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Look for Me

(Detective D.D. Warren #9)

Lisa Gardner (Goodreads Author)

3.98 · Rating details · 22,525 ratings · 1,890 reviews

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner's latest twisty thrill ride, Detective D. D. Warren and "Find Her"'s Flora Dane return in a race against the clock to either save a young girl's life . . . or bring her to justice.

The home of a family of five is now a crime scene: four of them savagely murdered, one—a sixteen-year-old girl—missing. Was she lucky to have ...more

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Nov 23, 2017 Melissa rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: heartbreaking, suspense-mystery-thriller, 2017

*3.5 stars*

For all of you D.D. Warren fans out there . . . she’s back. And she’s not alone. Her new sidekick or CI, the infamous survivor, Ms. Flora Dane from Find Her proves to be a witty addition to the mix. I have to say, their sarcastic banter turned out to be my favorite part of the entire book.

Considering this is only my second time suiting up and preparing to dive into the deep end of the series, it’s probably more accurate to say I’ve only just dipped in a toe or two. Just a teeny tiny *3.5 stars*

For all of you D.D. Warren fans out there . . . she’s back. And she’s not alone. Her new sidekick or CI, the infamous survivor, Ms. Flora Dane from Find Her proves to be a witty addition to the mix. I have to say, their sarcastic banter turned out to be my favorite part of the entire book.

Considering this is only my second time suiting up and preparing to dive into the deep end of the series, it’s probably more accurate to say I’ve only just dipped in a toe or two. Just a teeny tiny feel of the vast pool that encompasses these characters. I don’t fully understand D.D.'s beginnings or how her and Alex have progressed—no shocker there, I’ve missed 7 of the 9 books—but what I have picked up on is that maybe she’s gotten a little softer around the edges. Now a mother, trying to balance a demanding career and family life, D.D.'s view on things might be a bit different. That’s where Flora makes things interesting. Her quest to provide support and toughen up other survivors has made her gutsy and maybe even a tad impulsive, adding some much needed edge to the storyline. And the best part? She doesn’t have to play by the same rules D.D. does.

When a family—mom, boyfriend and two children—end up gunned down in their own home and the oldest daughter, sixteen-year-old Roxy, is nowhere to be found, the question becomes, is she involved or a victim herself? Could she be the one that pulled the trigger and ended her entire family? D.D. and Flora's alternating perspectives, combined with essay excerpts from Roxy, offer a candid look at the relationship dynamics at play here and what it means to be a family. Regret. Mistakes. Forgiveness. Repair.

Was this the most epic read my eyes have ever landed on? Nope. Was it entertaining? Absolutely. Will I find time for the next book? Of course. Much more than just a police procedural, Look for Me examined how the foster system fails so many innocent children every day and the irreparable damage caused by abuse. Prepare to have your heart trampled.

Despite the sad topics at hand here, this was another fun buddy read with the Traveling Sisters. As always, thanks for the entertaining discussion ladies.♥

*Thank you to Edelweiss and Dutton for a copy in exchange for an honest review. ...more

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Dec 03, 2017 Kaceey rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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What is the perfect family?

A question young Roxy struggles to answer.
When it became her responsibility to raise her younger siblings, Lola and Manny? When she’s taken out of her home only to be placed in a more dangerous situation - foster care? After her family is wiped out in a heartbeat? A heavy burden to be sure.

Detective DD Warren is called in to find the monster who massacred Roxy’s family. Curiously, Roxy and the two family dogs have gone missing. It’s become a race against time for the ...more

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Dec 03, 2017 Susanne Strong rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: edelweiss, traveling-sister-read

4.25* Stars (rounded down)

In “Look For Me” by Lisa Gardner, D. D. Warren is Back. And this time she has help, not just from her department, but from Flora Dane, the woman who survived the unthinkable - being held captive for over 400 days (see Flora’s story in Gardner’s last book, “Find Her” - which sadly I missed). Why are they working together? D. D. is called to the scene of a quadruple murder of a family, who was viciously gunned down.

