aschae's review
5.0
Fun, detective Clue-like story! Very quickly becoming a fan of this author so I had to snatch this one up as soon as I caught it. Very quick read, it flowed so easily I was shocked when reached the end. Will surely be back from more from this author!
renwar96's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book, it was short like a novella and a lot lighter than the usual D.D. Warren stories. It's still a murder mystery but some parts are almost comical.
kstew1976's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
perfectionotincluded's review against another edition
4.0
3.75 Fun short book. Definitely has an Agatha Christie vibe.
princessdeleon's review against another edition
4.0
Fun DD short story. Good for getting your Goodreads count up.
sylviabaum's review against another edition
5.0
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Hilarious. Fun & easy read.
Hilarious. Fun & easy read.
bookswithmeg's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to Penguin Group Dutton and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
This was a super fast read at only 96 pages but I love how Lisa Gardner can pack so much information and interest into such a short story. I have read and loved everything she's written and I loved this book as well.
This whole book is told while Detective D.D. Warren and her husband Alex are sitting on the couch together after work and dinner, drinking a glass of wine to unwind after putting their son to bed. D.D. says she has the top most strange case and she isn't kidding, earlier a man came to her precinct claiming to be dead. As D.D. and all her partners could plainly see he in fact was still alive they began to question the mental competence of the man. After talking with him for awhile they send him home and hours later get called out on a dead man, the same man who that morning claimed already to be dead. Is the man psychic or is really possible for a person to die twice?
I loved how this book was written and how she gave some many details in such a short story. The whole book went back and forth between D.D. and Alex sitting on the couch and hours prior when D.D. was working the murder and it had plenty of entertaining characters. The whole time you're wondering which of the couple's hired help committed the murder or was it the wife that did it.
I myself had no clue who the murderer was until the very end and there was a huge plot twist I didn't see coming. Great, great read as always by the amazing Lisa Gardner.
This was a super fast read at only 96 pages but I love how Lisa Gardner can pack so much information and interest into such a short story. I have read and loved everything she's written and I loved this book as well.
This whole book is told while Detective D.D. Warren and her husband Alex are sitting on the couch together after work and dinner, drinking a glass of wine to unwind after putting their son to bed. D.D. says she has the top most strange case and she isn't kidding, earlier a man came to her precinct claiming to be dead. As D.D. and all her partners could plainly see he in fact was still alive they began to question the mental competence of the man. After talking with him for awhile they send him home and hours later get called out on a dead man, the same man who that morning claimed already to be dead. Is the man psychic or is really possible for a person to die twice?
I loved how this book was written and how she gave some many details in such a short story. The whole book went back and forth between D.D. and Alex sitting on the couch and hours prior when D.D. was working the murder and it had plenty of entertaining characters. The whole time you're wondering which of the couple's hired help committed the murder or was it the wife that did it.
I myself had no clue who the murderer was until the very end and there was a huge plot twist I didn't see coming. Great, great read as always by the amazing Lisa Gardner.
kidvendeta's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
kaci422's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75