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Say Goodbye (Quincy & Rainie #6)

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Published July 15th 2008 by Bantam (first published January 1st 2008)

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Nov 04, 2008 Michael rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: audio-book, mystery, read-in-2008

If you're archanaophic, this isn't the book for you.

Lisa Gardener's new novel, "Say Goodbye" is a fascinating, scary and compelling story about a serial killer with a fascination for using spiders as he preys on prositutes and young boys. The novel shifts perspectives from a young boy held prisoner by the killer (and getting ready to "graduate") and special agent Kimberly Quincy, who is five months pregnant.

Kimberly is contacted by Jenny Jones, a prostitute whose mother was killed by the kille...more

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Aug 14, 2008 Jeffrey rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Gardner fans, mystery fans, crime fans

Shelves: mystery, thriller, read-in-2008

A deeply disturbing novel (so disturbing that I stopped and read a happy fantasy novel in the middle of it) in which an FBI agent investigates the apparent killing of prostitutes by a creepy killer only know by an acronym for arachnid. If that was all that was going on, this book would be a well written investigative hunt for a serial killer, but like City of the Sun from earlier this year, the novel chronologically shows what the author (who probably did some research) what happens to abducted...more

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Oct 11, 2012 Beth rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads-and-early-reviews

Lisa Gardner’s SAY GOODBYE begins with a sex scene between a slutty girl and a high school football star. You’re safe in assuming that Chapter 1 and the next several chapters aren’t any better.

There’s a female FBI agent who’s called in the middle of the night because a prostitute in the custody of a local police department, a prostitute the FBI agent has never met, who has nothing to do with any case the FBI agent has been assigned, is demanding to speak with her. So the FBI agent goes there at...more Lisa Gardner’s SAY GOODBYE begins with a sex scene between a slutty girl and a high school football star. You’re safe in assuming that Chapter 1 and the next several chapters aren’t any better.

There’s a female FBI agent who’s called in the middle of the night because a prostitute in the custody of a local police department, a prostitute the FBI agent has never met, who has nothing to do with any case the FBI agent has been assigned, is demanding to speak with her. So the FBI agent goes there at 3 a.m.

So far, how hard is this to swallow?

By the way, the prostitute has spider tattoos. Spiders mean something. And the FBI agent is taking seriously what the prostitute told her.

And there’s a little boy who is snatched from his home in the middle of the night by a pervert. If you like reading about child molestation, you’ll like these parts. :-(

And there’s a very old but fit woman who used to care for foster children and now sees and speaks to the ghosts of her dead family members. A little boy shows up occasionally.

And there’s a man who keeps spiders as pets. He’s a bad guy, of course. Is he the pervert who molests that little boy?

When I got to the part where the pervert makes the little boy bring the pervert an even littler boy, I couldn’t continue. Gardner isn’t graphic. But she lets you know what’s going on, and she describes the screams. Call me squeamish, but the thought of 9-year old and 4-year-old boys trapped by a pervert makes me sick.

Because I didn’t read more, I can’t really say, but there were hints that the situation with the pervert and the 9-year-old boy turns into something like a case that was in the news a year or so ago when a man kidnapped a boy, and the boy ended up moving about freely yet felt he had to continue living with that man. That was an interesting case, so maybe that's why SAY GOODBYE got the good review I read.

However, a reader shouldn’t have to hate the first half of a book in order to get to a good second half.

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Aug 12, 2011 June Ahern rated it 4 of 5 stars

"Say Goodbye", Lisa Gardner - It’s a graphic and unnerving police crime thriller of sadistic child abuse, rape and torture. Parts are very creepy and it was hard to continue. I thought I wouldn’t or couldn’t, but I wanted the horrific crimes against the children and women to have justice. Would that happen?
The book opens with Ginny Jones, a tough teenager, in a car with a young man performing a sexual act and then upon leaving him, hops into another vehicle with a man who is deadly serious abou...more

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Apr 08, 2011 Linda rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery-crime

Special agent Kimberley Quincy is five months pregnant, and struggling with the question of whether she can or should continue her work with the FBI. She doesn't want to quit, but her husband feels she's taking too many risks, and the conflict is placing quite a strain on their marriage. Into this stressful personal dilemma comes a teenage prostitute, asking for Kimberley's help in discovering what has become of some of her friends who have disappeared. The narrative switches back and forth from...more

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Mar 16, 2011 Tracy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Fans of police procedural suspense with thick skins.