Turns out, one member of the family was missing during t 4.25* Stars (rounded down)

In “Look For Me” by Lisa Gardner, D. D. Warren is Back. And this time she has help, not just from her department, but from Flora Dane, the woman who survived the unthinkable - being held captive for over 400 days (see Flora’s story in Gardner’s last book, “Find Her” - which sadly I missed). Why are they working together? D. D. is called to the scene of a quadruple murder of a family, who was viciously gunned down.

Turns out, one member of the family was missing during the massacre. The family’s Sixteen Year Old Daughter, Roxy, who left the home early that morning with the family’s two senile, blind dogs. Sounds suspicious, right? It’s up to D. D. to figure out whether Roxy was a victim or the culprit. Why is Flora involved you ask? Well, she runs a Survivor Support Group and is the webmaster of a private discussion board and Roxy was a member, thus D. D. makes Flora a CI as it’s clear that she has information that D. D. does not. What is clear from the get go is that Flora and D.D. make formidable team, they are witty, funny and know how to get things done.

Roxy ends up on the run. The question is why. That is for D. D. and Flora to find out. While Roxy was in school, she wrote some essays about the Perfect Family. Both her current family and her ideal. It is a poignant glimpse into a young woman’s life.

This is more than just a mystery/suspense. It is a heart wrenching novel about the foster care system, and a family torn apart. Even though I had most of this story figured out fairly early on, it did not take away from my enjoyment of it. I loved the pacing and the banter between Flora and D.D.

“Look For Me” was only the second Lisa Gardner “D. D. Warren” book I’ve read and I can say for sure that after reading this one, I can’t wait to read “Find Her” next as I’m hooked on Flora’s story.

This was a Traveling Sister Read. It included: Brenda, Norma, Kaceey, Melissa, Diane S., Holly and Mackey. It was a fabulously fun sister read and I loved every second of it. Thanks sisters!

Thank you to Edelweiss, Penguin Publishing Group and Lisa Gardner for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

Published on Edelweiss, Goodreads, Twitter and Instagram on 12.3.17. ...more

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Nov 26, 2017 Diane S ☔ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

3.5 I have read most of the books in this series, though I seem to have missed the last one. A family is murdered, all but one, the eldest sister who now seems to be missing. D. D. Warren, will eventually team up with survivor Flora, and I liked these two working together. Actually Warren takes a back seat in this one, and it is Flora who will provide most of the forward momentum in this case.

Although, shortly after the middle of the book, I had some pretty good guesses on how this would turn ou ...more

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Nov 27, 2017 Norma rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: traveling-sister-reads, netgalley-edelweiss-approved

I am a huge fan of LISA GARDNER and have never missed any of her books. She is one author that I absolutely cannot wait for her new book release so when I had the opportunity to read this one, needless to say I was a little excited and jumped on it immediately!

Traveling Sisters Review by Norma and Brenda with Susanne, Kaceey, Melissa, Diane S., Holly and Mackey.

LOOK FOR ME (Detective D.D. Warren #9) by LISA GARDNER is an intriguing, suspenseful, and a compelling read that is a race against t I am a huge fan of LISA GARDNER and have never missed any of her books. She is one author that I absolutely cannot wait for her new book release so when I had the opportunity to read this one, needless to say I was a little excited and jumped on it immediately!

Traveling Sisters Review by Norma and Brenda with Susanne, Kaceey, Melissa, Diane S., Holly and Mackey.

LOOK FOR ME (Detective D.D. Warren #9) by LISA GARDNER is an intriguing, suspenseful, and a compelling read that is a race against time police procedural featuring our all-time favorite character Detective D.D. Warren, who teams up with survivor turned avenger Flora Dane. We all absolutely loved that she teamed up with D.D. and it was one of our favorite aspects of this novel. The witty humor, the snarky comebacks, and the dynamics between D.D. and Flora was such a good balance to the heart-wrenching storyline. They both brought out their own unique characteristics, making them the perfect entertaining team.

