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Catch Me (Detective D.D. Warren #6)

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In New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner's latest D.D. Warren thriller, the relentless Boston investigator must solve a coldly calculated murder--before it happens.

In four days, someone is going to kill me . . .

Detective D. D. Warren is hard to surprise. But a lone woman outside D.D.'s latest crime scene shocks her with a remarkable proposition: Charlene Rosal...more

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Published February 7th 2012 by Penguin (USA) Inc, (first published February 7th 2010)

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Jan 15, 2012 ♥Rachel♥ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Lisa Gardner fans

Shelves: 2012, netgalley-e-book, arc

I love the D.D. Warren mysteries, and this one does not disappoint!

Twenty-eighty year old Charlene Rosalind Carter Grant, Charlie, thinks she has four days left to live. Two years ago one of her best friends, Randi was murdered on January 21st, then one year to the date, her other best friend Jackie was murdered. They were a trio. The three musketeers: Randi Jackie Charlie, as they were known in school. It is four days until January 21st and Charlie thinks she's next. She's not going down witho...more

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Jan 02, 2013 Jeanie Jackson rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery-and-suspense

I like the softness that being a mother brings to DD.
Amazing plot twists and turns and I followed the bait the whole way. Don't usually do that.

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Feb 22, 2012 Michael rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Everyone has to die sometime. Be Brave.

Detective D.D. Warren has alot on her plate not only has come from a crime scene were a pedophile has been killed. D.D. is know a mum to Jake, living with partner Alex and has her parents soon to be visiting. To add to this she is confronted by a lady calling herself Charlie Grant who claims she will be killed in a few days on January 21st at 8pm. She comes to this conclusion as her two best friends have both been killed on that date in the last two years.

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Jan 23, 2012 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley-ebooks, my-favorites

I read the first chapter of Catch Me at the end of Lisa Gardner's new e-novella, The 7th Month. After reading that chapter I just knew that I was going to love this book.

I am a big Lisa Gardner fan and Catch Me did not disappoint me.

The book is about a woman, Charlie, whose two best friends were murdered on the same day a year apart. So Charlie is worried that she is next. She's been so worried that she dropped out of her life and she's been in hiding training for a whole year (taking boxing and...more

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Mar 21, 2012 Heather P rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Shannon Merrin

Shelves: 2012-reads, kindle

Lisa Gardner really out did herself on this one. This book was truly amazing. I really couldn't put it down. Well unless I was tired and fell asleep of course. The characters are very well thought out and developed. D.D. is also the star and does a fabulous job as always. Charlie in the store is a fantastic person right down to the bone. The stories within the story all melt into one like Lisa's other books but this one just really spoke to me. A must read for any thriller fan and Gardner fan. A...more

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Aug 09, 2012 Bonniemmm rated it 4 of 5 stars

Awesome audio book! I liked the reader, and I loved that I was questioning what was going on almost to the very end. While the subject matter was very serious (child abuse) the plot moved fairly quickly and I found myself sitting in my car for at least a half hour everyday after I got home, trying to figure out what the heck was going on. I recommend, even of you don't normally go for thrillers.

I am concurrently listening to Catch Me if You Can on my phone, and only a couple days ago realized th...more

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Mar 21, 2013 Alyssa Michael rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book. It was a nice change of pace from my usual teen fiction book and it definitely had me turning each page quickly. I couldn't put this book down!

This book is about a woman who's best friend is murdered one year. After the police find no forced entry and no signs of struggle, Charlie is horrified and desperately wants justice but knows there isn't a way to immediately get it. Next year on the same date, Charlie's other best friend is murdered, also having no sign of str...more

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Feb 27, 2013 Gary Sedivy rated it 3 of 5 stars

My first D.D. Warren novel, and it's O.K. (My apologies, Monty Python).
Fairly engaging novel (I did finish it) but there are some inconsistencies that kind of pop out as you go along. O.K., so there were two murders of friends of main character, who is not D.D. Warren; weren't autopsies performed on the victims? If so, how did a couple of OBVIOUS clues get missed (obvious in hind sight - but still you wonder how could this piece of data have been totally missed)?
The intertwining of the mystery...more

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Jan 23, 2013 Suzyn rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This is the first book in this series I've read and I'm really trying to keep that in mind. Because the character that has been in five other books is the problem for me.

