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Live to Tell
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A savage crime has rocked a working-class neighbourhood of Boston; four members of a family have been brutally murdered. The father is lying in an intensive care unit, his survival in doubt. He is the principal suspect.
Female police detective D.D. Warren, however, is not one to take things at face value. At the same time, Danielle Burton is about to have her life thrown i ...more
Female police detective D.D. Warren, however, is not one to take things at face value. At the same time, Danielle Burton is about to have her life thrown i ...more
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Hardcover, 388 pages
Published
June 30th 2010
by Bantam Books
(first published January 1st 2010)
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Ok, so, DD did not annoy me as much as she did in the previous book The Neighbor, but she still somehow manages to remain my least favorite character in her own series. At least this time she doesn't focus on one suspect and try to make that person the killer no matter what. However she still doesn't strike me as the sharpest knife in the drawer. Her technique for finding a killer seems to be 'That guy did it!...'No, wait, she did it!'. I had to shake my head at the fact that she seemed convince
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Whoo hoo I finally got to learn more about the elusive Detective D.D Warren, or D.D. as she is known. I started this series at number 3, and tracked back to read in order. The books in this series by Lisa Gardner are an awesome set, but funnily enough so far in this series, I feel D.D does take the back seat. But she showed herself here, and I really enjoy her character. She's a highly committed Detective Sergeant, a hard boss, a hard woman who really does have a soft centre, and this book is wh
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Detective Sergeant D. D. Warren is called in to the type crime scene all law enforcement agents dread...the murder of children. An entire family was brutally killed and there aren’t any clues leading to why, other than the father being suspected of attempted murder-suicide. When another similar murder happens days later, D. D. and her team know it can’t be a coincidence even though they struggle to find a connection. Meanwhile, pediatric trauma nurse Danielle Burton is facing the 25th anniversar
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I've gotten away from reading series in recent years. Mostly because I found myself waiting too long for the next book and eventually lost interest. The good news is that now, there are so many complete series for me to choose from! I'm really enjoying the D.D. Warren series and so far, this one has been my favorite. The premise was unique and the pacing was perfect. Of course, I love D.D. With her bottomless pit of a stomach and tough exterior. I'm looking forward to reading them all.
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This was a pretty horrific case: an entire family is murdered. Pretty cut and dry at first, but of course things are never as they appear in a Lisa Gardner mystery.
This is where the Alex and D.D. meet up for the first time, an immediate attraction brewing. D.D. is smitten once she finds out Alex can cook! Good Italian food and wine is a sure way to D.D.'s heart!
The audio version as a re-read was fantastic! ...more
This is where the Alex and D.D. meet up for the first time, an immediate attraction brewing. D.D. is smitten once she finds out Alex can cook! Good Italian food and wine is a sure way to D.D.'s heart!
The audio version as a re-read was fantastic! ...more

This is such a fun mystery. After the first few chapters, I was completely sucked in and couldn’t put it down.
D.D. Warren is the lead detective on a case in which the entire family was slaughtered except for the father who is clinging to life in the hospital.
There is also the nurse Danielle, who works at a hospital for children with mental and behavioral issues, either because they were born with brains that worked differently or they were so badly mistreated by the people who were supposed to c ...more
D.D. Warren is the lead detective on a case in which the entire family was slaughtered except for the father who is clinging to life in the hospital.
There is also the nurse Danielle, who works at a hospital for children with mental and behavioral issues, either because they were born with brains that worked differently or they were so badly mistreated by the people who were supposed to c ...more

“Oh Danny girl. My pretty, pretty Danny girl.” What a haunting melody this proves to be! I listened to Live to Tell, Lisa Gardner’s fourth D.D. Warren police procedural during a seven-and-a-half hour round trip and got more than halfway through the audio version before switching to the print version upon returning home. Danielle Burton is a 34-year-old pediatric psychiatric nurse who is tormented by the memory of her father singing her name the night he shot and killed her mother and siblings th
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Aug 01, 2017
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The story opens with Danielle Burton having a flashback to when she was nine years old and her father killed her mother, sister, and brother before turning the gun on himself in front of her. Now as the twenty fifth anniversary of that horrific event approaches Danielle is a 34-year-old pediatric psychiatric nurse and her life is about to be thrown into turmoil. Danielle has always had an especially difficult time around this time but now two different families have been murdered. Both families
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Detective D.D. Warren is called to the scene of a mass-murder. At first glance, it looks like a father has killed his three children and wife before taking his own life. As D.D. and her crew look into possible motives, they discover another family massacred. Is it just a coincidence? Or are these murders somehow tied together?
This story is told by three women. D.D. Warren is the cop investigating two murder-suicide cases. Victoria is a mother of a troubled child she is afraid will someday kill h ...more
This story is told by three women. D.D. Warren is the cop investigating two murder-suicide cases. Victoria is a mother of a troubled child she is afraid will someday kill h ...more

