Alone (Detective D. D. Warren, #1)

by Lisa Gardner

“Like all the best suspense novels, Alone will leave you shaken. . . . You can't wait to see what happens next.”—People 

Who can you turn to when you’re at your most vulnerable?

State Trooper Bobby Dodge watches a tense hostage standoff through the scope of his sniper rifle.  Dodge has only one second to react, or a woman and her child may die.

Where can you hide when this killer comes?

The woman at the other end of Bobby Dodge’s rifle isn’t only in trouble—she is trouble.  Cool, beautiful, and dangerously sexy, Catherine Rose Gagnon’s life will change in an instant of violence.

It’s the most terrifying place to be. . . . 

When Bobby pulls the trigger, someone will die.  And then no one will be above suspicion, no one beyond harm.  And no one will see death coming until it has them cornered, helpless, and alone.

• ISBN10: 0553584537
• ISBN13: 9780553584530
• Publish Date: 27 December 2005 (first published 1 January 2005)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
• Imprint: Bantam USA
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 480
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780553584530

Reviews

[kimbacaffeinate]

great read, very suspenseful with lots of twist.

[chymerra]

This book was fantastic. From the beginning, where the author described the hell that Catherine went through when she was 12 to the call where Bobby shoots Catherine's husband to the scene where they release the man that harmed Catherine to the end...it was fantastic and a great read.


There were a couple of plot twists in the book. Did Bobby know Catherine before he responded to the domestic disturbance? Is Catherine abusing her 4 year old son? Why is Catherine's son so sick? Did Catherine set the whole thing up? Will Mr Bosu find Catherine? What will he do her when he finds her?


This book keeps you on your toes and you need to read the next chapter to find out the answers to the questions that you ask yourself as you read.

[ibeforem]

This is the first Lisa Gardner book I’ve read, and I thought it was great. It doesn’t have the usual male-lead/female-lead dynamic, and Gardner does a wonderful job of keeping you wondering about Catherine for the entire book. At the end, you’re still not sure about her. This was a suspenseful book that keeps you guessing!