"Catch me" has two central characters, a detective who has just had a baby and a woman who expects that she will be murdered in four days. (Long story.)

You can probably write the rest of the review yourself, and you probably know I came to hate this baby, and the detective's rude-to-the-point-of-caricature mother, and her appar...more

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Dec 24, 2012 Karen rated it 5 of 5 stars

can't believe I got caught up in a bestseller! pick this one up from the book drop the other day when things were slow and couldn't put it down! Never read anything from Lisa Gardner before and I'm such as book snob that I typically shy away from bestseller, especially those from "serial" authors. This one was hypnotic. Don't know that I'll read anymore of her's --- mainly for fear that they will disappoint, but this one was great.

Brief summary: girl with a very sad/tragic/brutal past moves to B...more

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Nov 12, 2012 Meigan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Really loved it. I'm a huge fan of Lisa Gardner, so naturally I'm going to be biased. Nevertheless, this was an awesome story. It was a mixture of alot of creepy things all rolled into one pretty exciting read. We start off with Charlie's super creepy childhood and her Munchhausin mama, and we learn about where she came from and how she became who she is. The story revolves around Charlie thinking she is going to die on a specific date because each of her friends has died on this date, spaced 1...more

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Jul 04, 2012 Nicola rated it 5 of 5 stars

In four days, someone is going to kill me. But the son of a bitch has gotta catch me first."

Acquired: Received a review copy from Penguin Group (Canada).

Reason for Reading: Next in the series.

Tremendous! I just can't wait reading a new Lisa Gardner, some are better than others but I've never been disappointed! This latest volume in the DD Warren series does not disappoint. First off, little time is spent on DD's personal life but we get enough to know the latest details and how she is adjusting...more

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Jun 21, 2012 Suspense Magazine rated it 5 of 5 stars

Gardner’s long time readers will know that she doesn't shy away from tough themes. And this is a tough one. My upfront warning is that this novel deals with pedophiles and their victims, as well as some graphic parental abuse. But I’ll immediately follow that with the opinion that this is an excellent read, a psychological thriller as well as a police procedural, done in Gardner’s usual excellent style.
The prologue plunges the reader into the lives of two girls coping admirably with their mental...more Gardner’s long time readers will know that she doesn't shy away from tough themes. And this is a tough one. My upfront warning is that this novel deals with pedophiles and their victims, as well as some graphic parental abuse. But I’ll immediately follow that with the opinion that this is an excellent read, a psychological thriller as well as a police procedural, done in Gardner’s usual excellent style.
The prologue plunges the reader into the lives of two girls coping admirably with their mentally unhinged mother. Then we’re whisked into the future and the life of twenty-eight-year-old Charlie (Charlene Rosalind Carter Grant), whose best friend was murdered two years ago on the 21st of January. One year ago, on the same date, her other best friend was also murdered. The three girls were inseparable as children, after Charlie was sent to live with her Aunt Nancy as a young girl. Charlie figures that, since it’s now the 17th, she’ll be murdered, too. She doesn’t know why, or how to prevent it, but wants the serial killer to at least be caught and punished. So she contacts the person she deems best suited to catch the killer, Boston Sergeant Detective D.D. Warren.
D.D. is dealing with her new baby, Jack, who doesn’t sleep much, and with moving into Alex’s tiny suburban ranch house. Alex, a crime scene expert and the father of Jack, wants to marry D.D., but she’s not ready to make that commitment. To add stress to her already precarious life, her parents are coming for a visit in two days. She’s also trying to track down the killer of a series of pedophiles.
Charlie, a 911 operator, leads us, holding our breath, through some tense emergency calls. The police don’t discount her weird request, to find her killer after she’s dead, since she’s on their team.
The author admits to terrifying herself as well as her reader, but she lightens the sometimes-grim mood with flashes of brilliant humor. I was terrified, breathless, and hanging on every word as I read this book.

Reviewed by Kaye George, Author of “Choke”, for Suspense Magazine
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Jun 19, 2012 Best Crime Books rated it 4 of 5 stars

Lisa Gardner has been on my must read list for some time now and I have particularly loved the Quincy/Rainie series. However, in more recent books the DD Warren series has been predominant which I have taken my time to grow to like as much as the Quincy books. Having said that; after Lisa's last book in this DD Warren series I can honestly say I was hooked. DD Warren is a typical no-nonsense Detective, and she has her work cut out for her in this latest book.