Live to Tell, begins with Danielle Burton having a flashback when she was only nine years old, her father murdered her mother and two siblings, before turning the gun on himself, for nearly twenty-five years she could not remember all the events of what happened that fateful night, but was haunted with why she was allowed to live, why did he kill them and not me?
As the anniversary of the slaughter of her family approaches, two very different families, from different neighbourhoods are murdered, ...more
As the anniversary of the slaughter of her family approaches, two very different families, from different neighbourhoods are murdered, ...more

3 stars
Book #4 in the Detective D.D. Warren series. I am not sure that Gardner did not take on more than needed in this book - which in the beginning seemed to make things very confusing. There are actually three story lines in this book. Two murders and one psychotic child. One mentioned then seemingly forgotten, the other two seemingly without any connection, until very late in the book.
A psych nurse who had lived through the murder of her family when she was a child - one story line. A young ...more
Book #4 in the Detective D.D. Warren series. I am not sure that Gardner did not take on more than needed in this book - which in the beginning seemed to make things very confusing. There are actually three story lines in this book. Two murders and one psychotic child. One mentioned then seemingly forgotten, the other two seemingly without any connection, until very late in the book.
A psych nurse who had lived through the murder of her family when she was a child - one story line. A young ...more

Read: February 2018
Rating: 5/5 stars (best of 2018)
The plot: Gardner tells this story from three different perspectives; our main character D.D. Warren, and two secondary female characters. Danielle was the sole survivor of the massacre of her family when she was nine years old and Victoria is a single mother living with her extremely psychologically disturbed eight year old son.
I loved this book and I read it at exactly the right time, as I've recently been reading with interest the news story ...more
Rating: 5/5 stars (best of 2018)
The plot: Gardner tells this story from three different perspectives; our main character D.D. Warren, and two secondary female characters. Danielle was the sole survivor of the massacre of her family when she was nine years old and Victoria is a single mother living with her extremely psychologically disturbed eight year old son.
I loved this book and I read it at exactly the right time, as I've recently been reading with interest the news story ...more

Detective D.D. Warren is back and knee deep in murders involving entire famiies. Also, mentally ill children who have various issues, but some are psychotic in nature. The murders are horrific and there are multiple suspects. The investigation is tense and disturbing.
I like D.D. Warren as a character. She's strong, intelligent, and determined. The books have been interesting and well written. They always keep my attention. Hope I get the chance to read the next in the series soon. ...more
I like D.D. Warren as a character. She's strong, intelligent, and determined. The books have been interesting and well written. They always keep my attention. Hope I get the chance to read the next in the series soon. ...more

Another easy 4-star book that turns into a 3 at the very end. Seriously, I could have done with a better explanation. Meh.
Also, 4 books in I am still not D.D.'s biggest fan. Just for once I'd wish Lisa Gardner would allow her main character to solve the crime instead of the crime just sort of resolving itself towards the end when everything comes to a close. That would be a good thing. Because so far all we know about D.D. is how blonde and sexy she is and how much she likes to eat and needs to ...more
Also, 4 books in I am still not D.D.'s biggest fan. Just for once I'd wish Lisa Gardner would allow her main character to solve the crime instead of the crime just sort of resolving itself towards the end when everything comes to a close. That would be a good thing. Because so far all we know about D.D. is how blonde and sexy she is and how much she likes to eat and needs to ...more

Lisa Gardner's books never fail to provide a great mystery. This one isn't one of her best, but she's beginning to find a groove with D.D. and the rest of the gang.
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I really like this series. I started with book 3 which was awesome. This book even more so. I found myself hooked and desperately trying to put the pieces together. Though I guessed the killer, I couldn't completely say yes that was the killer because I couldn't guess motive. When I found out, it made sense. This book kept me on my toes.
Outstanding series so far. I'm moving onto the next.
Kudos to the narrators. They did a really fantastic job. ...more
Outstanding series so far. I'm moving onto the next.
Kudos to the narrators. They did a really fantastic job. ...more

Live To Tell is a book I could NOT put down. Hook, line and sinker from the moment I read the prologue - I needed to keep reading. This is a book with several twists and turns. Just when you think you know who did it, another twist. Another clue pops up that makes you rethink, wonder, and try to figure out who really did it!
Gardner is a talented author who clearly knows her audience. She keeps your hooked, she adds twists, the characters draw you in and you want to see what happens.
Detective D.D ...more
Gardner is a talented author who clearly knows her audience. She keeps your hooked, she adds twists, the characters draw you in and you want to see what happens.
Detective D.D ...more

While I did start to like D.D. Warren in the last book, this is the first one where I didn't feel she jumped to the wrong conclusion right off the bat and refused to budge from it. This book actually shows her taking in new facts and evidence and letting that shape her suspect list. Basically, it showed her being a good detective. I liked the small bits we got about her personal life, but also like that it didn't take too much away from the actual story.
Speaking of, I had one person in mind for ...more
Speaking of, I had one person in mind for ...more

