Touch & Go Mass Market Author: Visit Amazon's Lisa Gardner Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0451465849 | Format: EPUB
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Libby Denbe is smart, pretty, and talented. Her husband, Justin, owns a successful Massachusetts construction company. Both are devoted to their 15-year-old daughter. But their marriage is falling apart. After an evening out, supposedly to repair their broken relationship, Libby and Justin return home to find three men waiting for them. With the touch of a taser, their lives change. When they awake, they find themselves and their daughter captive in an abandoned prison built by none other than Justin himself. As they struggle to come together during their captivity, long-held secrets are revealed. But one big question hangs over their heads. Why were all three taken? That’s definitely not the usual kidnapper’s agenda. It also bothers private cop Tessa Leone (Love You More, 2011). Nor does it seem logical to Wyatt Foster of the local sheriff’s office, who becomes involved when the kidnappers cross state lines. Gardner pulls readers right into Libby’s personal and family drama as she bears witness to the horrific captivity her family undergoes and reprises the circumstances of her failing marriage. At the same time, Tessa, Wyatt, and a group of other law-enforcement officers piece together a surprising story that leads to an equally surprising conclusion. Gardner’s depiction of a woman in the midst of emotional chaos is spot on, as usual, and she proves herself just as capable when it comes to creating intriguing men. Readers will want to see more of Wyatt, just as they grew to appreciate Bobby Dodge in Gardner’s earlier books. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Gardner’s previous thriller, Catch Me, debuted at number two on the New York Times best-seller list; this one is likely to follow suit. --Stephanie Zvirin
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Praise for Touch & Go
“The suspense crackles.”—People
“Lisa Gardner, the master of the psychological thriller, has delivered another tour de force with Touch & Go, which exposes the raw nerves of a family imploding, and an investigator trying to escape her past….Gardner does an amazing job of creating realistic situations and characters with emotional resonance. The constant surprises will shock even the most jaded thriller reader.”—Associated Press
“No-holds-barred…suspense builds as the action races to a spectacular conclusion.” —Publishers Weekly
“[A] thrill ride.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Gardner’s depiction of a woman in the midst of emotional chaos is spot-on, as usual, and she proves herself just as capable when it comes to creating intriguing men.”—Booklist
And for Lisa Gardner and her novels
“Frighteningly real.”—People
“Lisa Gardner always delivers heart-stopping suspense.”—Harlan Coben
“No one owns this corner of the genre the way Lisa Gardner does.”—Lee Child
“The Mozart of thriller writers.”—Tess Gerritsen
“Riveting, hold-your-breath suspense.”—Iris Johansen
“Nerve-shattering suspense.”—Tami Hoag
“Emotionally true, harrowing, and unputdownable.”—Lisa Scottoline
“Gardner keeps us guessing….She also keeps us on the edge.”—Los Angeles Times
“Gripping.…The pages turn with speed.”—The Wall Street Journal
“Gardner continues to break ground no other writer dares to tread.”—The Providence Journal
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- Mass Market Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Signet (November 5, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0451465849
- ISBN-13: 978-0451465849
- Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Lisa Gardner is one of the reigning queens of domestic drama. She places families in pressure-cooker situations, and we watch as they struggle to survive physically and emotionally. In "Touch and Go," Justin Denbe, his wife, Libby, and their fifteen-year-old daughter, Ashlyn, are all under duress. Justin is "a man's man," attractive, charming, ambitious, and the heir to his father's multi-million dollar construction business. The Denbes live in a luxurious Boston town house. One evening, after Justin and Libby return from a romantic dinner, three men invade their home, abduct both parents and their child, and spirit the three of them away to a hiding place in northern New Hampshire.
Former Massachusetts state trooper and single mom, twenty-nine year old Tessa Leoni, is an employee of Northledge Investigations. She is hired by Justin's firm to "assess the scene and conduct an independent analysis of the situation." (Boston Detective Sergeant D. D. Warren makes a brief appearance and catches up with Tessa, whom she encountered during a previous case.) Also involved in the investigation are a pair of FBI agents and Sergeant Wyatt Foster of New Hampshire, who soon has his eye on Tessa. In the chapters that Libby narrates, she recalls her difficult childhood, the whirlwind romance that led to her marriage, and the immense joy that she and Justin felt when Ashlyn was born. Unfortunately, the past six months have not been easy, since Libby and Justin's marriage has started to deteriorate. Now, she fears that they all will die at the hands of their brutal captors.
Gardner opens her novel with a bang and keeps us guessing for several hundred pages. As it progresses, however, the overly long narrative becomes increasingly repetitious.
Read from January 15 to 16, 2013
BOOK SYNOPSIS
This is my family: Vanished without a trace. . . .
Justin and Libby Denbe have the kind of life you'd find in the pages of a glossy magazine. A beautiful fifteen-year-old daughter. A gorgeous brownstone on a tree-lined street in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood. A great marriage, admired by all. A perfect life.
This is what I know: Pain has a flavor. . . .
When investigator Tessa Leone arrives at the crime scene in the foyer of the Denbes' home, she finds scuff marks on the floor and a million tiny pieces of bright green Taser confetti. The family appears to have been abducted, with only a pile of their cell phones and electronic devices remaining. No witnesses, no ransom demands, no motive. Just a perfect little family, gone.
This is what I fear: The worst is yet to come. . . .
Tessa knows better than anyone that flawless fronts can hide the darkest secrets. Now she must race against the clock to uncover the Denbes' innermost dealings, a complex tangle of friendships and betrayal, big business and small sacrifices. Who would want to kidnap such a perfect little family? And how far would such a person be willing to go?
This is the truth: Love, safety, family . . . it's all touch and go
My Thoughts
Favorite quote: Pain has a flavor. But hope does, too.
Favorite scene: Libby making her version of homemade cinnamon rolls for her family and their kidnappers, you could smell the gooey richness and feel the roll melt in your mouth it was described so well.
The story of a "perfect All American family" living the "American Dream" of excess, wealth, privilege and lies!
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