The Neighbor

by Lisa Gardner

I’ve never read a Lisa Gardner novel before. I wasn’t disappointed. This is a Detective D.D. Warren novel and I will keep a lookout for other ones. From the beginning this story had my attention and didn’t let it go. I wasn’t able to put it down.


The narrator opens telling us she knew she was going to die, hearing the intruder in her home, not making a sound to protect her daughter, and seeing him raise both his hands…

Detective D.D. Warren is called on the scene. The husband’s not talking, no trace that anything nefarious happened and a lot of unanswered questions. No blood, signs of struggle, broken glass, and doors made of steel in a safe, Boston neighborhood. But there’s something suspicious about Jason Jones’ reaction and that has Detective Warren determined to find the killer. Because isn’t it always the husband?

But there’s Aiden Brewster, the neighbor who’s a registered sex offender, the enamored student who is in love with his teacher. So who are the Joneses? The secretive family with no friends, no family and no past.

Where is Sandy Jones? The Neighbor will keep readers hooked until the very end.