Shelves: thriller-suspense, non-series-stand-alone-novels

Torturous. Devastating. Tragic. Brilliant.
Every once in a while I read a book that affects me a little deeper, digs in a bit more, disturbs or touches me just a little differently than those I read the rest of the time. They're often the most difficult books to rate, because I can't qualify them as easily. Did I like? Love it? Those aren't the right words for something so deeply disturbing, or hauntingly chilling. Well, did I at least enjoy it? Again, enjoyment isn't even close. I'm left shatter...more

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Feb 22, 2011 Michele Shimp rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I love author Lisa Gardner and have read all her books over the years. I was very excited to finally get a copy of her newest book, Say Goodbye, and I was not disappointed. [return][return]Say Goodbye is Lisa Gardner's sixth novel that involves members of the Quincy FBI family. This one focuses on Quincy's daughter Kimberly, an FBI lead investigator, and her husband Mac, a GBI Georgia Bureau of Investigation) detective. [return][return]Kimberly is pregnant and she and Mac are having "discussions...more I love author Lisa Gardner and have read all her books over the years. I was very excited to finally get a copy of her newest book, Say Goodbye, and I was not disappointed. [return][return]Say Goodbye is Lisa Gardner's sixth novel that involves members of the Quincy FBI family. This one focuses on Quincy's daughter Kimberly, an FBI lead investigator, and her husband Mac, a GBI Georgia Bureau of Investigation) detective. [return][return]Kimberly is pregnant and she and Mac are having "discussions" about her work: amount, level, dangerous-ness. Mac wants her to take a step back to protect herself and their child but Kimberly does not think she is putting herself in any danger and resents the implication. [return][return]Kimberly is contacted by a pregnant hooker who claims one of her customers has gotten rid of one of her friends. She calls her customer Mr. Dinchara, which is arachnid backwards, because of his love and ownership of many spiders. [return][return]Mac's friend and co-worker Sal has been working on a potential case involving missing hookers. Sal thinks his case is related to Kimberly's hooker and this Mr. Dinchara. Kimberly does not get an official 'okay' to work on the missing girl but continues to investigate on her own (and the discussions with Mac continue because she's adding MORE to her plate). [return][return]As you can guess, this turns into more than anyone could see at the beginning. Lisa Gardner has the unique ability to write a mystery/thriller that has you turning pages wanting to know more of what happens while developing her characters in real and significant ways. I'm always impressed (and maybe a little scared - lol) with how well I can understand and relate to her characters - both the good and bad. I would argue with Kimberly and Mac, seeing both sides of their discussions. But then I also thought "don't do it!!!" when Kimberly ... well, you can find out for yourself. [return][return]Say Goodbye, as with all of her novels, can stand alone and you will thoroughly enjoy the book. However, if you want to understand the characters even more deeply and appreciate the story even more, I recommend you read the series in order. The books in this series are (from the author's website):[return](less)

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Jan 31, 2011 Gerald rated it 3 of 5 stars

The least interesting of all Lisa Gardner's books I've read so far. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the book, and read to the end (which I don't do if I'm not enjoying a book).

What kept Saying Goodbye from four or five stars? I think it may be a case of Gardner over-researching spiders. I over-research in some of my books, then I put too much of my research into the book because I've learned so much it's spilling over–beyond the point that some readers are interested. Me, I'm not that interested i...more

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Aug 12, 2010 Barbra rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Another good thriller by this author. She always give good value as far as suspense goes.

