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The Survivors Club
by
Lisa Gardner
One of today’s most electrifying suspense novelists, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner returns with a shattering thriller that dares to play on our deepest vulnerabilities. In this masterful new novel, the killer may very well be the one you sympathize with the most....
THE FIRST RULE IS NEVER BLAME THE VICTIM.
They survived what no woman should ever have to end...more
THE FIRST RULE IS NEVER BLAME THE VICTIM.
They survived what no woman should ever have to end...more
Mass Market Paperback, 528 pages
Published
July 25th 2006
by Bantam
(first published January 1st 2001)
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THE SURVIVORS CLUB – VG
Gardner, Lisa – 5th book, Stand Alone
A sensitive but tough Rhode Island state police detective just returned from a bereavement leave (his beloved wife has died of cancer), Griffin encounters a hell of a case: a serial rapist, Eddie Como, is professionally hit in the courthouse parking lot, but whoever set up the kill doesn't want any loose ends: a car bomb results in an extra-crispy assassin. The prime suspects for this crime are Eddie's surviving victims: Jillian Hayes,...more
Gardner, Lisa – 5th book, Stand Alone
A sensitive but tough Rhode Island state police detective just returned from a bereavement leave (his beloved wife has died of cancer), Griffin encounters a hell of a case: a serial rapist, Eddie Como, is professionally hit in the courthouse parking lot, but whoever set up the kill doesn't want any loose ends: a car bomb results in an extra-crispy assassin. The prime suspects for this crime are Eddie's surviving victims: Jillian Hayes,...more
You'd think I would've learned my lesson. I decided to give this writer a shot because, hey, so many stars, both here and on Amazon! That's got to mean something, right?
No.
This is a police procedural written by someone who has only the vaguest idea about many, many things related to forensics and police work. I am no expert but I read a lot and I like to kid myself I learn stuff. Very little of this novel seemed credible. Why would cops go to bars to interview patrons early in the morning, for...more
No.
This is a police procedural written by someone who has only the vaguest idea about many, many things related to forensics and police work. I am no expert but I read a lot and I like to kid myself I learn stuff. Very little of this novel seemed credible. Why would cops go to bars to interview patrons early in the morning, for...more
In the opening chpater, two men are talking through how to commit the perfect crime, how to execute without leaving behind evidence. The College Hill rapist goes on to attack four women and three survive. An arrest is made. On his way to court for the trial, Eddie Como is killed by a roof top sniper and minutes later the sniper is killed in a car bomb. The three surviving women each handle the effects of the incident differently; however, a bond is created and they form the Survivors Club, "We a...more
This was my first Lisa Gardner book (I am reading a second one as I am writing this). I had heard of her and was keen to read what she wrote. I wasn't disappointed. The first thing that struck me as I started reading is that Gardner knows how to write. By that I means that, unlike a lot of crime readers I like for their plots and stories more than for their mastery of writing, Gardner uses a variety of techniques to tell her stories. She shifts viewpoints, she uses metaphors, she alternates betw...more
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The Survivors Club members are three women. All very different, but with one thing in common: all were assaulted by the same man, Eddie Como, a.k.a. The College Hill Serial Killer. Meg, a young college co-ed and Eddie's first victim, has suffered complete loss of memory from the trauma. Carol, a high-society East side wife, has pretty much lost her mind and possibly her husband. Jillian, a successful businesswoman, actually interrupted as Eddie Como killed her younger sister. Together, they've j...more
If you are looking for a suspense novel with super-hero characters this is not for you. Every major character in this novel is emotionally damaged. They suffer from anxiety attacks, post traumatic stress disorder, attempted suicides etc; in other words the type of things "real" people suffer when they experience rape, shootings, kidnappings, etc;
The Survivors Club is made up of 3 women who have been victimized by a serial rapist. The novel begins after the rapist has been caught. He is murdere...more
The Survivors Club is made up of 3 women who have been victimized by a serial rapist. The novel begins after the rapist has been caught. He is murdere...more
Oct 06, 2011
Lisa (Harmonybites)
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
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Recommended to Lisa (Harmonybites) by:
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"The Survivors Club" consists of Jillian Hayes, Meg Pesaturo, Carol Rosen--a "business woman, a college coed and an upper-crust wife." They all survived the College Hill rapist and banned together to put pressure on the police that led to the arrest of Eddie Como. On the day his trial was to begin, a sniper guns him down in front of the courthouse. What happens right afterwards to the assassin in the first pages is the first twist of the book, and hooked me in. The primary investigator is Roan G...more
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Sep 27, 2010
Tina
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
2010-reads,
thiller-suspense
5- Stars for the reading. I listened to this on audio with Anna Fields as the narrator, whose voice I adore and who can perform the hell out of a story. She was, as usual, superb. Gruff Fitch was as different from Dreamy Meg who was as different from no-nonsense Jillian etc. So much so that I always knew 'who' was speaking.
4- Stars for the suspense and characters. Loved Griffin the state cop with anger issues (with good reason) especially. And I liked how incredibly twisted the story was.
