Alone was my first Lisa Gardner book.
I chose to start with the D.
D.
Warren series because of the author's youth.
Sometimes reading the first book by an author can be great, but it can also turn you away from an upcoming talent.
This was her seventh book, but the first in a new series.
And what can I say, I liked it.
Lisa Gardner introduces us to sniper and state trooper Bobby Dodge after a long day that promises to be an unending chapter in his life.
He puts down a man aiming a gun at his wife with his trigger finger ready to fire.
Did Catherine Gagnon manipulate him into killing her husband? Did Bobby shoot for the wrong reasons? The book explores the background of Catherine's childhood, when she was abducted and held prisoner in an underground pit for twenty-eight days.
It also explores Bobby's family background, including a mother who left his drunken, abusive father without taking him or his brother.
The reason Catherine and Bobby are drawn together makes this an entertaining suspense story.
Surprisingly Bobby's one-time partner, D.
D.
Warren, for whom the mystery series is named, plays a minor roll in the story.
The Bobby Dodge character seems to steal the show.
We understand more of Bobby and his tie to Catherine through the police psychiatrist, who helps Bobby deal with taking a life.
As Catherine becomes a more likely suspect, Bobby understands her isolation and helps her uncover the reason why those around her are being killed.
If you like psychological mysteries with character-driven stories, this is a series that will keep you on your toes.
In the second book, Hide, D.
D.
Warren plays a larger roll as a homicide detective, while Bobby is now a state police detective and no longer a sniper.
Because six bodies are discovered in a pit set up to resemble Catherine Gagnon's childhood prison, Bobby is invited to assist in the case.
The perspective that Lisa Gardner takes in this second book of the series is through the eyes of a woman, who has been hiding and changing her identity all her life.
Her father kept her in the dark, as he moved his family from place to place.
Somehow she is connected to Catherine and the six bodies, and Ms.
Gardner weaves an interesting thread of clues to sew it all together.
I recommend this series and hope to explore more of Gardner's writing.
So far we know little about D.
D.
Warren, the character after whom the series is named, and I hope she is developed beyond the ambitious, driven and cantankerous counterpoint to Bobby Dodge.