Even though some of us thought that the ending was a little predictable it did have us interested and guessing right from the very start and we all really enjoyed playing detective with this one.

There are a few authors that Brenda and I thoroughly enjoy and it doesn’t matter to us if their books are predictable or not, we just are so excited to read the book that we savour every moment as we are reading it. We like to follow along and learn things as they are revealed to us as the characters learn them.

LISA GARDNER delivers a well-written, well-paced and a cleverly-plotted storyline here that is told to us in three main voices between Detective D.D. Warren, C.I. Flora Dane, and the missing girl, Roxy. Roxy’s perspective was uniquely told to us via essay excerpts that she wrote for a school assignment that was titled The Perfect Family. We all thought this was very gut-wrenching and well executed adding tension to the story for us as it gave us a first-hand look into Roxy’s life, her family and the foster care system which stirred up quite a few emotions for us. We felt sad, shocked, and anger towards the foster home in this story.

Overall, this was another great addition to this series and we look forward to reading the next book, hoping that Flora Dane will also show another appearance! Would recommend!

Expected Publishing Date: February 8, 2018

Thank you so much to Edelweiss, Dutton, and Lisa Gardner for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for a review!

Review written and posted on our themed book blog Two Sisters Lost In A Coulee Reading.
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Nov 26, 2017 Brenda - Traveling Sisters Book Reviews rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Lisa Gardner has been one of my favorite authors for quite some time now. I have read all of her books and loved them and I was quite excited to see this one on Edelweiss and quickly downloaded it to read it with my Traveling Sisters.

This one features my favorite character Detective DD Warren. She teams up with Flora Danes who I first met in Find Her. I highly recommend. I really loved the dynamics here between DD and Flora and loved how their differences and agendas worked so well together Flor ...more

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Feb 08, 2018 Tucker rated it liked it · review of another edition

Lisa Gardner never disappoints! In the latest outing for Detective D.D. Warren she is on the trail of a teenage girl who may have killed her entire family. Warren is aided (at times unwillingly) by Flora Dane, the survivor of an extended kidnapping who has made it her mission to help other female crime victims.

Whether Gardner is writing stand-alones or books in the FBI profiler or D.D. Warren series, she is an author who always brings her best game. Her books are filled with well-developed chara ...more

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Nov 26, 2017 Holly B rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2017, series, crime-police-procedural

3.5

This is a popular detective series featuring detective D.D. Warren. This is #9, although my first in the series. I would like to read the previous books and learn more about Flora’s character ( a victim who is now helping D.D. solve cases).

A tragic murder of a mom, her boyfriend, her 13 year old daughter and her 9 year old son. Missing are 16 year old daughter Roxy and their 2 senior dogs. Roxy is on their radar and they need to know if she was involved or if she is in danger. D.D. teams up w ...more

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Oct 08, 2020 Jonetta rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-audiobook-challenge, audiobook, 2020-beat-the-backlist-challenge, 5000-2020, group-read, 2020-in-2020, mystery-suspense-thriller

The crime scene is distressing as Detective D. D. Warren is investigating the massacre of a family, two adults and two children. However, another child is missing and the team isn’t certain if she’s at risk or the perpetrator. And, Flora Dane is back, shadowing the case as she’s created and leading her own support group for survivors like her, teaching them to go beyond just coping. She’s got a special interest in finding Roxy Baez, the missing daughter, and D. D. isn’t sure whether she’s helpin ...more

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Feb 05, 2018 Louise Wilson rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Detective D.D.Warren and Find Her's Flora Dane return in a race against the clock to save a young girls life. The home of a family of five is now a crime scene: four of them have been savagely murdered, one, one, a sixteen year old girl is missing. Was she lucky to have escaped? Or is her absence evidence of something more sinister? Detective D.D. Warren is on the case - but so is survivor - turned - avenger Flora Dane. They must make sense of the dues left behind by a young woman, who, whether ...more

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Feb 07, 2018 ABookwormWithWine rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: tragedy, cover-love, drama, whodunnit, secrets, favorite-authors, adult-fiction, crime, disturbing, abuse

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5

First of all, many thanks to Dutton/Penguin Random House for providing me with an advance review copy of this book via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

Second of all, I LOVED this book. I cannot believe it is the first time I've read anything by Lisa Gardner, or that I waited so long to do so!!!

