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Lisa Gardner Biography & Facts

Lisa Gardner (born 1972) is a #1 New York Times bestselling American novelist. She is the author of more than 20 suspense novels, published in more than 30 countries. She began her career writing romantic suspense under the pseudonym Alicia Scott, before the publication of her breakout domestic thriller, The Perfect Husband, in 1997. TV and movie credits include At the Midnight House (CBS), Instinct to Kill, The Survivors Club (CBS), and Hide (TNT) as well as personal appearances on TruTV's Murder by the Book and CNN. Biography Raised in Hillsboro, Oregon, she graduated from the city's Glencoe High School. Her novel Gone is set in a fictionalized version of Tillamook, Oregon.In the mid-1990s, she was a research analyst in Boston with Mercer Management (now Oliver Wyman). She credited her long days doing research for giving her the skills needed to follow a line of investigation while learning new topics.As of 2014, Gardner lives in New England with her family. She is known for her work with animal rescue and at-risk children, receiving the Silver Bullet Award from the International Thriller Writers in 2017 in honor of her efforts. Bibliography As Lisa Gardner Novels FBI Profiler, or Quincy & Rainie series: The Perfect Husband (1997), ISBN 1-56865-601-7 The Third Victim (2001), ISBN 0-7394-1471-2 The Next Accident (2001), ISBN 0-553-80238-0 The Killing Hour (2003), ISBN 0-553-80252-6 Gone (2006), ISBN 0-553-80431-6 Say Goodbye (2008), ISBN 0-553-80433-2 6.5. "The 4th Man" (2016), short story, ISBN 978-1-53662-811-1, crossover with Detective D.D. Warren series Right Behind You (2017), ISBN 978-0-525-95458-3 When You See Me (2020), ISBN 978-152474-500-4, crossover with Detective D.D. Warren seriesDetective D.D. Warren series: Alone (2004), ISBN 0-553-80253-4 Hide (2007), ISBN 978-0-553-80432-4 The Neighbor (2009), ISBN 978-0-553-80723-3 Live to Tell (2010), ISBN 978-0-553-80724-0 Love You More (2011), ISBN 978-0-553-80725-7, crossover with Tessa Leoni series 5.5. "The 7th Month" (2012), short story, ISBN 978-0-755-39313-8 Catch Me (2012), ISBN 978-0-525-95276-3 Fear Nothing (2014), ISBN 978-0-525-95308-1 7.5. "3 Truths and a Lie" (2016), short story, ISBN 978-1-511-36888-9 Find Her (2016), ISBN 978-0-525-95457-6 8.5. "The 4th Man" (2016), short story, ISBN 978-1-53662-811-1, crossover with FBI Profiler series Look for Me (2018), ISBN 978-1-524-74205-8 9.5. "The Guy Who Died Twice" (2019), short story, ISBN 978-1-524-74540-0 Never Tell (2019), ISBN 978-1-78089-771-4 When You See Me (2020), ISBN 978-152474-500-4, crossover with FBI Profiler seriesTessa Leoni series: Love You More (2011), ISBN 978-0-553-80725-7, crossover with Detective D.D. Warren series Touch & Go (2013), ISBN 0-525-95307-8 Crash & Burn (2015), ISBN 0-525-95456-2Frankie Elkin series: Before She Disappeared (2021), ISBN 1-524-74504-9 One Step Too Far (2022), ISBN 978-0593185414 Still See You Everywhere (2024), ISBN 9781538765067Stand-alones: The Other Daughter (1999), ISBN 0-7394-0414-8 The Survivors Club (2002), ISBN 0-553-80251-8 I'd Kill For That (2004), with more authors, ISBN 0-312-93696-6Short stories "The 7th Month" (2012), ISBN 978-0-755-39313-8, Detective D.D. Warren series "3 Truths and a Lie" (2016), ISBN 978-1-511-36888-9, Detective D.D. Warren series "The 4th Man" (2016), ISBN 978-1-53662-811-1, crossover FBI Profiler series and Detective D.D. Warren series "The Guy Who Died Twice" (2019), ISBN 978-1-524-74540-0, Detective D.D. Warren seriesNon-fiction Mom's Other Medicine (2021), guideAs Alicia Scott Novels Walking After Midnight series: Walking After Midnight (1992), ISBN 0-373-07466-2 Shadow's Flame (1994), ISBN 0-373-07546-4Guiness Gang series: At the Midnight Hour (1995), ISBN 0-373-07658-4 Hiding Jessica (1995), ISBN 0-373-07668-1 The Quiet One (1996), ISBN 0-373-07701-7 The One Worth Waiting For (1996), ISBN 0-373-07713-0 The One Who Almost Got Away (1996), ISBN 0-373-07723-8Family Secrets, or Maximillian's Children series: Maggie's Man (1997), ISBN 0-373-07776-9m Macnamara's Woman (1997), ISBN 0-373-07813-7 Brandon's Bride (1998), ISBN 0-373-07837-4Stand-alones: Waking Nightmare (1994), ISBN 0-373-07586-3 Partners in Crime (1998), ISBN 0-373-65014-0 Marrying Mike... Again (1999), ISBN 0-373-07980-X, Men in Blue #13 seriesShort stories Partners in Crime (36 Hours series #9): "Partners in Crime Part 1" (2014), novella "Partners in Crime Part 2" (2014), novella "Partners in Crime Part 3" (2014), novellaAdaptations At The Midnight Hour (1995), TV movie directed by Charles Jarrott, based on novel At The Midnight Hour Instinct to Kill (2001), film directed by Gustavo Graef-Marino, based on novel The Perfect Husband The Survivors Club (2004), TV movie directed by Christopher Leitch, based on novel The Survivors Club Hide (2011), TV movie directed by John Gray, based on novel HideAwards Hardcover Thriller of the Year from the International Thriller Writers for The Neighbor Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle in France, also for The Neighbor Daphne du Maurier Award in 2000 for The Other DaughterReferences External links Official website Lisa Gardner at IMDb Modern Signed Books BlogTalkRadio Interview with Rodger Nichols about her novel Find Her. 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  • A Good Killing synopsis, comments