Charlie Grant is the main focus of th...more Lisa Gardner has been on my must read list for some time now and I have particularly loved the Quincy/Rainie series. However, in more recent books the DD Warren series has been predominant which I have taken my time to grow to like as much as the Quincy books. Having said that; after Lisa's last book in this DD Warren series I can honestly say I was hooked. DD Warren is a typical no-nonsense Detective, and she has her work cut out for her in this latest book.

Charlie Grant is the main focus of the story and from the very beginning we are shown her sheer terror. Charlie is convinced that on 21st January she will be murdered. Whilst dealing with another crime scene, Charlie confronts DD and asks her to make sure she investigates her imminent death properly.

The nicest thing about this book is we see the slight change in DD's character and she comes across as a much softer woman following the birth of her son. DD and her team are also working on the killing of people involved in sex crimes. This storyline interlinks with the main one regarding Charlie nicely. From the very beginning the plot is very fast paced and there is a sense of frenzy as we read about Charlie trying to out-run the person coming to kill her.

The story picks up considerable pace around the halfway mark and the two stories run alongside each other nicely. The best part about this book for me was seeing much more of DD's personal life and the ways in which she has changed. The story kept me turning the pages quickly and the story kept me guessing until the very end. We do see glimpses of characters from previous books such as retired FBI profiler Pierce Quincy, as well as fleeting glances of J.T Dillon and Sergeant Roan. Although I have grown to love DD Warren, I would still love to see another book released featuring Quincy!

Overall, this was one of the best in the DD Warren series and although part of a series could certainly be read as a stand alone book. I think Lisa Gardner fans will be thrilled with the new, softer DD Warren and new readers will be pleased to read such an engaging book. A definite page turner and I would definitely recommend it. (less)

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Jun 13, 2012 Riccarla Roman rated it 4 of 5 stars

this is another great Lisa Gardner book. I enjoyed meeting the new characters and she got us caught up with some of our old favorites.

While investigating the murder of a pedophile, Detective (and new mother)meets Charlene, a young woman who believes she will be murdered in four days. She wants D. D. to be the investigator.

Charlene had a very dysfunctional childhood as we learn through the book. Her two best friends were murdered on January 21 of the last two years. She believes that she is next....more

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Jun 13, 2012 Kendra rated it 3 of 5 stars

I usually really enjoy Lisa Gardner's mysteries: they are engaging, suspenseful, and hard to put down. However, I had to force myself to finish this book, a solid 2 1/2 stars for me. I just think this book is not up to her usual standard. The story revolves around Charlie, a girl who was abused by a seriously mentally ill mother and has grown up with some related psychological damage. The premise is a good one: Charlie believes she will be killed in a few days and asks a local cop, DD Warren (pr...more

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Apr 29, 2012 Sheila rated it 4 of 5 stars

I have read all her books and this one does not disappoint. Charlene, Charlie's mother was abusive, Charlie suffered years of Muenchausen's by proxy. Charlie has protected herself by blocking her memories of her childhood life. When she was 8 years old, she suffered an attack by her mother landing her in hospital. Charlie thought her mother died during that attack and when she was in hospital recovering, she met her aunt for the first time. Her aunt took her home and raised her. She had 2 close...more

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Apr 11, 2012 Susan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Lisa Gardner’s new D. D. Warren novel Catch Me begins with a chilling prologue. Young Charlie Grant and her older sister, Abby, suffer at the hands of their mentally ill mother. Charlie has been burned by an iron, fed glass, and told frequently, “be brave. Everyone has to die sometime.”

Charlie was saved by her aunt and managed to make something of a normal life for herself. Now 28, Charlie lives in Boston and seeks out Detective D.D. Warren asking for her help because, she says, “in four days, s...more Lisa Gardner’s new D. D. Warren novel Catch Me begins with a chilling prologue. Young Charlie Grant and her older sister, Abby, suffer at the hands of their mentally ill mother. Charlie has been burned by an iron, fed glass, and told frequently, “be brave. Everyone has to die sometime.”