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Young women are disappearing....girls no one will notice are gone: prostitutes, runaways, high-risk teens. One night they exist, next morning they've vanished.
For Kimberly Quincy, FBI Special Agent, it all starts with a pregnant hooker. The story Delilah Rose tells Kimberly about one of her clients seems too horrifying to be true - but prostitutes keep disappearing, one by one, with no expla...more

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Feb 28, 2010 Melissa Norton rated it 4 of 5 stars

Arachnophobes, beware. Lisa Gardner's sixth Quincy novel is by far her creepiest, featuring a serial killer who is obsessed with spiders. Five-months-pregnant Agent Kimberly Quincy is contacted by a young prostitute with purported leads on the disappearance of several young women. Things are not what they seem, and Kimberly collaborates with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to track the killer. Gardner knows how to ratchet up the suspense, and the pages fly by. She has clearly done her resear...more

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Jun 06, 2009 Katie(babs) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Say Goodbye is possibly one of the best books I have read by Lisa, other than The Next Accident, which introduced me to the author’s world of serial killers, police procedurals and crimes so horrendous that there is no possible way they will ever find the killer. Lisa can sure write some great twists and turns and will not leave you disappointed, because like most of those police shows we watch on television, the good guys always get their man.

FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy is married to anot...more Say Goodbye is possibly one of the best books I have read by Lisa, other than The Next Accident, which introduced me to the author’s world of serial killers, police procedurals and crimes so horrendous that there is no possible way they will ever find the killer. Lisa can sure write some great twists and turns and will not leave you disappointed, because like most of those police shows we watch on television, the good guys always get their man.

FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy is married to another FBI Agent and happens to be four months pregnant. Being pregnant does not slow her down and she is still hard at work solving murders and bringing those killers of the innocent to justice. Her husband Mac wants her to cut back for the good of their unborn child, which Kimberly is seriously thinking about doing, when a young prostitute by the name of Delilah Rose asks for her help. There is a new serial killer on the loose who calls himself Dinchara. He is murdering prostitutes, and before he murders them, he tortures them with his special collection of spiders. Just use your imagination when it comes to his special pets. *shudder* Delilah is afraid she will be another one of his victims and only remains alive because he has made her a pawn in his twisted games. Delilah also happens to be pregnant and will only tell Kimberly what she knows to track this elusive killer. Kimberly knows Delilah is not placing all her cards on the table, but since she is sympathetic, mainly because of Delilah’s pregnancy, Kimberly will take on this case even though she is placing herself in a lot of danger, not counting the health risks to her unborn child.

Dinchara likes to play games and he specifically picks Kimberly to play along with him. Not only is this monster a killer, but he is also a pedophile. Through flashbacks, we see how he was kidnapped by a man who stole him from his bedroom and sexually tortured him for years. He in turn continues the cycle of violence and kidnaps another young boy and abuses him, hoping to mold him into a killer, like himself. The boy he stole, along with Delilah, are very much his victims, but at least he keeps them alive. They are like the spiders he takes care of. There is only one way they can escape him and no longer be his unwilling pupils to his crimes. And to accomplish this, they must give the FBI and Kimberly a run for their money. The final outcome could possibly be Kimberly’s death.

Say Goodbye really tugged at my heart, including such feelings of anger because of Dinchara, a horrible man who enjoys raping little boys, killing prostitutes and using spiders in inhumane ways. It has been a long time since I have read such a villain who sent chills down my spine, and Lisa has done it here with her latest killer. Lisa has written another stellar story with Say Goodbye. I was hooked from beginning to end, waiting for Kimberly to figure out all the clues so she can save lives, even including those of Delilah and the young abused boy who must do Kimberly harm just so they can escape the man who has so much power over them. But, Kimberly is not alone since she has many to back her up, which includes her father Pierce, and step-mother Rainie, who come to help her. It is always a treat to see these two and to finally see them so happy after many years of living under very harsh and unhappy circumstances.

Lisa keeps raising the bar for herself with this on-going series about the Quincy clan. This is not your typical run of the mill serial killer crime. What was really unique, is instead of Gardner just focusing on Kimberly, the main protagonist, the reader sees many points of views that include the serial killer, Dinchara himself and how he became what he is. Also included is the young boy he molested for years and even that of a new victim he has kidnapped. Getting into each of these characters minds brings out some heavy emotions and your heart will really tear up for all of them. You may even feel a bit of pity for Dinchara himself because he is just as much as a victim as those he stalks.

