Never Tell: A Novel

Lisa Gardner

Feb 2019 · Detective D. D. Warren Book 11 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

#1 New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner returns with an unpredictable thriller that puts fan favorites D.D. Warren and Flora Dane on a shocking new case that begins with a vicious murder and gets darker from there.

A man is dead, shot three times in his home office. But his computer has been shot twelve times, and when the cops arrive, his pregnant wife is holding the gun. 

D.D. Warren arrives on the scene and recognizes the woman--Evie Carter--from a case many years back. Evie's father was killed in a shooting that was ruled an accident. But for D.D., two coincidental murders is too many. 

Flora Dane sees the murder of Conrad Carter on the TV news and immediately knows his face. She remembers a night when she was still a victim--a hostage--and her captor knew this man. Overcome with guilt that she never tracked him down, Flora is now determined to learn the truth of Conrad's murder. 

But D.D. and Flora are about to discover that in this case the truth is a devilishly elusive thing. As layer by layer they peel away the half-truths and outright lies, they wonder: How many secrets can one family have?

Ratings and reviews

I hate saying this, but it wasn't one of my favorites, I was left thinking "really" at the end.... And wanted to punch myself with how many times she wrote, dark web, like we wouldn't know what they were talking about, if she didn't mention it ten times a paragraph. I usually love her books but this one uuuughhh.

Very good read and easy to follow. A page turner with a suspenseful twist. Only reason for the 4 stars is it wasn't my most exciting read, but still glad I purchased it.

Parts of this book way too graphic for me! Skipped much of it - I needed more detail in the description & I would have made a different book selection

About the author

Lisa Gardner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty suspense novels, including The Neighbor, which won Thriller of the Year from the International Thriller Writers. An avid hiker, traveler and cribbage player, she lives in the mountains of New Hampshire with her family.