Although I do wish I knew a little more about D.D.'s background that I missed from the first 7 books, I never felt lost or out of touch in this one. This book did well as a stand alone, however. I was a little apprehensive in going into this series in the 8th book. Her fast paced writing and ability to draw you in from the very first page make it so you know before you even pick up the book that you're in for quite a ride and will not be disappointed. Lisa Gardner is fast becoming one of my favorite women crime fiction authors. Throwing herself back into dangerous situations, she gets captured again and it's up to D.D.

She spends 5 years learning criminal, self defense and anything else that may help in her determination to not let the same things that happened to her happen to anyone else. She manages to escape but the person that comes back is far from the person she was before the abduction. She spends 472 days as Jacob's captor, sex slave, accomplice and much much more.

Warren to find her.įlora is kidnapped while on spring break in Florida. One who’s determined that this time, Flora Dane will never escape. realizes a far more sinister predator is out there. Is Flora a victim or a vigilante? And with her firsthand knowledge of criminal behavior, could she hold the key to rescuing a missing college student whose abduction has rocked Boston? When Flora herself disappears, D.D. Warren is called to the scene of a crime-a dead man and the bound, naked woman who killed him-she learns that Flora has tangled with three other suspects since her return to society. She has a mother who’s never stopped loving her, a brother who is scared of the person she’s become, and a bedroom wall covered with photos of other girls who’ve never made it home.

Miraculously alive after her ordeal, Flora has spent the past five years reacquainting herself with the rhythms of normal life, working with her FBI victim advocate, Samuel Keynes. For 472 days, Flora learned just how much one person can endure. Seven years ago, carefree college student Flora was kidnapped while on spring break.

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