    A Good Killing

    Allison Leotta

    Former federal prosecutor and critically acclaimed author Allison Leotta’s spellbinding thriller follows prosecutor Anna Curtis as she heads home to Michigan to defend her sister i...

  • Catch Me synopsis, comments

    Catch Me

    Lisa Gardner

    Detective D. D. Warren has four days to stop a killer in this “shocking…‘must read’” from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardnerone of Library Journal's Best Thrillers o...

  • Who to Believe synopsis, comments

    Who to Believe

    Edwin Hill

    In a twisty, claustrophobic suburban suspense novel for fans of Ruth Ware and Liane Moriarty, the aftermath of a murder in a quiet coastal New England town reveals a web of dark se...

  • Feel No Pain synopsis, comments

    Feel No Pain

    RJ Bailey

    Sam Wylde, bodyguard to the rich and powerful, is on a new assignment and this time it's personal. Feel No Pain is a short story set between Safe From Harm and&...

  • Find Her synopsis, comments

    Find Her

    Lisa Gardner

    Lisa Gardner's runaway New York Times bestsellera fastpaced thrill ride featuring Detective D. D. Warren.Seven years ago, carefree college student Flora Dane was kidnapped while on...

  • Kill the Father synopsis, comments

    Kill the Father

    Sandrone Dazieri

    In this “absolutely electrifying” (Jeffrey Deaver) thriller and huge international hit, two peopleeach shattered by their pastteam up to solve a series of killings and abductions t...

  • The Forgotten Girls synopsis, comments

    The Forgotten Girls

    Sara Blaedel

    The Forgotten Girls The body of an unidentified woman has been discovered in a remote forest. A large, unique scar on one side of her face should make the identification easy, bu...

  • FaceOff synopsis, comments

    FaceOff

    David Baldacci & Lee Child

    An instant New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller and “a thriller reader’s ultimate fantasy” (Booklist), this oneofakind anthology pulls together the most beloved characters from ...

  • Left to Die synopsis, comments

    Left to Die

    Lisa Jackson

    NOTHING’S MORE TERRIFYING . . . One by one, the victims are carefully captured, toyed with, then subjected to a slow and agonizing death. Piece by piece, his exquisite plan takes s...