Look For Me, told in alternating viewpoints, is the story of a family that gets murdered in their home, but their 2 dogs and a 16 year old daughter (Roxanna) have gone missing. Thus begin ...more

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Sep 30, 2018 Erin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: series, books-i-own

3.5 stars roundup to 4.

D.D. Warren and Flora Dane find themselves (albeit grudgingly)working together to track a missing teenager after her entire family is killed in the family home. But is she victim or killer? Or are there more chilling secrets to be uncovered?

As per usual, Lisa Gardner focuses most of her case in a very limited amount of time with clues and witnesses popping up everywhere. But I like the dogged determination of D.D and her team who remain a tight unit even after all the ca ...more

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May 28, 2018 Mackey rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: thriller-suspense, crime-detective, my-reviews, netgalley-ew, books-read-2018

Look For Me is the ninth book is the D.D. Warren series, second to feature rescued “victim,” Flora Dane and yet it is the first Lisa Gardner’s that I ever have read! I don’t know how I missed her to this point except to say that there are a lot of great authors whose names are Lisa – Gardner, Unger, Jewell – and I like them. I put the word victim in quotes because Dane would never consider herself a victim but rather a survivor.

Despite the fact that I came in on the second chapter of Flora Dane’ Look For Me is the ninth book is the D.D. Warren series, second to feature rescued “victim,” Flora Dane and yet it is the first Lisa Gardner’s that I ever have read! I don’t know how I missed her to this point except to say that there are a lot of great authors whose names are Lisa – Gardner, Unger, Jewell – and I like them. I put the word victim in quotes because Dane would never consider herself a victim but rather a survivor.

Despite the fact that I came in on the second chapter of Flora Dane’s story, there is plenty of background within this book to fill in any gaps and answer any questions the reader (me) might have. Dane was a victim of an extended hostage/abuse situation and Warren was one of the detectives who helped solve the case. The two do not see eye to eye on how to handle men who prey on women and often cross paths as they search out these men in the world – one through legal means, the other as a vigilante. However, their paths converge when they both are trying to help or look for a young runaway/suspect named Roxanna who either is the only survivor of a very brutal murder or the primary suspect – depending on your view point. As Warren works the case, Dane searches for Roxanna in order to help her. Eventually, Warren makes Dane a criminal informant in order to keep Dane under her watchful eye. Let me note that I appreciate the fact that Gardner made Dane a CI rather than allowing her to continue to meddle at free will. No cop in their right mind would allow a citizen, regardless of their past, free reign into an investigation which is what so many writers would have us believe. So thank you, Lisa Gardner, for keeping things real!

The remainder of the book is told in alternating chapters by the two women. This was a good way to handle the back and forth timeline as well as the different focus that these women had on working this case. I won’t go into the actual book any further – you could and should read it for yourself. I will say that this series is very well written. There are two very strong women, very different personalities, but both of whom are characterized extremely well. The story never gets lost in the character development and we never lose sight of the fact that both of these women have personal lives and demons on which they must focus. That is a realistic aspect for most women today.

Again, although there are books that proceed this one, you can read it as a stand alone. It would simpler if you read the first in the Flora Dane series, but it won’t hinder your enjoyment if you do not. I have since gone back and started at the beginning of Warren’s series in order to fully appreciate her and her story. You can find this book in hardcover, paperback and e-book. Your library, always, is a good source as well. I hope you read and enjoy it as much as I did.

Thanks to Edelweiss and the #PenguinPublishingGroup for my copy of this book. ...more

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Oct 23, 2017 Linda Strong rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: edelweiss-librarything, read-in-2017

When four members of a family are brutally murdered, there is only one survivor .. a teenage girl and her two blind dogs. They are all missing. Is she a victim? .. or a killer?

