Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed on 11/29/2023 + 1223 more book reviews

I have read a few other suspense novels by Gardner including HIDE, CRASH & BURN, and LOVE YOU MORE. I found all of these to be compelling reads. THE NEIGHBOR is the third book in the D.D. Warren series. D.D. is a female Detective Sergeant who works for the Boston PD. In this one, a young mother and sixth grade teacher, Sandra Jones, has disappeared from her South Boston home in the middle of the night leaving behind her four-year old daughter, Ree. Her husband, Jason, reports his wife's disappearance to police several hours after he had returned from his night job as a reporter and found his daughter sleeping and his wife missing. This immediately makes him the number one suspect in her disappearance by D.D. and the BPD. But there is also a registered sex offender living a few houses down. Could he be a suspect? Jason also seems to be involved in some illicit activity using his computer and he has over $4 million in his accounts. Where did the money come from? Then there is a young eighth grade student who teaches Sandra how to look into her husband's computer history. Could he be involved in her disappearance? And what about Sandra's father who shows up from Georgia after Sandra disappears? So was Sandra murdered and if so, who did it?

This was really a very compelling suspense novel from Gardner. It contained a lot of twists and turns and I was really surprised by the ending. I have enjoyed everything I've read by Gardner and will be looking forward to reading more.

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