Charlie was saved by her aunt and managed to make something of a normal life for herself. Now 28, Charlie lives in Boston and seeks out Detective D.D. Warren asking for her help because, she says, “in four days, someone is going to kill me.” Charlie tells a disturbing story: For each of the last two years, at 8:00 p.m. on January 21st, a woman has died. The victims are Charlie’s childhood best friends, and Charlie expects to be next. But as D.D. quickly learns, Charlie Grant, haunted and damaged, doesn’t plan on going down without a fight. She has been training to survive, to outshoot, outfight, and outrun a murderer.

D. D. is on the hunt for a pedophile killer, one who leaves notes at the crime scenes with catch me written on them. This might be either a plea or a dare, and D. D. comes to wonder if Charlie is somehow involved.

Fans of the series know D.D. as a tough, independent, workaholic. And in Catch Me, D. D. is no less dedicated to her job, but the two men in her life, Alex and their son Jack, have changed her, brought love and balance into her life. Now rather than rushing off to work in the morning, D. D. wistfully leaves her son behind.

Jack had been snuggled into his carrier when she’d left him this morning. All wide blue eyes and fat red cheeks. When she’d kissed the top of his head, he’d waved his pudgy little fists at her.

Did a ten week-old baby know enough to miss his mommy, because a ten-week mommy sure knew enough to miss her baby.

Motherhood has brought a new dimension to D. D.’s character, giving her an empathy she lacked in earlier novels, and her character is richer for it. On hearing Charlie’s story, D. D. takes more than a clinical interest. Charlie has been damaged by her mother, and D. D. can see through that damage to the little girl, and she wants to help her, not just as a cop, but as a mother.

Alex would come home from work each day, glance at her and Jack in the rocking chair and smile at her in a way no man had ever smiled at her before. Then she’d get a strange feeling in her chest. Of belonging. Of being. Contentment maybe.

Having often felt like she was living on the outside of her life, D. D.—knowing what Charlie has lost—appreciates her own family even more.(less)

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Apr 03, 2012 Marleen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

D.D. Warren, now mother to 10 week old baby Jack, has just returned to work and is still getting used to balancing home and work when she’s called to a crime-scene. A man has been found in his apartment, shot twice in his head. A quick search of the scene reveals that the man was a paedophile.
When she leaves the scene, D.D. finds a note saying “Everyone has to die sometime. Be brave” on her car and spots a woman observing her from a distance before rushing away. When D.D. catches up with the wo...more D.D. Warren, now mother to 10 week old baby Jack, has just returned to work and is still getting used to balancing home and work when she’s called to a crime-scene. A man has been found in his apartment, shot twice in his head. A quick search of the scene reveals that the man was a paedophile.
When she leaves the scene, D.D. finds a note saying “Everyone has to die sometime. Be brave” on her car and spots a woman observing her from a distance before rushing away. When D.D. catches up with the woman, Charlene Rosalind Carter Grant (Charlie), she is told the most amazing story. Charlie expects to die in four days time, on January 21st at about eight in the evening. Over the past two years her two childhood friends were killed on that date. Two murders which are still unsolved and two crimes without clues or suspects. Charlie is the last surviving member of the childhood group and she expects the killer to come for her this year. And although she has been preparing to defend herself for most of the preceding year, she wants D.D. to investigate her murder after she is dead.
Initially very sceptical, D.D. soon discovers that everything Charlie has told her about her friends’ murders is true and she starts taking the possibility that the young woman might be next seriously.
Meanwhile another paedophile is shot and killed and D.D. and her team find themselves with a crime without any clues on their hands, as well as a crime that hasn’t actually been committed yet.
But is Charlene really in danger, or is she a threat to others?

This is a brilliant, heart-stopping, clammy hands, toe curling sort of thriller made far more interesting because the author makes the reader wonder about how much they actually object to certain crimes.
With alternate chapters being told by Charlene and from D.D.’s point of view the reader tends to be slightly ahead of the investigators in this book, although never so much that they can’t be surprised.
And then there are the very short chapters by someone named Abigail. Who is Abigail, and what role does she play in everything that is going on.

What made this book extra special is that lots of characters from previous books make a cameo appearance. Although there were more, three of these old favourites stood out for me; Pierce Quincy and his daughter Kimberly from a previous series and Roan Griffin who featured in “The Survivor’s Club”. It was very nice to meet these characters again, however briefly. It made me very aware though how much I would like to see whole books dedicated to them again.