If you have an intense fear of spiders, Say Goodbye may not be the book for you. But for those are a bit stronger and don’t mind those creatures and their master who uses them to create havoc and death, I urge you to try Say Goodbye and the world of Lisa Gardner. You will have some chills and thrills you will not soon forget.(less)

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Nov 17, 2012 Shonna Froebel rated it 4 of 5 stars

This thriller features FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy, soon to become a mother. She is told a story by a prostitute, Delilah Rose, about a missing woman. She connects with Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent Sal Martignetti who has been collecting information on missing prostitutes for the last few months. As the two begin to compare notes, they find leads on the missing women.
Part of the book is also told from the point of view of a man who was kidnapped as a young boy and sexually abused...more

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Sep 06, 2010 Kayla rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: own, read-in-2010, 5-star-books, lisa-gardner, series

SAY GOODBYE by Lisa Gardner

My Thoughts:
This book was a incredible story. It is about a serial killer with a major somethin' somethin' for all things 8-legged, but it also includes some more "sensitive" topics that some people might be opposed to reading. For me, personally, I thought it was a great read front to back. The characters were as well written as the unique story. There wasn't a single character who wasn't written into their role with perfection. It did get a bit confusing near the 3/4...more SAY GOODBYE by Lisa Gardner

My Thoughts:
This book was a incredible story. It is about a serial killer with a major somethin' somethin' for all things 8-legged, but it also includes some more "sensitive" topics that some people might be opposed to reading. For me, personally, I thought it was a great read front to back. The characters were as well written as the unique story. There wasn't a single character who wasn't written into their role with perfection. It did get a bit confusing near the 3/4 mark, but once I realized that some scenes were in the past while others were in the present, it got easier to understand. SAY GOODBYE had an amazing story, with incredible plot twists and behind-the-scenes discoveries that were truly genius. I read this 360 page book in all the spare time I had in a 24 hour span, it was so engrossing I couldn't put it down. I can't get over how creative the storyline was in this book. It's the kind of story where if it was a movie, some things coming to light would make you gasp in shock in amazement of the secrets that were revealed. I can't think of anything that I didn't like about this book. I'd say this was one of the most original, well thought out stories I've read in a long time, and it definitely earned a place as one of the top novels I've ever read.

Favorite Quotes:
Mac ~ "But if you want the inside skinny, she'll do anything you want for vanilla pudding. I keep snack packs stashed in my car. It's probably the only reason I'm still alive. Oh, and don't forget plastic spoons, otherwise it gets ugly." (Page 26)
Delilah ~ "For a moment, I kind of thought...maybe I was a specimen, too. You know, Slutto hookeroso." (Page 38)
"They understood what it was like to strive so hard to save a stranger's life while living each day knowing they had failed the ones they loved. Mostly, they understood the importance of always moving forward, because if you stood in one place too long, you risked getting crushed by the boulder weight of regret." (Page 86/87)
"The night sky yawned above her. A pinprick of stars. The more distant glow of the city. She forced herself to take in the shadowed outline of the trees, the bushes, the distant horizon. Nothing loomed in the dark unknown." (Page 106)
Kimberly ~ "I'm a federal agent. Wading into shit is my job." (Page 107)
Mac ~ "Did you hit the bar scene? Go hooker shopping? Or did you stand on a street corner and call, 'Here Mr. Freaky Scary Man. Come find fresh bait.'" (Page 108)
"She wanted to ask him everything, so she asked him nothing at all." (Page 183)
"The first gust of wind hit, laced with rain, tasting like distant pines." (Page 238/239)
"The men drifted down the street and, soon enough, were swallowed by the gloom." (Page 340)
"I'm patient, careful, observant. Just a spider on the wall, you know, slowly spinning my web." (Page 354)

Overall Opinion: A+

~Kayla
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Aug 15, 2009 Amethyst Shadow rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: thriller

This was bought for me. I thought I would give it a try. I'll let you know what I think...

