is like none these two hard-boiled pros have ever encountered. This twisted psychopath has an insatiable hunger for revenge...and for fear. As the clock ticks down to one unspeakably intimate act of vengeance, the only way Rainie can unmask this killer is to step directly in his murderous path. She will become a murder waiting to happen. She will be . . . the next accident.

©2001 Lisa Baumgartner (P)2001 Random House, Inc., Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, a Division of Random House, Inc.

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Critic reviews

“The suspense is constant!”—The Plain Dealer

“A suspense-laden, twist-filled tale that easily equals the best of Sue Grafton and Kathy Reichs.”—The Providence Journal

“Harrowing . . . a fiendishly well-choreographed dance of death.”—Booklist

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5 out of 5 stars

By Angela on 03-19-12

Could not stop listenting!!!

This book has you hooked in the first five minutes! Keeps moving and is full of suspense! LOVED THIS BOOK! Great addition to the series!!!

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4 out of 5 stars

By Michael Lodico on 01-30-19

Not bad as a story but technically poor.

This was a good well written story but Lisa Gardner has no clue about firearms. Glocks do not have safeties and S&W Chief Specials do not have safeties either. Also Glocks do not come with stainless steel slides or barrels. I also wish she would stop calling the smell of gunpowder as smelling like cordite. There is no cordite in gunpowder. She writes a great story but needs to learn to research her weapons first.

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5 out of 5 stars

By char on 02-05-23

Loved it

This book was hard to stop listening to. This series is fantastic and I definitely recommend you to get it.

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5 out of 5 stars

By maureen on 08-31-19

absolutely fantastic!! enjoyed every minute !

I enjoyed every minute of listening to this story, made me love the characters and endlessly route for them!! I wish there was a sequel!

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4 out of 5 stars

By E. Switzer on 04-28-17

What happened?

I have purchased many books from Audible. This story was good the recording was not so good. There were at least eight places in the book were the audio repeated. Very annoying and constantly made me think there was something wrong with the book or my phone. Made listening to the story less enjoyable.

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4 out of 5 stars

By Sandra S. Anderson on 04-09-08

Good Read

Enjoyed this introduction to Quincy, Rainey and Kim. Always enjoy a Lisa Gardner book.

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5 out of 5 stars

By Cheri Woods on 09-26-16

Kept us guessing till the last chapter.

Lisa Gardner is an exceptional author, never revealing too much at a time. The pace keeps you interested & engaged.

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5 out of 5 stars

By Sara on 03-28-17

Storyline is excellent

The storyline is compelling, exciting, and flirty! Love the push and pull of the love story blossoming between Quincy & Rainey! At times though the narrators performance was wonky and very cartoonish (unbelievable) and cheeky. Overall though the plot kept me interested!

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5 out of 5 stars

By Marie on 04-11-17

Great story

Another great story with characters that I love. It was very suspenseful. The only downside was the voice used for the killer, it was really annoying. Also every once in a while there were lines that were repeated twice. Overall really great.

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5 out of 5 stars

By Brian T Stoner on 02-26-23

So many twists!

Wow! I was completely shocked by the ending. I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to the next book in the series.

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