Lisa Gardner is a master when it comes to writing intriguing mystery-thrillers. With her twisted crimes and fascinating investigators she keeps the reader guessing and on the edge of their seat until the last page. In me she’s found herself a dedicated fan, already counting the days/weeks/months until her next book is published.
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Mar 31, 2012 Nancy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Excellent book. Must have been in the mood..... Learned details on how internet pedophiles stalk young kids - how sick. Can't trust anything to be just what it says it is.....

In New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner's latest D.D. Warren thriller, the relentless Boston investigator must solve a coldly calculated murder--before it happens.
In four days, someone is going to kill me . . .
Detective D. D. Warren is hard to surprise. But a lone woman outside D.D.'s latest crime scene shocks her...more

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Mar 22, 2012 Susan Tunis rated it 5 of 5 stars

Has motherhood mellowed D.D.?

Boston homicide detective D.D. Warren is back! And at the age of 41, she’s dealing with first-time motherhood. In fact, she’s just returned from maternity leave, and her first case back involves what appears to be a serial killer of pedophiles. While the Boston P.D. isn’t mourning the victims, they aren’t about to turn their backs on some kind of vigilante killer.

Outside one of the crime scenes, D.D. finds a suspicious note on her windshield, and spots a woman watchi...more

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Feb 26, 2012 Jill rated it 3 of 5 stars

Having been a fan of Lisa Gardner for years, I was eagerly awaiting this latest release. As I read the prologue, and then the first chapter, I wasn't so sure that it was going to hold my interest. I need not have worried, as it held my interest, kept me up past bedtime and kept me scratching my head and guessing for a good while. That said, it is not her best. It's a fun read, but the plot is a little too filled with unlikely coincidences and turns that are a stretch for even the best imaginatio...more

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Feb 25, 2012 Gaby rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: detective-and-mystery, thriller, netgalley

Catch Me is Lisa Gardner's latest DD Warren detective thriller. With its complex plot and high level of suspense, Catch Me delivers Gardner's characteristic high tension escape. There are carefully placed clues that you suspect might mean something and somehow all come together towards the end.

Catch Me begins with a child being rushed out of a dangerous home. She's lived with the need to escape, has been trained by her mother to pack and leave at a moment's notice, to move swiftly and silently,...more Catch Me is Lisa Gardner's latest DD Warren detective thriller. With its complex plot and high level of suspense, Catch Me delivers Gardner's characteristic high tension escape. There are carefully placed clues that you suspect might mean something and somehow all come together towards the end.

Catch Me begins with a child being rushed out of a dangerous home. She's lived with the need to escape, has been trained by her mother to pack and leave at a moment's notice, to move swiftly and silently, and to respond with obedience. Violence, fire, an emergency call and uncertain escape.

Then we meet Charlene Rosalind Carter Grant ("Charlie"), a twenty-eight year old woman working as a police dispatch operator in a town outside of Boston. She'd escaped a violent childhood and was raised by her aunt in Maine. In the last two years her two best friends have been murdered - both on the same day and with no sign of a struggle or forced entry. Charlie is convinced that this year will be her year to die and that her death will also happen on Jan. 21. She's done everything she could think of to prepare - learned to shoot, kept fit, taken defense classes, cut off ties with the aunt she loves, and settled her affairs. Charlie's kept to herself and while her loneliness overwhelms her at times, she prefers having this level of control. Charlie can't quite remember her early years but she does know that she'd suffered abuse from her mother's hands. In an attempt to prevent further deaths, Charlie studies the homicide detectives in Boston/Cambridge and on Jan. 17, she meets Boston Sergeant Detective D.D. Warren, someone she hopes will solve her murder when the time comes.

Detective D.D. Warren is not her usual self as her life's been turned upside down with the arrival of her newborn Jack. Warren has just returned from her 2 months of maternity leave and hasn't had much sleep or chance to catch up on her paperwork. The recent execution style murder of a middle-aged white man in a largely African American Boston tenement looked particularly suspicious. An investigation of the man's background and computer lead D.D. Warren and her team to believe that there's a serial killer who is targeting pedophiles.