Flora Dane was last seen in FIND HER. She is reunited with Detective Warren in this story of love, loss, strength, surviving, perseverance. Flora Dane is a survivor herself but she has turned vigilante. Flora has resources that Warren can't touch, but it's going to take the two of them to find the missing teen and either s ...more

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Nov 11, 2017 Emma rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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There is no possibility of putting this book down, from the shocking dorm room slaying of the opening sequence to the who-really-did-it resolution saved right till the end.

The story is told between three main voices: DD Warren- homicide detective, Flora Dane- kidnap survivor and vigilante, and Roxy-a missing girl who may be in danger or who is the danger. While investigating the family annihilation and disappearance of Roxy in their individual fashions, Dane and Warren bounce off each other, too ...more

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Aug 04, 2018 Jim rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-suspense-thriller, books-read-2018

Another page turning, can't stop reading now, thriller from Lisa Gardner featuring Boston Detective D. D. Warren and survivor / vigilante Flora Dane from Find Her. From the opening detailing a dorm room slaying to the climatic ending where the perpetrator is revealed this book was hard to put down and the only reason I did was because I have a job and other responsibilities.

The story alternates between three different voices. D. D. Warren, Flora Dane, and Roxy Baez. Roxy is a sixteen-year-old gi Another page turning, can't stop reading now, thriller from Lisa Gardner featuring Boston Detective D. D. Warren and survivor / vigilante Flora Dane from Find Her. From the opening detailing a dorm room slaying to the climatic ending where the perpetrator is revealed this book was hard to put down and the only reason I did was because I have a job and other responsibilities.

The story alternates between three different voices. D. D. Warren, Flora Dane, and Roxy Baez. Roxy is a sixteen-year-old girl who’s gone missing after her entire family was murdered. Was she lucky to have been away at the time? D. D. and the entire police department are looking for her. If she is innocent why can't she be found? Flora Dane recently started a group for survivors and Roxy had reached out to the group. Flora contacts D. D. While the two of them may not have declared a truce they do form a reluctant alliance. The rest of D. D.'s squad is not thrilled. In fact one of them tells D. D. - "You're crazy". Only someone close to her could get away with saying something like that. In fact while D. D. and Flora are opposites they are very similar. Both have passion and resolve and won't back down. They make a great team.

Roxy's voice is heard through a writing assignment for school. What is the perfect family? Her mother is an alcoholic. She doesn't know who her father is. Neither does her mother. Roxy has had to assume the role of parent in caring for her younger sister and brother because her mother, in her addiction, can't. At one point they get put into the foster care system. A system that is meant to help but often fails those who need the help. It is no wonder that Roxy has difficulty trusting adults and authority figures. It makes for some painful reading.

This is a very enjoyable series and I like how the character of D. D. Warren has developed. She has always been tough, dedicated, and driven but over the course of the series she has gotten married and has a son. She is learning to balance career and family life which is not easy. In this installment they have decided to grant her son's wish for a dog. Now D. D. has to adjust to another member of the household. She is thrilled for Jack but is worried about her shoes.

If you enjoy Angela Marsons's Kim Stone, Robert Dugoni's Tracy Crosswhite, or Linda Castillo's Kate Burkholder series I think you would enjoy this series. While it can be read as a stand alone I would recommend reading in order to see how the character(s) develop. ...more

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Feb 12, 2018 Brenda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I fell in love with Lisa Gardner's books almost exactly seven years ago. She has never disappointed me.

This book is about the Baez-Boyd family. Mom Juanita has two young girls when she meets Hector Alvalos. They have a son, but they are both deep into alcoholism. Eldest daughter Roxanna becomes “mother” to sister Lola and brother Manny. After a violent episode, Hector leaves, the kids are moved into foster care, and the nightmare gets worse. Eventually Juanita cleans herself up, meets all the co ...more

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Jul 19, 2019 Whispering Stories rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Book Reviewed on www.whisperingstories.com

Look For Me hit me from the first page of the Prologue. Using colourful descriptions and a first person narrative Lisa Gardner creates atmosphere, fear and suspense in large measures. Before Chapter One started I was already hooked.

