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July 27th 2004
(first published 1997)
by Bantam
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Mass Market Paperback, 432 pages
isbn
0553587692
(isbn13: 9780553587692)
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What would you do if the man of your dreams hides the soul of a killer?
Jim Beckett was everything she'd ever dreamed of...But two years after Tess mar...more
Jim Beckett was everything she'd ever dreamed of...But two years after Tess mar...more
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If you want crazy killer, beat upon woman that stands up for herself, and a hot guy to fill in the gaps...this is your book! Again...suspense thriller, crazy murders and gripping plot-line...
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A true thiller....just when you think you have it figured out....wham! I love her books for great suspense and awesome stories. The twists are crazy! I can usually figure out suspense novels pretty quickly...but hers -- not so much. Love it.
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Holy CRAP! Pretty much my thoughts as I read this book. It spooked the hell out of me. I liked it...but really had to sleep with the lights on afterward. Yes I am a bit of a chicken but yeah good book, I thought the story behind it was very creepy but it held my attention like no other. I had to keep going to find out what would happen next scared or not! If you like a good suspenseful book with psychos and ghosts and all things just creepy this is it!
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Read in June, 2004
A good read, although a tad too much info. for me. Nothing gory, just alot of extra detail I personally didn't think was needed. I kept wanting this author to "get to the point already". Nonetheless it was indeed a good story.
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"Jim Beckett was everything she'd ever dreamed of...But two years after Tess married the decorated cop and bore his child, she helped put him behind bars for savagely murdering ten women. Even locked up in a maximum sec...more
From back cover:
"Jim Beckett was everything she'd ever dreamed of...But two years after Tess married the decorated cop and bore his child, she helped put him behind bars for savagely murdering ten women. Even locked up in a maximum sec...more
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Read in January, 2007
On its face, this story is overdone. Inside this book, this story is well-written and strongly finished. There's a little something missing for me, but the story wraps around the void and stamps it out. Good book, good authoring, good reading.
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Read in November, 1997
THE PERFECT HUSBAND (Suspense-Tess-Cont) - Ex
Gardner, Lisa - 1st in series
From Fantastic Fiction: Jim Beckett was everything Tess had ever dreamed of... But 2 years after Tess married Jim and bore his child, she helped put him behind bars for savagely murdering 10 women. Even lockedup in a max security prison, he vowed he would come after her and make her pay. Now the killer has escaped, and Tess has got to learn to fight back. With the help of a burned out ex marine, Tess lea...more
Gardner, Lisa - 1st in series
From Fantastic Fiction: Jim Beckett was everything Tess had ever dreamed of... But 2 years after Tess married Jim and bore his child, she helped put him behind bars for savagely murdering 10 women. Even lockedup in a max security prison, he vowed he would come after her and make her pay. Now the killer has escaped, and Tess has got to learn to fight back. With the help of a burned out ex marine, Tess lea...more
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Read in September, 2008
A young woman shows up on the doorstep of mercenary J.T. Dillon. She says her name is Angela, and she needs his training to learn to fight an abusive ex-husband. It all sounds simple enough, except for the fact that it's all a lie. Angela is really Tess Williams, and her ex is Jim Beckett, a serial killer who recently escaped from prison. After Tess helped put him away, Jim promised her that he would come back for her.
This was a great suspense novel. Jim stalked and intimidated like...more
This was a great suspense novel. Jim stalked and intimidated like...more
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Read in February, 2009
What a good, though twisted story. Most of the characters made you feel something, not always good... I find it hard to believe that one guy, the psychopath, killer husband, could take out so many cop types all on his own. And why when they knew what he was capable of would they take what seems so little precautions! Those things aside I was drawn in to the story and found the last few chapters riveting.
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Read in July, 2008
This is a great suspense book. This is a story about a psycopath serial killer (Jim Beckett) seeking revenge on his wife (Tess Williams) for finding him out and turning him into the police. I could hardly put it down. Really good story line that left me on the edge of my seat. I even woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it. The story had some really good plot twists. This book is definately and adult novel. It did have a lot of profanity which I could have done without. As a ...more
Read in July, 2008
This was one of the first books that Gardner wrote... she has definately become a much better writer. I have loved the other books by her (alone, gone, killing hour), but i really didn't like this one.
The story line is very unrealistic and the characters are not likable.
The story centers around "tess" Her husband, is a psychopath who kills many people, he gets arrested, breaks out of prison, and comes back for her and her daughter.
That plot sounds ...more
The story line is very unrealistic and the characters are not likable.
The story centers around "tess" Her husband, is a psychopath who kills many people, he gets arrested, breaks out of prison, and comes back for her and her daughter.
That plot sounds ...more
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I LOVE Lisa Gardener...this was the first book I read of her's many years ago and I think it was the best. You can tell she researches her books very thoroughly. I actually got 2 meet her at a book signing(i've been 2 two of hers) and she based this on jeffery dohmer
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As far as I'm concerned, this is her best book yet!!! It kept me at the edge of my seat from page one until the very last word. Disappointment washed over me when it ended. You ablsolutely have to read this one!!!!!!!!
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Read in May, 2009
I really struggled to finish this. I would have put it down but I am not one to start a book and not finish it. I'm not sure that I will buy any more of her books new. I guess I was just disappointed with it.
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This is the first Lisa Gardner book I read and it got me hooked. She's a fantastic mystery writer and you'll definitely want to keep reading until everything is revealed.
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Read in July, 2008
it was a pretty quick read and it definitely kept my attention.
Pyscho-killer drama.... It jumps right into the story quickly. The main character is stalked by her serial-killer husband even after she helped send him to prison. It kept my interest and I liked seeing Pierce Quincy (FBI agent) threaded through this story. He was not the main character, like in some of Gardner's other books, but he did play a role in the story.
I liked this author because some of her books...more
Pyscho-killer drama.... It jumps right into the story quickly. The main character is stalked by her serial-killer husband even after she helped send him to prison. It kept my interest and I liked seeing Pierce Quincy (FBI agent) threaded through this story. He was not the main character, like in some of Gardner's other books, but he did play a role in the story.
I liked this author because some of her books...more
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Read in March, 2009
It rained so much yesterday that I picked up this book at the library. Another great page turner. I love Lisa Gardner's mystery's
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I've read most of the Lisa Gardner thrillers. Not one has been a disappointment. It always keeps me guessing till the end.
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Read in January, 2001
Awesome book. It made the rounds at work and with people at home.
Everyone loved it. Made me a Lisa Gardner fan.
Everyone loved it. Made me a Lisa Gardner fan.
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Read in December, 2008
Wow, this book is some kind of scary. What a sick and twisted husband he was. Good book and if you want to be scared then this book is for you.
The suspense was great in this book! In my opinion,the descriptive sex scenes could have been left!!!
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