by Lisa Gardner (Author)
State Trooper Bobby Dodge watches a tense hostage stand-off unfold through the scope of his sniper rifle. An armed man has barricaded himself with his wife and child. His finger tightens on the trigger and Dodge has only a split second to react ...Twenty-five years ago, Catherine Gagnon was buried underground during a month-long nightmare of abduction and abuse. Now, her husband has just been killed and her father-in-law blames Catherine. Mr Bosu was in a maximum security prison for the most sadistic of crimes. Now he's free ...and filled with an unquenchable thirst for vengeance. A moment of violence brings Bobby and Catherine together - but what connects them is much more dangerous. A killer is loose. No one is beyond harm, and no one will see death coming until it has them cornered, helpless, and alone ...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Orion
Published: 19 Oct 2005
ISBN 10: 0752865153
ISBN 13: 9780752865157
Book Overview: Reissued alongside HIDE - new in paperback. GONE is being reissued simultaneously in the new cover look. Lisa Gardner has gone from strength to strength, and is now up there with the very best crime writers. She is also receiving excellent reviews: 'An unforgettably evil villain and a throat-gripping climax ... a real page turner!' Tess Gerritsen. 'Gardner has written a fine novel full of twists and it could go all the way for her' Independent on Sunday. 'There is an impressive air of gathering menace in this thriller, and you begin to understand why the strap on the cover reads Don't turn out the lights! . This is not a book you'd want to read alone in a dimly lit place' Guardian. 'A terrific psychological thriller' Observer. 'This fast-moving thriller ... makes her a match for many of her best-selling male compatriots' Telegraph. 'Ingenious, inventive ... intensely readable' Literary Review.