Over the next few chapters the intrigue continues as the reader works out the relationship between the three different narratives that Lisa uses to tell the story. We have Flora in the first person, Roxy’s school essays and th Book Reviewed on www.whisperingstories.com

Look For Me hit me from the first page of the Prologue. Using colourful descriptions and a first person narrative Lisa Gardner creates atmosphere, fear and suspense in large measures. Before Chapter One started I was already hooked.

Over the next few chapters the intrigue continues as the reader works out the relationship between the three different narratives that Lisa uses to tell the story. We have Flora in the first person, Roxy’s school essays and third person sections written from D.D.’s perspective; all in addition to that Prologue in Sarah’s first person. If you are concerned that this will confuse then put your mind at rest; it all adds to the understanding and the mystery.

I am aware that there have been several books featuring D.D. Warren and Flora who make an interesting couple. It is always nice to read about a good cop with a happy married life and no personal hang-ups. In contrast Flora Dane and her group of similarly affected “survivors” have more than enough baggage for all of us. They do however provide an interesting foil, giving the author the means to stretch the investigation beyond today’s routine police procedures.

The children’s storylines are at times troubling and if there is any truth in the activities described in the foster home that is a worrying indictment on the US child care systems.

Prior to Look For Me Lisa Gardner had published several novels and that experience and success shows in the quality of this book. Her well-crafted story appears to have been supported by first class editing and proof-reading because every sentence flows with correct grammar and spelling. I was lucky enough to be sent a hard-back copy with a jacket bearing credits from eight of the current biggest selling novelists; support that most struggling writers can only dream of.

This would not be a balanced review without some negative comment but all I can manage is that on occasions the three narratives repeat themselves as the various parties catch up with events. Not really an issue and I often appreciate an update.

Give Look For Me a try, you will not be disappointed. Indeed, the Whispering Stories review machine is currently running a little slow and the sequel Never Tell has already been published in the UK so why not get them both. I have awarded a nearly perfect four and a half stars. ...more

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Jan 29, 2018 Magdalena aka A Bookaholic Swede rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2018

I have wanted for a long time to read a Lisa Gardner book, so I was thrilled when I got the chance to read book nine in the Detective D.D. Warren series. Since I'm a newbie when it came to this series did I not have any previous knowledge about the characters in this book, but I'm pleased to say that I have found myself a new favorite series!

The story starts off with a BANG! Frankly, this is one of the best intros I have ever read when it comes to a crime novel and I was instantly hooked. And, t ...more

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Dec 29, 2018 DJ Sakata rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: womens-fiction, thriller-suspense, netgalley

Favorite Quotes:

College had been about getting out and getting away, not because I hadn’t loved my mom or her farm or the fox kits born each spring, but because I’d been eighteen, and when you’re eighteen, clearly you can’t want what you already have. Definitely, you gotta try for whatever is behind that other door over there.

It takes a villain to make a hero. And it took a monster to make me.

My Review:

This was a brilliantly contrived thriller! Ms. Gardner’s ingenious and intriguing storylines s ...more

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Feb 05, 2018 Wendy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 5000-books, wom-2018, feb-18

"Look For Me" is the 9th book in Lisa Gardner's Detective D.D. Warren series.
A family of four are violently murdered in their home and the 16 yr old daughter is missing with the families two elderly, blind Brittany Spaniels. Is she the killer or is she on the run afraid for her life?
D.D. Warren is called in to investigate the brutal crime scene and Flora Dane, a survivor from a previous case joins her. Flora created a survivors group after being kidnapped and held captive under horrific conditio ...more

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Dec 20, 2018 Phrynne rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

It seems ages since I read a D.D. Warren book and gosh it was good! I was not able to put it down!