3- Star...more
4- Stars for the suspense and characters. Loved Griffin the state cop with anger issues (with good reason) especially. And I liked how incredibly twisted the story was.
3- Star...more
This was a book I could not put down.
Three victims of the same serial rapist form the survivors club.
They actively seek prosecution
of a particular man. Access to their addresses, particulars of the crimes including DNA evidence
point to this man. A year later, on his way to the first court appearance, the suspect is killed by a sniper.
The sniper is then blown up.
There is now real question as to whether the apprehended man is the college hill rapist.
I learned more about the subject matter with...more
Three victims of the same serial rapist form the survivors club.
They actively seek prosecution
of a particular man. Access to their addresses, particulars of the crimes including DNA evidence
point to this man. A year later, on his way to the first court appearance, the suspect is killed by a sniper.
The sniper is then blown up.
There is now real question as to whether the apprehended man is the college hill rapist.
I learned more about the subject matter with...more
I have read all of Lisa Gardner's books and found this one lacking. The plot was as good as all of Lisa's books with plenty of twists and turns but I had trouble "liking" with the characters. They were all victims of horrendous rape attacks which was a good reason to sympathize with them. They banned together and made it their mission to catch their attacker but most of the book had me thinking they were getting in the way of the investigators more than they were helping and at times I almost be...more
This is one of Lisa Gardner's "Stand-Alone" novels (I've read all the ones in the 2 big series she's written...*sob* ... I'll miss the characters!). It's the first stand-alone of hers I've read and I wasn't sure at first whether I'd like it, because I'd got so attached to the characters in the 2 series I'd read and had become accustomed to getting to know characters over a series of books.
Perhaps I therefore found this book slighly slower to get into, but once I got into it, I couldn't put it d...more
Perhaps I therefore found this book slighly slower to get into, but once I got into it, I couldn't put it d...more
This is not my usual type of book and I would not have usually chosen it except it was one of the July ’03 selections at the Book Nook and I decided to join in with the group. The book is intriguing and interesting. The story keeps moving and it kept me guessing until “things” were revealed. The Survivor’s Club is a group of three women who were all brutally attacked by the same man who, within the first few pages, is murdered. The women quickly become the main suspects and the story moves from...more
Very good fictional crime book. It was a little confusing to put all the plot lines together. Lots of twists and turns
I was hesitant to read this book because of the subject matter. I was pleasantly surprised that there was more mystery, and character building, than there were horrible details of rape. There's enough description so you get the idea, but you don't get beat over the head with it.
The Survivors Club will keep you on the edge of your seat until the last few pages. The character interactions are quite entertaining, and real. The women aren't the only survivors in this story. It's also the about the...more
The Survivors Club will keep you on the edge of your seat until the last few pages. The character interactions are quite entertaining, and real. The women aren't the only survivors in this story. It's also the about the...more
I have read many of Lisa Gardner's books and I always have high expectations. This is one of her earlier works, but very well done. This is not part of the two series she writes (DD Warren and the Quincy/Rainie), but a very good stand alone thriller.
Take three women that have gone through the worst experience a woman can have... being raped. As you start to empathize with the women in the story, all plot goes on some interesting twists that I didn't see coming. I don't want to spoil the surprise...more
Take three women that have gone through the worst experience a woman can have... being raped. As you start to empathize with the women in the story, all plot goes on some interesting twists that I didn't see coming. I don't want to spoil the surprise...more
I enjoyed this book but I did keep looking online to see if it was part of a series. The way Griffin kept remembering things from his past made me think maybe I missed a book. Also, I dont understand what the Big Boom was. It was mentioned a few time in his thoughts but then he said it to Jillian like it was something that she already knew about. He said..."after The Big Boom"... Maybe its just me but I didnt get it. All in all it was a good book. It made me cry in some parts which, to be honest...more
Well, this book did not disappoint! I've been wanting to read a good crime/detective novel for quite a while, but I mostly read YA novels that focus on romance so I didn't think I'd enjoy this book that much. It was actually a page turner and instead of listening to lectures, I may or not be reading this... I know, I'm such a bad nursing student! Probably the last book I'm gonna read until after the summer term is done, though. Anyway, this book was so full of suspense and mystery and I just abs...more
Lisa Gardner has moved to the top of my favorite authors list. Her ability to blend multiple stories within the main story is fantastic. In the Survivors Club, she writes from each of the survivor's club women's point of view, and the leading male detective's point of view. She does it very well - think of multiple people scattered around a small pond; each throws a stone in the water and each set of ripples lives by itself until they all come together in the center of the pond. Again, as with t...more
It's about a group of three women who survive rape and their attacker is going on trial when he's shot in the head and killed. It's filled with twists and turns and you can really understand what survivors and their families go through as well. It's hard to read at times but well-worth reading, which makes it an excellent portrayal of a difficult subject matter. The pages just fly right by!
