Sunday Suspense: The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner
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Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,
The Neighbor is published by Bantam Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. It is the third novel in the Detective Warren series. In it, we are introduced to Jason and Sandra Jones, and their adorable little girl, Ree. Sandra is a school teacher and Jason is a reporter for the Boston Daily newspaper. They have split parenting into a "night and day" routine with Sandra as the night parent and Jason as the day parent. It is a well-worked formula that keeps Ree happy in her four-year-old mind.
But the happiness is short-lived when an unidentified intruder attacks and abducts Sandra on Wednesday night. For Sergeant Detective D.D. Warren the craziest part of this case is Sandra's husband. He is quiet, cold, and has a set of eyes as black as midnight. He is able to turn his emotions off at will, which makes him the prime suspect in Warren's eyes. As the case progresses we are introduced to Aidan Brewster, a convicted sex offender. He has done his time in jail and has a clean record presently; working at an auto repair shop. But Aidan is also not stupid. He knows the cops will be at his door soon enough when they uncover his record. But Aidan saw something the Wednesday Sandra disappeared, and that information may prove to be useful to the police, but dangerous to Aidan.
The Neighbor was a thrilling narrative that had me guessing throughout the novel's pages. I loved the interesting characters that Gardner presented to the reader. The overall mystery of Sandra's disappearance and the slowly revealed connection to Say Goodbye made the Neighbor a novel that had me stealing moments to get more reading in. I read Say Goodbye prior to reading the Neighbor and it made the full scope of the novel's connection all the more thrilling.
The Neighbor was a thrilling narrative that had me guessing throughout the novel's pages. I loved the interesting characters that Gardner presented to the reader. The overall mystery of Sandra's disappearance and the slowly revealed connection to Say Goodbye made the Neighbor a novel that had me stealing moments to get more reading in. I read Say Goodbye prior to reading the Neighbor and it made the full scope of the novel's connection all the more thrilling.
I read the Neighbor in part with the narration of actors, Emily Janice Card (Sandra Jones), Kirby Hayborne (Aidan Brewster), and Kirsten Potter (Detective Warren and Jason Jones). Their voices became the representations of the characters so well, that when the story shifted I knew exactly who was speaking. Accents, inflections, and each character's own sense of urgency were presented flawlessly. This was an amazing trio that gave this book added depth.
The Neighbor was a four out of five stars read. The unexpected connection to Say Goodbye, the twisting mystery, and the always amusing D.D. Warren made for a fun and thrilling novel. Once again I have read a Lisa Gardner book that I highly recommend.
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