I'm really sorry that I decided to give this book a try. Apart from the author not liking to use small words, like "the", "was", "is", the book had so much going on that it makes ones think "Why would I care what happens". It reminded me of a flea circus... looking at everything moving and hoping to see the fleas. Oh, she brought it all together mostly. But her use of italics for thoughts was a little over...more

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Sep 24, 2011 Bryan Higgs rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: crime, thriller

I've read a number of books by Lisa Gardner, and in general I enjoy them. She has a knack (more like a hallmark) of coming up with different scenes with different characters that are not obviously related, and that are explained towards the end of the book. This one is no exception, and it certainly held my attention, especially at the end.

However, I found this one rather annoying. The heroine, and her colleagues and husband, seem to do things that are unwise, ranging from eating terribly (and s...more

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Nov 11, 2009 Michael rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: action-thriller, hardboiled, mystery, new-york-times-best-seller, police-procedural, read-in-2009, reviewed, series, thriller

An arrested prostitute calls FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy claiming that she has important information for her. Deliah Rose tells Kim that a wealthy john is taking street prostitutes to his place, paying them to let his poisonous spiders crawl on them and engage in other dangerous activities. She states that her friend Ginny was with him and has vanished. She found Ginny's boyfriend's school ring in the john's car and wants Quincy to stop him.

Kimberly's associate, Sal Martingnetti also infor...more An arrested prostitute calls FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy claiming that she has important information for her. Deliah Rose tells Kim that a wealthy john is taking street prostitutes to his place, paying them to let his poisonous spiders crawl on them and engage in other dangerous activities. She states that her friend Ginny was with him and has vanished. She found Ginny's boyfriend's school ring in the john's car and wants Quincy to stop him.

Kimberly's associate, Sal Martingnetti also informs her that he's worried that someone is picking off hookers. Twice he has had the driver's licenses of three women placed on the windshield of his car. The women have disappeared but no bodies have been found so it's difficult to get his superiors to permit him to mount an investigation. Even though Kim is five months pregnant, a time that women might begin to take things easier, she decides to work with Sal to attempt to find and stop the person responsible for the crimes against the prostitutes.

One night they follow Delilah down a street where they know that Ginny's boyfriend was shot. They realize that Delilah is really Ginny. When confronted, she admits it and tells them that she calls the john Dinchara, a play on the word arachnid, because of his fetish with spiders. She realized that Dinchara gets a kick when someone shows fear so when he put a black widown spider on her, and she didn't scream, he let her live. He does make her turn tricks and periodically meets with her and gets a payoff.

The FBI Agents must find a way to get Ginny to take them to Dinchara and get enough evidence to convict him of his crimes. They propose that Ginny wear a wire. Then they find that Dinchara has a teenage boy helping him and is also grooming a younger boy. Now their mission is to stop Dinchara and rescue the boys.

The author knows suspense and has given her readers a story that will keep them mesmerized until the end. She tells her readers that the idea for the story came from her young daughter who became obsessed with spiders. Gardner's characters are well described and the antagonist was even more evil because he didn't just do terrible things but was training young children to help in his crimes.(less)

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Apr 13, 2012 Lori rated it 1 of 5 stars

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Mar 04, 2013 Christine Bernadette rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I think the story line was great and the way the crime whatsover was solved. But I didn't like the antagonist - how he became like that. It was horrible - unimaginable. I really hate pedophiles or anyone who abuses children. It scares me to death that someone's just so horrible he could do horrible things to young, innocent children.