It can be fairly graphic in terms of language and subject matter but if you can handle it, it's worth read...more
It can be fairly graphic in terms of language and subject matter but if you can handle it, it's worth read...more
Feb 07, 2010
Phair
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
book-club,
rhode-island-setting
Listened to this first as an abridged audio and was mightily impressed by the way the author "got" the RI settings and feel. The story was exciting- so much so that I sat in my driveway after coming home from work twice to keep listening. Many elements of the story seemed to be based at least in part on actual cases that had once featured prominently in local news. Re-read for a f2f discussion in 2009 but it didn't have quite the impact. I think it was more compelling listening to this alone in...more
I've yet to read a Lisa Gardner book that I didn't like. Her books are typically very dark, but this one dealt with rape, which made parts of it difficult for me to read. It wasn't even the rape scenes that were most troubling (though they were hard to get through). It was more the difficulty the survivors had with getting on with their lives and the descriptions of what they were going through mentally. The book was well-written with a lot of suspense and character development. It's also nice t...more
i recently came to a realization that many of the books I had read in the past few months and many of the ones in my immediate TBR pile wer paranormal/UF and/or YA books of some kind. While these books are some of my favorites, in an attempt to not become burnt out, I went back to an old staple, the murder mystery. Overall, I adore Lisa Gardner's books and I've had this one sitting on my shelf for quite some time, the only older book of hers I had yet to read. Evidently there was a reason for th...more
Oct 30, 2012
Katie Trenerowski
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommended to Katie by:
Camila komarnicka
C
Don't be fooled by the title of this book. I thought that it was referring to "cancer survivors" or those who had been shot in a terrible shooting. Nope. This was about a "CLUB" of rape victim survivors. All those who had been raped, nonetheless, by the same man.
That being said, rape is such a very tender subject. It is very emotional and can be very traumatizing and the way that it was described or talked about in this book wasn't what I would call gentle. I just felt very uncomfortable when I...more
Don't be fooled by the title of this book. I thought that it was referring to "cancer survivors" or those who had been shot in a terrible shooting. Nope. This was about a "CLUB" of rape victim survivors. All those who had been raped, nonetheless, by the same man.
That being said, rape is such a very tender subject. It is very emotional and can be very traumatizing and the way that it was described or talked about in this book wasn't what I would call gentle. I just felt very uncomfortable when I...more
They survived what no woman should ever have to endure. Now these three women have the means, the opportunity, and the perfect motive. Are they trying to get away with murder-or is someone trying to make sure that this time they don't get away at all.
The Survivors Club...that's what Jillian Hayes, Carol Rosen, and Meg Pasaturo call it. They won't consider themselves victims. They are survivors. They faced the blazing headlines and helped lead the investigation that caught the man who changed th...more
The Survivors Club...that's what Jillian Hayes, Carol Rosen, and Meg Pasaturo call it. They won't consider themselves victims. They are survivors. They faced the blazing headlines and helped lead the investigation that caught the man who changed th...more
This was my favorite Lisa Gardner suspense mystery to date. Loved the twists. Loved the problems of all the characters, and there were a few. The fact that three rape victims banned together for support only to realize a year later that the man they protested against, who ultimately was arrested and was murdered, might not be the right man. Add to that a detective barely holding it together psychologically, and you have a good story. Very suspenseful. Gardner defines mystery plotting, and I'll r...more
O clube das Sobreviventes é composto por Jillian, Meg e Carol, três mulheres que sobreviveram ao violador em série conhecido como o Violador de College Hill.. Sobreviveram... mas até recomeçarem a viver parece existir uma grande distância. Meg não se lembra de nada do seu passado, desde a noite em que fora violada. Carol vive apavorada, bulímica, bebendo e tomando comprimidos a mais que o desejável e recomendável. Jillian, a líder do grupo, transmite a imagem de mulher forte, mas vive atormentad...more
The Survivors Club is made up of Jillian Hayes, Carol Rosen, and Meg Pesaturo. Three women, all from different walks of life, who survived brutal attacks by a serial rapist. Ironically, they become the prime suspects when the accused man is murdered right before his court appearance and his assassin is blown up as he attempts to leave the scene.
These three characters are well drawn and extremely empathetic. However, Griffin and Fitz are at the top of "my favorite characters" category. Detective...more
These three characters are well drawn and extremely empathetic. However, Griffin and Fitz are at the top of "my favorite characters" category. Detective...more
This book gets 6 stars instead of 5 forsure! I loved this book, 'completely'....I was so into this book. Chapter 15 I was scared out of my wits not knowing what was going to happen. I was hoping that no one would knock on my window while I was reading in the school parking lot in fears that I would freak out! I thought I knew who the bad guys was but it surprised me but in a good way that it wasn't who I thought it was. Lisa Gardner is the female for James Patterson, she completely rocks, I love...more
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(1) mystery & thrillers, suspense
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New York Times bestselling crime novelist Lisa Gardner began her career in food service, but after catching her hair on fire numerous times, she took the hint and focused on writing instead. A self-described research junkie, she has parlayed her interest in po...more
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