  • Right Behind You synopsis, comments

    Right Behind You

    Lisa Gardner

    THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Another twisty bestselling thriller from Lisa Gardner featuring Pierce Quincy and Rainie Conner as they take on a case that hits far too ...

  • Untraceable synopsis, comments

    Untraceable

    Laura Griffin

    With a “fast pace, tight plotting, terrific mystery, sharp dialogue, [and] fabulous characters” (Allison Brennan, New York Times bestselling author), this whiteknuckled thrill ride...

  • New York Scandal synopsis, comments

    New York Scandal

    Rhyannon Byrd

    'I was on the edge of my seat from page one all the way to the end. You must read this book!' Susan Stoker, New York Times bestselling author'A steamy read, with a dash of intrigui...

  • The Freedom Broker synopsis, comments

    The Freedom Broker

    K. J. Howe

    WINNER of the Best First Novel 2018 Award at the International Thriller Writers Awards.The first in a brand new series featuring Thea Paris, a kidnap and ransom specialist. Lee Chi...

  • Fear Nothing synopsis, comments

    Fear Nothing

    Lisa Gardner

    Detective D. D. Warren must consult one killer to catch another in this taut thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling “master of psychological suspense” (Associated Pre...

  • Law of Attraction synopsis, comments

    Law of Attraction

    Allison Leotta

    As a newly minted Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., Anna Curtis has already developed thick skin to deal with the brutality she encounters with her daily stack of domest...

  • The Girl Who Survived synopsis, comments

    The Girl Who Survived

    Lisa Jackson

    In this deviously volatile, deliciously creepy thriller from the #1 New York Times bestseller, the lone survivor of a brutal family massacre must uncover the awful truth about the ...

  • The Secrets We Share synopsis, comments

    The Secrets We Share

    Edwin Hill

    “Shari Lapena meets Ruth Ware. A compulsively readable domestic thriller.” CHARLIE DONLEA, USA Today bestselling author of Twenty Years LaterA mesmerizing, twisty suspense novel pe...

  • Wicked Dreams synopsis, comments

    Wicked Dreams

    Lisa Jackson & Nancy Bush

    The New York Times bestselling authors return with a chilling new thriller set on an isolated island off the Oregon coast. A group of women with extraordinary gifts will need to fa...

  • No One Knows synopsis, comments

    No One Knows

    J.T. Ellison

    In this riveting and complex thriller from the author of Lie to Me, a woman must figure out if she’s losing her mind, or if her husband has really returned from the dead…The day Au...

  • Afraid synopsis, comments

    Afraid

    Lisa Jackson, Alexandra Ivy & Lisa Childs

    A thrilling new book featuring the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Third Grave, that fans of Allison Brennan and Lisa Gardner won’t want to miss! Dark secrets and reven...

  • The Laughing Buddha synopsis, comments

    The Laughing Buddha

    M. J. Rose & Lisa Gardner

    In this short story from the New York Times bestselling anthology FaceOff, Lisa Gardner and M.J. Rosealong with their popular characters D.D. Warren and Malachai Samuelsteam up for...

  • The Survivors Club synopsis, comments

    The Survivors Club

    Lisa Gardner

    “Starts fast and never stops moving. Clever, complex, and original!”Phillip MargolinTHE SURVIVORS CLUB. . . that’s what Jillian Hayes, Carol Rosen, and Meg Pesaturo call it. They w...

  • The Hidden Things synopsis, comments

    The Hidden Things

    Jamie Mason

    Inspired by the reallife unsolved theft of a 17thcentury painting, this is a “smart and hugely entertainingly thriller, with so many sharp twists and hairpin turns that you’ll need...

  • Life Support synopsis, comments

    Life Support

    Tess Gerritsen

    From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen, a terrifying novel of deadly proportions as an ER doctor tries to determine the cause and cure of a fatal and mysterious viru...

  • Before She Disappeared synopsis, comments

    Before She Disappeared

    Lisa Gardner

    THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner, a propulsive thriller featuring an ordinary woman who will stop at nothing to find the ...

  • Wonderland synopsis, comments

    Wonderland

    Jennifer Hillier

    “Top of the line thriller writing…You better call in sick, because you’re not going anywhere until you finish reading it. Oh, and you might want to lock the door, too. Just to be s...