I had really a hard time reading this. Everything's confusing at first; and whenever I didn't seem to understand what I was reading, I just drop this and read The St ...more

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Feb 26, 2012 Annie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comedy-cute-romance, thrillers, once-was-enough

I read this book as an audio book. I have about a half hour to commute to work, 5 days a week. This book gave me the creeps on multiple levels. I felt like I was going to be attacked by spiders while driving and probably looked like that moron that makes you laugh because they are making a face they don’t think others will see since we are all driving in our own little worlds. First, it is very well written and thought out novel. The plot unfolds slowly and at various angles and through various...more I read this book as an audio book. I have about a half hour to commute to work, 5 days a week. This book gave me the creeps on multiple levels. I felt like I was going to be attacked by spiders while driving and probably looked like that moron that makes you laugh because they are making a face they don’t think others will see since we are all driving in our own little worlds. First, it is very well written and thought out novel. The plot unfolds slowly and at various angles and through various characters. For me, even the ending was not really an ending, there is closure and life moves on, but it’s just not conclusive I guess. Which, the topics raised by the author, there is no conclusion or ending, it’s a worldwide terror every parent prays won’t happen to their child. It is an ever growing web. That said; let me get back to my spine-chilling points. . First is the subject matter…it is heavy. The Burger Man kidnaps little boys, rapes and terrorizes them, kills them and buries them, then moves on to the next. The families of these children will never get closure and Gardner has done such a good job writing about this excruciating topic that it was horrific to listen to and I just wanted to skip to the next track but knew I had to listen to the story, especially the story of the one boy the Burger Man decides to keep. This book is not for the faint at heart or people who themselves have experienced this dark evil of life. The second set of creepiness in the book is the overall theme that is expanded on: Spiders. The reader is given very interesting and helpful facts about spiders at the beginning of each chapter. For instance how to tell what a black widow, distinguished by the red hourglass on the black body. However, the evil man throughout the book is a spider enthusiast and even things of himself as a type of spider. The scenes with the spiders (and I’m not going to ruin for those of you who are going to read the novel) just made me want to swat away invisible spiders, not drink my coffee while driving to work for fear there might be one in there, and just about gag in areas from the visual the author creates. Again, this novel is not for the faint of heart.

All that said Say Goodbye is a great novel because the author is able to put you there and I was so grossed out and horrified it was all I could do to finish the book or just explode about the book to my friends about what just happened. I recommend it, but want to caution those that may not be able to handle the subject matter.

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Sep 01, 2009 Karen Patterson rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book is my first from Lisa Gardner and rather hard to rate. Although thought-provoking and well-written, it's not for everyone and not one you would classify as "enjoying." However, that being said, it's about a subject matter that is very prevalent and in the news more and more. It focuses on a serial killer and the continuing cycle of kidnapping, sexual abuse, and pornography, all dealing with children. It's not an easy read, but one I felt was needed in today's world in understanding wha...more

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Jul 12, 2009 Tabi34 rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a creepy, psychological thriller. I think it might be Gardner's best.
A pregnant prostitute reaches out to a pregnant FBI agent, Kimberly Quincy, because other working girls are disappearing. There is also kidnapped kids, death, torture.
There is a lot of subplots and weird twists, but I kept reading because I needed to know what happpens next. Ocassionally, I got confused trying to keep all of the stories straight. The timeline is a bit confusing, but as the story unfolds the details...more

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Nov 01, 2010 Meaghan rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Apr 09, 2009 Raul Rivera rated it 2 of 5 stars

I recently read Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner. I don’t know exactly why I read the book because in my perspective it was terrible. The book was about an FBI agent chasing a murderer/child rapist which isn’t a very appealing subject. Most of the time I didn’t want to continue reading the book.

Reading the book was confusing. Some chapters would start with italics and that was because someone’s story is being told. At times it doesn’t come from the same point of view. The author does this to hide...more

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Jan 22, 2013 Stephanie Reiner rated it 5 of 5 stars

An arrested prostitute calls FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy, telling her that she has information for her. A john is taking prostitutes to his place and then putting poisonous spiders on them, forcing them to engage in other dangerous activities. Her friend Ginny has gone missing and she wants Kimberly to stop the man.