D.D. Warren finds a cryptic note on her car: "Everyone has to die sometime. Be brave." She sprints after the suspicious character who was lurking by her car - and meets Charlie. As Warren investigates further, she's thrown by Charlie's claim to be a future murder victim. Is Charlie a likely murder victim? A likely murderer? Will there be another murder on Jan 21 - four days from their meeting?

Gardner's skillful blend of suspense and puzzle work exceptionally well in Catch Me.
ISBN-10: 0525952764- Hardcover $26.95
Publisher: Dutton Adult; First Edition edition (February 7, 2012), 400 pages.
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Feb 25, 2012 Kathy Jund rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone

Recommended to Kathy by: I'm one of her biggest fans!

Lisa Gardner once again proves to her fans why she is one of the best in the business with her newest release in her Sergeant Detective D.D. Warren series Catch Me! As a newly made mom returning from maternity leave, sleep deprived and caffeine deficient Detective D.D. Warren walks onto the crime scene of her first case in ten weeks to discover suspicions are high the victim sitting before her is no isolated incident. By all appearances, someone is targeting pedophiles although not a bad idea, D...more

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Feb 22, 2012 Debra Marsh rated it 4 of 5 stars

I love Lisa Gardner's books, although I have to say that I can only take them in small doses. They are intense! Plus, the subject matter is almost always a bit disturbing. I wasn't feeling well on Sunday and so I indulged. Catch Me is Gardner's newest book featuring Detective DD Warren. I like how Detective Warren has changed and evolved over the years. She now has a baby and is becoming a bit softer and more real; however, she hasn't lost any of the spunk and sass that I love about this charact...more

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Feb 22, 2012 Luanne Ollivier rated it 5 of 5 stars

I'm a long time fan of Lisa Gardner and her recurring character, Boston PD Detective D.D. Warren, is a favourite. Gardner's latest book featuring D.D. is Catch Me - newly released.

I was eager to catch up with D.D. She was unexpectedly pregnant in the last book. How will motherhood affect this tough as nails, no nonsense detective?

"D.D. caught herself actually contemplating wallpaper, then came to her senses, snapping off the vacuum cleaner and giving herself a firm mental shake. Forget the f***i...more I'm a long time fan of Lisa Gardner and her recurring character, Boston PD Detective D.D. Warren, is a favourite. Gardner's latest book featuring D.D. is Catch Me - newly released.

I was eager to catch up with D.D. She was unexpectedly pregnant in the last book. How will motherhood affect this tough as nails, no nonsense detective?

"D.D. caught herself actually contemplating wallpaper, then came to her senses, snapping off the vacuum cleaner and giving herself a firm mental shake. Forget the f***ing decor. She was Sergeant Detective D.D. Warren for heaven's sake. She didn't slipcover. She handled homicides."

Well, it's made her a little softer. Baby Jack has had eight weeks of Mommy being home, but it's back to work for sleep deprived D.D. She's going to try to stick to a reasonable work day. On her first case out - the murder of a suspected pedophile - she spies a note on her Crown Vic -"Everyone has to die sometime. Be brave" - and someone running away. She gives pursuit and catches the person - a young woman who swears she didn't leave the note, but was only checking D.D. out. The reason?

"Four days from now, I'm expecting to be murdered. I've read that you're one of the best homicide detectives in the city, so I'd like you handle the investigation. I figure you're the only shot at justice I'll have left."

D.D's immediate thought is that she's a nut case. But, her story has credibility. Charlene "Charlie" Grant works as a police dispatcher. Her two best friends have been murdered - each a year apart on the same day - January 21 - four days from now. And Charlie believes she's next.

"Two homicides, a thousand miles apart. Links between the victims, the methodology, and the date, but not enough evidence or motivation to provide traction. Hell of a story, she had to admit. Interesting. Intriguing. The kind of thing to tickle a workaholic detective's crime bone."

D.D agrees the case has merit and adds it to the team's caseload. She also agrees to let a new young detective, well versed in sex crimes, join the team.

Gardner's plotting was fantastic in Catch Me. She had me stumped and second guessing myself up to the very last pages. Many characters from previous books were brought back in Catch Me - J.T. Dillon is a favourite. (from The Perfect Husband) I quite enjoyed seeing a little bit of vulnerability in D.D. The scenes with her parents had such a ring of truth about them. I've enjoyed watching her relationship with Jack's father Alex grow as well. And the child predator story is a real eye opener.

