Book Review: Touch & go - L. Gardner

“Violence, the great equaliser. Cared nothing for money, class, occupation. One day, it simply found you.” 

My first Lisa Gardner's book and I loved it! Such a suspense filled, fast moving detective story!

I really liked all the main detective characters and, even if I didn't read the first book in the Tessa Leoni's serie, it was quite easy to catch up with her personality and to like her. The character I really liked though is Wyatt Foster, a lied back, easy going, smart sergeant in New Hampshire, very down to earth and likable I really hope the promises of a relationship between the two gets concrete in the next chapter of the serie! I just bought Love you more, the first novel with Tessa Leoni, as I am curios to read about her deceased husband and how she went from police office to private investigator.

I'd highly recommend this novel to readers who like books filled with a lot of surprises, plotting, detective work. Brilliant!

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Overall rating: 8      Plot: 8     Writing style: 7      Cover:  6

Title: Touch & Go
Author: Lisa Gardner
Publisher: Headline
Pages: 480
Publication year: 2013

Plot:

Justin and Libby Denbe have it all: a beautiful daughter; a gorgeous house; a great marriage, admired by all. Arriving at the crime scene of their home, investigator Tessa Leoni finds no witnesses, no ransom demands or motive - just a perfect little family, gone. But Tessa knows that flawless fronts can hide the darkest secrets. Now, she must race against the clock to uncover the truth. Who would want to kidnap such a family? And how far would they be willing to go?

The Author:

Lisa Gardner, a #1 New York Times crime thriller novelist, began her career in food service, but after catching her hair on fire numerous times, she took the hint and focused on writing instead. Lisa lives in New Hampshire with her auto-racing husband and black-diamond skiing daughter. She spends her days writing in her loft with a young silly sheltie and a adventurous terrier. http://lisagardner.com/about