Kimberly's associate, Sal Martingnetti is also worried. He tells her that he thinks someone is picking off hookers. Twice he's found the driver's licenses of three women stuck u...more

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Aug 01, 2012 Brown rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

As a member of the Evidence Response Team, dead hookers aren't exactly Kimberly's speciality. The young agent is five months pregnant-she has other things to worry about than an alleged lunatic who uses spiders to do his dirty work. But Kimberly's own mother and sister were victims of a serial killer. And now, without any bodies and with precious few clues, it's all too clear that a serial killer has found the key to the perfect murder... or Kimberly is chasing a crime that never happened. Kimbe...more

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Jan 22, 2009 Donna rated it 4 of 5 stars

I didn't like the ending which was too much like a movie drama where they want to leave you set up to wonder now what and to wake for the sequel. However, the rest of the book was great drama. It jumps back and forth between characters and time which can be a bit off-setting. Still, it was an excellent exploration of abuse and how people react to torture.
The story is about a young boy who was kidnapped and raised by a sadist who repeatedly rapes and tortures him. Intertwined is the story of an...more

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Feb 12, 2013 Carol MacInnis rated it 5 of 5 stars

FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy is married to Special Agent McCormack ('Mac') with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Both have extremely high pressured job and sometimes see each other as often as two ships passing in the night. Now that Quincy is 22 weeks pregnant and sometimes gets less than a handful of hours sleep, Mac is pressuring her to try and cut down her workload to take proper prenatal care of their unborn child. But it seems lately her job is demanding more of her time as she is...more

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May 10, 2011 Jill rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery

I'd love to give this book 4 stars. Due to the subject matter, I just can't.

I am a big fan of this series of books (Quincy and Rainie) by Lisa Gardner. This one had some unfortunate exceptions. Still the same good writing and character building, but the subject matter in this book was highly uncomfortable. It probably didn't help that I listened to the unabridged audio book and the readers of the novel (there were multiple voices used) were very graphic. Example: The book starts off with a sex s...more

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Jan 21, 2012 Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I've pretty much only read the D.D. Warren books by Gardner, so this was my first introduction to Kimberly and crew. Normally I try my best to read series in order, but last year I learned to unclench a bit and read freely. Say Goodbye is an excellent thriller, although the subject matter might keep some of you away.

FBI Special Agent Kimberly is expecting a baby with her husband Mac, when she gets a call about a pregnant hooker who claims to have information for her. Soon Kimberly is on the hun...more I've pretty much only read the D.D. Warren books by Gardner, so this was my first introduction to Kimberly and crew. Normally I try my best to read series in order, but last year I learned to unclench a bit and read freely. Say Goodbye is an excellent thriller, although the subject matter might keep some of you away.

FBI Special Agent Kimberly is expecting a baby with her husband Mac, when she gets a call about a pregnant hooker who claims to have information for her. Soon Kimberly is on the hunt for a suspected serial killer, unaware that she herself is a target. That alone would be pretty tame for a thriller, but Gardner also throws in kidnapping and child molestation. Although she's not graphic, it's never easy to read about young children getting abused in horrible ways. Kimberly's story is interwoven with the kidnapped teenage boy who lives with the serial killer, and Rita, a tough elderly lady trying to help a young boy who she assumes is from a bad home. At almost 90, Rita is pretty amazing. She works harder than I do and keeps a much tighter budget than I ever could- plus the interaction she has with the shop keeper is heart warming.

I don't know much background on Kimberly other than she has a rough relationship with her dad (think Sydney and Jack Bristow), a tragic past (mother and sister both killed), and while she has a wonderful husband in Mac, their relationship is under the strain of her pregnancy. When she teams up with GBI agent Sal, there's also the added stress of dealing with her attraction to him.

Gardner's books are always page turners, and this one was no exception. Each chapter started off with spider facts (the serial killer is obsessed with spiders) which was pretty neat. Say Goodbye had me alternating between feeling a lot less creeped out by spiders and being a lot more terrified of some of them (I don't foresee any future trips to South America any time soon). I really want to go back and start this series from the beginning. I was just in the mood for a thriller, and I'm so glad I finally picked this one from my pile of tbr books. I tend to crave thrillers when my life feels a bit out of control... although I'd probably be better off reading fairy tales and romance novels. (less)

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