This is the 4th novel in Lisa Gardner's D.D. Warren series and focuses on family murders and psychologically disturbed children. Danielle Burton, the central character, is a survivor of a family murder where her mother, brother and sister were murdered by her father before he shot himself. Danielle suffers from survivor guilt and 25y on now works as a pediatric psychiatry nurse in a special ward for disturbed children. When D.D. Warren, investigating the recent murders of two unrelated families,
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Boston’s Great Veteran Detective D.D. Warren, has a case in Dorchester, one of Boston's largest working-class neighborhood.
The Detective D.D. Warren series Books have great mysteries with light emotional “love” scenes for D.D. to eliminate a book’s criminal/murder plot. ...more
The Detective D.D. Warren series Books have great mysteries with light emotional “love” scenes for D.D. to eliminate a book’s criminal/murder plot. ...more

Loved - my first Lisa Gardner and certainly not my last.
This suspenseful thriller deals with some heavy topics; however, I was on the edge of my seat the entire time trying to put all the pieces together. The story flowed nicely, I enjoyed the alternating points of views from the main characters.
I was not a huge fan of D.D. Warren, but I'm not sure she's meant to be overly likable. In her line of work I believe you have to be blunt, tough and leave many emotions at the door to get the job done a ...more
This suspenseful thriller deals with some heavy topics; however, I was on the edge of my seat the entire time trying to put all the pieces together. The story flowed nicely, I enjoyed the alternating points of views from the main characters.
I was not a huge fan of D.D. Warren, but I'm not sure she's meant to be overly likable. In her line of work I believe you have to be blunt, tough and leave many emotions at the door to get the job done a ...more

Lisa Gardner often puts her detectives in the background, but in this installment (DD Warren #4) DD is front and center throughout the book. I have no problem with either method; with the detective in the background, Gardner gets the chance to really get into a protagonist(s) and what makes them tick. In this book DD's personality does not overshadow the two fascinating women who narrate their parts of the book. One is Danielle, the childhood survivor of a murdered family who finds some peace wo
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Gosh, I LOVED loved this audiobook LIVE TO TELL by the best crime thriller writer, Lisa Garnder and narrated by Rebecca Lowman and Ann Marie Lee (love Ann Marie). I love DD Warren (#4) and have read all the newer books in the series, but not the older books.
My mission is to listen/read all the older books in the series between reading ARCs and new releases. Audiobooks are an excellent way to do this! If you are an audiobook fan, this one is TOPS. Unputdownable. There are many red herrings and e ...more
My mission is to listen/read all the older books in the series between reading ARCs and new releases. Audiobooks are an excellent way to do this! If you are an audiobook fan, this one is TOPS. Unputdownable. There are many red herrings and e ...more

Three women. They don’t know each other, yet. One is a dedicated pediatric psych nurse, dreading the 25th anniversary of the day that made her a lone survivor. The second is an exhausted single mother, coping with the full-time care of her mentally ill 8-year-old son. The third is a tough cop, married to her job in Boston’s homicide unit. Five days in August bring these women together. Their connection: murder.
From the red and black cover all the way to the final plot twist, Live to Tell is a gr ...more
From the red and black cover all the way to the final plot twist, Live to Tell is a gr ...more

Meet our heroine Detective Sergeant D. D. Warren of the Boston Police Department:
While this is not the last book in the Detective D.D. Warren Series (http://www.goodreads.com/series/41697...), I anticipate that it will be the last ...more
She was not getting married. She was not having children. She was not going to have sex in her office. So she might as well read the fucking case reports, because this was her life. This was what she had left. Five dead in Dorchester and no one alive to tell the tale.
While this is not the last book in the Detective D.D. Warren Series (http://www.goodreads.com/series/41697...), I anticipate that it will be the last ...more

SUMMARY
When Danielle was nine years old her father murdered her mother and Danielle's little sister and brother as Danielle was cowering in her bed. As he was crooning the words Oh Danny girl, pretty pretty Danny girl, he turns the gun on himself. Twenty-five years later, Danielle is working as a nurse in a children's psych ward of a acute care facility in Boston Massachusetts. She still is struggling with her family's death and her survival. As the anniversary of their death approaches, two oth ...more

I literally stayed up all night to finish this book. Luckily, I had the next day off to sleep in. Lisa Gardner penned an original thriller with this 4th D.D. Warren book. The subject matter of mentally challenged children, who act out violently piqued my interest and it was delivered in a pretty well written mystery story. For one, as a reader I appreciated that we weren’t reading it from the bad guy’s perspective. This story was told mainly by two female protagonists; Danielle Burton, who lived
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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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Meet Frankie Elkin, an everyday, average person who specializes in finding missing people. When the locals have given up, when t ...more
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