In Look For Me we meet up again with Flora the survivor and she actually threatens to take over from D.D. as the most important character. There are lots of murders, some clever detective work from Flora as well as D.D. Warren, and a totally unexpected murderer. I did not have a clue who it was going to be.

A very enjoyable book as I have come to expect from Lisa Gardner and it looks as though the ne ...more

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Dec 04, 2017 Pauline rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley

Look For Me by Lisa Gardner. I have read and enjoyed books by this author previously but this is the first book in this series that I have read. I was hooked from the first page and I am looking forward to reading the previous books in this series. I would like to thank NetGalley and Random House UK for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Mar 17, 2018 Tammy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: release-2018

4.5/5
You guys.. it’s SO GOOD! If you enjoy thrillers you will love it.
Sergeant Det. D.D Warren and “Find Her” Flora Dane work together to solve the crime of a family gunned down, while trying to find their eldest daughter who is now missing. You’ll become absorbed into the story line of this families troubled history and you’ll be flabbergasted by who the killer is. I had no idea until it was revealed!
I didn’t realize this is a female detective series. I’m planning on going back throughout the ...more

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Jun 05, 2020 Maria rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Dark. Tragic. Horrific.

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Jan 11, 2018 Paris (kerbytejas) rated it liked it · review of another edition

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I received an advanced copy of Look For Me (Detective D.D. Warren #9) by Lisa Gardner from Penguin Random House’s First to Read Program for an honest review. I wish to extend my thanks to the Publisher and the Author for this opportunity.

I have read almost all of the Lisa Gardner’s books across her multiple series. I have enjoyed the D.D.Warren series, and have especially enjoyed seeing D.D. having a personal life alongside her professional career ( I feel it has made her a more realistic and be I received an advanced copy of Look For Me (Detective D.D. Warren #9) by Lisa Gardner from Penguin Random House’s First to Read Program for an honest review. I wish to extend my thanks to the Publisher and the Author for this opportunity.

I have read almost all of the Lisa Gardner’s books across her multiple series. I have enjoyed the D.D.Warren series, and have especially enjoyed seeing D.D. having a personal life alongside her professional career ( I feel it has made her a more realistic and believable character).

In this installment, I felt that D.D. was not a focal character, but more of a secondary or background player, sharing the stage with Flora and Sarah (both survivors of heinous crimes in earlier books) and Roxy. In my opinion, I found Look For Me to be a long-winded, tedious, and repetitively written book. The multiple viewpoints, frequently repeated info the reader had already been given. I found the book to be neither thrilling, suspenseful, nor mysterious. I felt as if I was reading a family drama, a ripped from the “headlines” story. The book is a commentary on the “failings” and mismanagement of children placed in the foster care or child protective system. This is a theme I have read from other authors as well, and the overall conclusions are very similar, the system needs help!

The story is basically about a family given a second chance at being together, but fate has different plans. The family is found murdered, and the only survivor, a 16-year-old is missing. The big question becomes, did this person commit the crimes and if so why.

There were some touching moments in the story, D.D.’s family is shown in cameo’s revolving around the acquisition of a new puppy, and the care and love of the two older blind dogs that the Baez family had. I also noticed the story really doesn’t place any blame on any one thing, but questions how a situation could have been done differently, leading to a different outcome.

In my opinion, I felt this book was a step outside of the D.D. Warren series and should have been standalone book “featuring” characters from the D.D. Warren series.

My rating on the book is low, basically due to the repetitiveness of the story and the fact that the book really didn’t hold my attention as previous books in the series have. For me, this was a 2.75-star read which I will rise to 3 stars.

I feel that readers of the series should check it out and make their own decision on the story and its inclusion in the D.D. Warren series.
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Feb 15, 2020 Amanda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This is the 9th book in the D.D Warren series and I am over the moon that Flora is back and working with D.D Warren, together they make a formidable team!!

The investigation takes them to a murder of a family in their home, the mom and dad and 2 children are killed but their 2 dogs and their other daughter Roxanna have gone missing. Is Roxanna guilty of this crime or is her life at risk now?