  • The Guy Who Died Twice synopsis, comments

    The Guy Who Died Twice

    Lisa Gardner

    Sergeant Detective D. D. Warren confronts the strangest case of her career in this exclusive eBook short story by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner.A USA Today and ...

  • Discretion synopsis, comments

    Discretion

    Allison Leotta

    For fans of Lisa Scottoline and Law and Order: SVU, former federal sexcrimes prosecutor Allison Leotta’s novel explores the intersection of sex and power as Anna Curtis investigate...

  • The Third Grave synopsis, comments

    The Third Grave

    Lisa Jackson

    A thrilling new crime novel from the bestselling author of You Betrayed Me, perfect for fans of Sandra Brown and Iris Johansen! Return to the dark side of Savannah, Georgia where a...

  • One Step Too Far synopsis, comments

    One Step Too Far

    Lisa Gardner

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner, a chilling thriller about a young man gone missing in the wilderness of Wyoming . . . and the secrets uncovered by the despe...

  • We Can See You synopsis, comments

    We Can See You

    Simon Kernick

    If you like David Baldacci, Stuart MacBride and Peter James, you'll love this frighteningly tense, spinetingling thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick the UK...

  • The Other Daughter synopsis, comments

    The Other Daughter

    Lisa Gardner

    Twenty years ago, Melanie Stokes was abandoned in a Boston hospital, then adopted by a wealthy young couple. Gifted with loving parents, a doting brother, and an indulgent uncle...

  • The Only Child synopsis, comments

    The Only Child

    Andrew Pyper

    “Gothic fans rejoice!” (The Globe and Mail) The #1 internationally bestselling author of The Demonologist radically reimagines some of literature’s classic masterpiecesFrankenstein...

  • When You See Me synopsis, comments

    When You See Me

    Lisa Gardner

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner unites three of her most beloved charactersDetective D D Warren, Flora Dane, and Kimberly Quincyin a twisty new thriller, as they ...

  • The Butcher synopsis, comments

    The Butcher

    Jennifer Hillier

    From the acclaimed author of Creep and Freak whom #1 bestselling author Jeffery Deaver praised as a “topoftheline thriller writer,” a highoctane novel about lethal secrets that ref...

  • The Last Goodnight synopsis, comments

    The Last Goodnight

    Kat Martin

    A thrilling new suspense novel from the bestselling author of The Perfect Murder that fans of Jayne Ann Krentz and Laura Griffin won’t want to miss! A cold case is heating up, and ...

  • The Last Good Girl synopsis, comments

    The Last Good Girl

    Allison Leotta

    From Allison Leotta, the “highly entertaining storyteller” (George Pelecanos) who writes “in a style that’s as real as it gets” (USA TODAY), a rippedfromtheheadlines novel featurin...

  • Exposed synopsis, comments

    Exposed

    Laura Griffin

    The seventh thrilling novel in the Tracers series from an author who “excels at detailing the mystery and the chase” (Publishers Weekly) features a forensic photographer and an FBI...

  • Unforgivable synopsis, comments

    Unforgivable

    Laura Griffin

    TRACING KILLERS IS MIA VOSS’S BUSINESS. AND HER WORK JUST GOT PERSONAL. At first, Mia Voss thinks it’s just bad luck when her already lousy day ends with a carjacking, but what see...

  • The 7th Month synopsis, comments

    The 7th Month

    Lisa Gardner

    Packed with the suspenseful storytelling that has made Lisa Gardner a #1 New York Times bestselling author, this thrilling short story reveals new insights into beloved series hero...

  • 3 Truths and a Lie synopsis, comments

    3 Truths and a Lie

    Lisa Gardner

    Boston Detective D.D. Warren faces her most brutal adversaries yeta class of jaded thriller writersin this short story from #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Gardner.D...

  • Never Tell synopsis, comments

    Never Tell

    Lisa Gardner

    #1 New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner returns with an unpredictable thriller that puts fan favorites D.D. Warren and Flora Dane on a shocking new case that begins wit...

  • Look for Me synopsis, comments

    Look for Me

    Lisa Gardner

    THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“An utterly absorbing story about troubled families and twisted fates. You won’t be able to put it downand it will haunt you long after you turn the fi...