One of today’s most electrifying suspense novelists, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner returns with a shattering thriller that dares to play on our deepest vulnerabilities. In this masterful new novel, the killer may very well be the one you sympathize with the most....
THE FIRST RULE IS NEVER BLAME THE VICTIM.
They survived what no woman should ever have to endure. Now these three women have the means, the opportunity, and the perfect motive. Are they trying to get away with murder--or is someone trying to make sure that this time they don’t get away at all? The Survivors Club. . .that’s what Jillian Hayes, Carol Rosen, and Meg Pesaturo call it. They won’t consider themselves victims. They are survivors. They faced the blazing headlines and helped lead the investigation that caught the man who changed their lives forever.
And now that Eddie Como, the College Hill rapist, has been murdered, shot down outside a packed courthouse moments before his trial was about to begin, all three women are openly ecstatic that he’s dead. They are also the prime suspects in his murder. Detective Sergeant Roan Griffin knows all too well what can drive even the best people to cross the line. But he has never seen a case quite like this one. No one doubts that the murder of Eddie Como was a professional job, especially when the gunman is killed only blocks away from the shooting.
But questions taunt Griffin: Who ordered the deaths of Eddie Como and his killer? Could three ordinary women have been driven to do he unthinkable? Had someone in the Survivors Club become a killer? Griffin seeks the truth--and finds himself confronted with the leader of the Survivors Club. Jillian Hayes is beautiful, successful, cool as ice, and she harbors a pain that mirrors Griffin’s own. Did the horror of what happened to her push her over the thin and desperate line that separates survival and revenge? And if it did, could he blame her--or anyone in the Survivors Club? Then another woman is brutally attacked.
Suddenly, with the city on the ragged edge of panic, gripped in a media and political firestorm of controversy, cover-up, and conspiracy, the hunt is on for a ruthless and cunning killer. For Griffin, this may well be the case that shatters his career. For Jillian, the harrowing nightmare is beginning all over again. Someone is out there. Someone who wants to finish what was started. Someone who wants to make sure that no one survives the Survivors Club.
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"Serial rapist. Rapists. Three women who band together to face their fears and be strong for one another. This story takes twist and turns that will keep you glued to the book. It's scary, terrifying and intriguing on every page. Well worth the read. "
— Agnes (4 out of 5 stars)
" I actually didn't finish this book. I realized it was a self-help book after I picked it up from the Library. Not interested in Self-Help books. "
— Jessica, 5/10/2011" An interesting twist on how to not only get away with rape but pin it on someone else...a suspenseful read with everything tied up in a neat little bow at the end. "
— Lee, 5/1/2011" A really fast. . .keeps you on the edge of your seat suspense. . .many twists and turns. A great read. "
— Angela, 4/16/2011" Great mystery novel with unexpected twists and turns "
— Jasmin, 3/28/2011" Good listen. Kind of predictable, but that was ok. Each day I listened left me wanting more. "
— Laura, 3/8/2011" Excellent!!! I love this book. I could not put this book down. You have to read this book! "
— Melita, 3/2/2011" Overall, it was okay. It started it out a little slow, then got better, then it was a petered out. "
— Jill, 2/22/2011" Her last two books were really good so I read an older one. Not nearly as good; she definitely improved as she went along. "
— Robyn, 1/29/2011" Very good book, however, subject matter is touchy. "
— Pamela, 1/24/2011" Made me think about how I would react as I face my life challenges. "
— Nancy, 1/10/2011" Very obvious advice with no real basis "
— Cristen, 1/8/2011" Not as great as the others, it took a LONG time for me to get through it, not like me... "
— Jennifer, 11/15/2010Lisa Gardner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one suspense novels, including The Neighbor, which won Thriller of the Year from the International Thriller Writers.
Becky Ann Baker, narrator and actress, has received critics’ praise for her readings of books by such authors as Stephen King, James Patterson, Patricia Cornwell, Iris Johansen, and Karin Slaughter. She has performed in numerous roles on Broadway, starring in Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins. Her many television credits include Girls, Smash, and Nurse Jackie, and her film credits include Spider-Man 3, The Discoverers, and Hope Springs.