Another highly addictive read!!

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Jan 29, 2018 Laura/Mystery in Minutes rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, crime-mystery-suspense-thriller, netgalley

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Bestselling author Lisa Gardner has written an engaging police procedural with a plot, characters, and a finale almost operatic in their poignancy. Look For Me resonates within the current cultural shift toward empowerment of survivors, and the reckoning of those that abuse their positions of power. The novel partners Boston Sergeant Detective D.D. Warren with Flora Dane of Gardner's 2016 release, Find Her. Flora is a form ...more

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May 29, 2019 Jean rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Who says, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks”? In Look for Me , Lisa Gardner’s ninth book in her D.D. Warren Boston detective series, D.D. is on the way out the door with husband Alex and 5-year-old (already!) son Jack to pick out a puppy. But, yes, her phone rings. Yes, it’s a weekend, but duty calls. And this one’s a doozy. The whole Baez-Boyd family has been wiped out – almost. Mother Juanita Baez, boyfriend Charlie Boyd, and Baez children Lola and Manny. Missing are older daughter Rox Who says, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks”? In Look for Me , Lisa Gardner’s ninth book in her D.D. Warren Boston detective series, D.D. is on the way out the door with husband Alex and 5-year-old (already!) son Jack to pick out a puppy. But, yes, her phone rings. Yes, it’s a weekend, but duty calls. And this one’s a doozy. The whole Baez-Boyd family has been wiped out – almost. Mother Juanita Baez, boyfriend Charlie Boyd, and Baez children Lola and Manny. Missing are older daughter Roxanna and the family’s two blind dogs.

Immediately, the question becomes, if Roxy was just out walking the dogs, why is she on the run? Did she see something? Or was she the shooter? D.D. and her partner Phil talk to Manny’s father, who tells them that Roxy was devoted to her family. Then why?

The story unfolds in three different voices: We hear the police perspective through D.D.’s voice. We learn about the family through a series of essays written by Roxanne, who asks, “What is the perfect family?” We hear another piece of the investigation through a familiar, perhaps unwelcome person – Flora Dane. Those who have read Find Her know that Flora has a history of personal trauma and turned into a one-woman vigilante when D.D. last encountered her. Will things be different this time around? Can you really teach an “old” dog new tricks? Perhaps Flora and D.D. can help each other while they search for Roxy and try to solve a murder case.

The characters are strong, especially the females. I did love the scene where D.D. really listens to Roxy’s story and shows empathy; it was nice to see her softer side. The plot kept me guessing, although I did have a pretty strong suspicion about the conclusion.

The depiction of the foster home is heartbreaking, as is the struggle of the Baez family trying to cope with what is basically PTSD – the stress of being torn apart by Juanita’s alcoholism, being thrown into the foster care system, and then being reunited. Roxy, the eldest of three children all by different fathers, is the glue trying to hold everyone together. Lola, the middle child, is the rebel. Little Manny is the sweet, innocent boy loved by all. Kudos to Ms. Gardner for shining a light on CASA, the child advocacy program, and also for including special needs and rescue animals in this book.

This was a quick, satisfying read, and I look forward to more of D.D. Warren in future novels.

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May 19, 2018 Brenda rated it it was amazing

Shelves: suspense, 2018-release, thriller, own-read, 5000-books

Detective DD Warren was about to head out with husband Alex and son Jack in their search for a puppy for Jack, when her cell rang – all hands on deck; a domestic with kids involved was her message. She knew it would be one the force found hard – when kids were involved it always was.

But it was worse than DD could imagine. Mother, father and two children murdered in cold blood; a sixteen-year-old girl and two old, blind dogs – missing. Did she escape? Was she abducted? Or was it the missing teen ...more

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Lisa Gardner is a #1 New York Times bestselling crime novelist. A self-described research junkie, she has parlayed her interest in police procedure and twisted minds into a streak of twenty-plus thrillers. Her latest, BEFORE SHE DISAPPEARED, is available January 19, 2021.

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