“Compelling…The reader is treated to fascinating insights into the psychology of sadistic sexual predators, trauma bonding, and the effects violent crime have on victims and loved ones. For 472 days, Flora learned just how much one person can endure. Seven years ago, carefree college student Flora Dane was kidnapped while on spring break. One who’s determined that this time, Flora Dane will never escape. Lisa Gardner's runaway New York Times bestsellera fast-paced thrill ride featuring Detective D. 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. Also writing under the pen-name of Alicia Scott, she’s well known for her romance novels too, having previously produced a number of stand-alone titles under this pseudonym. 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. Thriller writer Lisa Gardner is an expert at her craft, and an American author who’s extremely adept at building tension and suspense. 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.

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