DD's. chapters are alternated with those of Charlie. We know (or think we know) what is going on with her.

"I hummed softly under my breath, my only concession to my growing nervousness. Seventy-five hours left to live. What would you do?"

Catch Me is a page turner, guaranteed to keep you reading past the time you should shut off the light. If you like suspense, you'll love Lisa Gardner.(less)

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Feb 20, 2012 D.B. Reynolds rated it 5 of 5 stars

No one writes suspense better than Lisa Gardner, and in this one she adds a neat twist. Charlie (Charlene) Grant is convinced someone will try to kill her in four days, but she's not going down easy. She's spent the last year getting ready, including doing research on Boston homicide detectives. And she's decided our heroine D. D. Warren is the best woman for the job ... the job being to track down her killer just in case he succeeds. In the meantime, D. D. is partway convinced that it's Charlie...more

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Feb 12, 2012 Cindy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: netgalley

A copy of this novel was generously provided by the publisher Penguin Group USA for review purposes.

I was excited as soon as I received this book as I have read all of Lisa Gardner’s books and have thoroughly enjoyed them all! Another fabulous novel in the DD Warren series that has you guessing until the very end. Meet Charlene, also known as Charlie, a 911 dispatcher who as a child was a victim of child abuse at the hands of a mother believed to have had Munchhausen by proxy.

Her adult life has...more

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Feb 12, 2012 Christa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook-arc

Lisa Gardner is a must-read author for me, and this book is a good example of the reason. I really enjoyed seeing D.D. Warren at this point in her life. I loved her as a mother enchanted with her new baby, and liked the way she was settling in to her live-in relationship with Alex. She seemed to find a good balance between her career and personal life in this book. There were other good characters in this book, and a great, suspenseful storyline.

Just as D.D. Warren resumes her career after havin...more

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Feb 05, 2012 Charlotte rated it 4 of 5 stars

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For those of you who are more of a loyal reader, you know all about Detective D.D Warren. In Catch Me she is just coming back from maternity leave and has started to work a case where not one, but two pedophiles have been murdered. While working the case, D.D sees a young woman lurking around. After a quick chase the woman comes clean, Her name is Charlene Rosalind Carter Grant and she is likely going to be murdered in four days and she wants D. D. to find...more http://charlotteswebofbooks.blogspot....

For those of you who are more of a loyal reader, you know all about Detective D.D Warren. In Catch Me she is just coming back from maternity leave and has started to work a case where not one, but two pedophiles have been murdered. While working the case, D.D sees a young woman lurking around. After a quick chase the woman comes clean, Her name is Charlene Rosalind Carter Grant and she is likely going to be murdered in four days and she wants D. D. to find her killer. Why does she think she will be murdered on January 21st? Because her two best friends were each murdered on January 21st. One last year and the other the year before. Charlene has taken special measures to protect herself, but she still does not feel that it is enough. She needs D.D's help. But as January 21st gets closer and closer D.D. starts to question whether or not the two cases overlap. Is Charlene using the 21st of January as a way to rid the world of some scum? Or is there something going on that neither one of them understand?

Even though this was my first D.D. Warren novel, I really didn't feel as if I needed that back-story to enjoy this one. All I know, as a first time reader, is that D.D. is a well respected Detective whose life has changed after giving birth. A few past cases are referred to, but not in a major way, and just enough for me to want to go read the backlist. Charlene's story, though, is a chilling one. She had a childhood that make horror movies look tame and relaxing and still came out as a reasonably sane adult. I really enjoyed the proactive way she tried to save her life. I loved her interaction with her Landlady and of course, Tulip. The homeless dog that really isn't Charlie's, but it kind of is. There were so many twists and turns to this story, that just when I thought I had figured it all out, Lisa Gardner takes the story in another direction and I realized I was wrong. That is the sign of a true master.

Bottom line is that Catch Me is suspense at it's best. The story is a fast paced murder mystery that takes place before the murder actually happens. The characters are well written and the story flows very nicely. If you are looking for a good one to read, you can't go wrong with Lisa Gardner's Catch Me.
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