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Lisa Gardner is the #1 New York Times bestselling thriller author of the Frankie Elkin series, as well as the Detective D.D. Warren, the FBI Profilers and the PI Tessa Leoni series.

Her current suspense novels feature Frankie Elkin, an everyday, average person who specializes in finding missing people. When the locals have given up, when the media has never bothered to care, Frankie takes on the challenge. From looking for a missing teen in inner city Boston to searching for a missing hiker in the wilds of Wyoming to rescuing a possibly kidnapped girl on a remote island in the Pacific, Frankie is on the case!

Lisa lives in the mountains of New Hampshire with two crazy pups. When not writing, Lisa loves to hike, play cribbage, and, of course,
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Lisa Gardner I’m sure there will be another DD Warren book, just don’t know when. Never fear, my imagination is spinning away as always. So happy you love the seri…moreI’m sure there will be another DD Warren book, just don’t know when. Never fear, my imagination is spinning away as always. So happy you love the series.(less)
Lisa Gardner Kimberly returns in my Feb. 2019 thriller, NEVER TELL, in addition to Detective D.D. Warren and vigilante Flora Dane. Personally, I think Kimberly and…moreKimberly returns in my Feb. 2019 thriller, NEVER TELL, in addition to Detective D.D. Warren and vigilante Flora Dane. Personally, I think Kimberly and D.D. have some of the best scenes working together. Two fierce investigators who turn to mush when talking about their kids? What's not to love? There will definitely be more Kimberly in 2020 as well. And yes, I'm wondering if Quincy and Rainie can't show up to at least assist. It's all a movable feast at this point, as I'm not a writer who looks that far ahead. But I'm also a sucker for my characters and if there's an opportunity to work someone into a story, I'm definitely going to take it. To recap, NEVER TELL is a D.D., Flora, Kimberly novel. I can already say the 2020 will start there and grow accordingly.

Now, all of you, are missing the obvious: What new character is in NEVER TELL who's worth following? Because there is one. And for love nor money, can I figure him out. A character who stumps the novelist. See, plenty of good reading ahead.(less)
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Thank you everyone for your patience. I took a sabbatical in 2022 to travel the world, hence no 2023 release. But visiting so many amazing and exciting places got me all geared up to write again.

Now, I’m working on the next Frankie book, due out 2024. This time she is on a remote island in the Pacific looking for a young girl who may have been kidnapped—and who happens to be the sister of a notori Read more of this blog post »
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I’ve always been partial to LOVE YOU MORE, as it’s about how far a mother would go to save her child. Also ONE STEP TOO FAR, as it features my love of hiking. 😊 Hope that helps!
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For an overview of the entire series and reading order, I recommend visiting my website, LisaGardner.com. Gotta it all there and much too many titles for me to repeat here, lol. Hope you enjoy!
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“You try as a parent. You love beyond reason. You fight beyond endurance. You hope beyond despair.
You never think, until the very last moment, that it still might not be enough.”
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“Once, I was my mother's daughter. Now I am my daughter's mother.”
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“Who do you love?
It's a question anyone should be able to answer. A question that defines a life, creates a future, guides most minutes of one's days. Simple, elegant encompassing.
Who do you love?”
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