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I'd Know You Anywhere: A Novel - Laura Lippman
I'd Know You Anywhere: A Novel
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The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author returns with a new stand-alone novel—a powerful and utterly riveting tale that skillfully moves between past and present to explore the lasting effects of crime on a victim's life....I'd Know You Anywhere Eliza Benedict cherishes her peaceful,... show more
The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author returns with a new stand-alone novel—a powerful and utterly riveting tale that skillfully moves between past and present to explore the lasting effects of crime on a victim's life....I'd Know You Anywhere Eliza Benedict cherishes her peaceful, ordinary suburban life with her successful husband and children, thirteen-year-old Iso and eight-year-old Albie. But her tranquillity is shattered when she receives a letter from the last person she ever expects—or wants—to hear from: Walter Bowman. There was your photo, in a magazine. Of course, you are older now. Still, I'd know you anywhere. In the summer of 1985, when she was fifteen, Eliza was kidnapped by Walter and held hostage for almost six weeks. He had killed at least one girl and Eliza always suspected he had other victims as well. Now on death row in Virginia for the rape and murder of his final victim, Walter seems to be making a heartfelt act of contrition as his execution nears. Though Eliza wants nothing to do with him, she's never forgotten that Walter was most unpredictable when ignored. Desperate to shelter her children from this undisclosed trauma in her past, she cautiously makes contact with Walter. She's always wondered why Walter let her live, and perhaps now he'll tell her—and share the truth about his other victims. Yet as Walter presses her for more and deeper contact, it becomes clear that he is after something greater than forgiveness. He wants Eliza to remember what really happened that long-ago summer. He wants her to save his life. And Eliza, who has worked hard for her comfortable, cocooned life, will do anything to protect it—even if it means finally facing the events of that horrifying summer and the terrible truth she's kept buried inside. An edgy, utterly gripping tale of psychological manipulation that will leave readers racing to the final page, I'd Know You Anywhere is a virtuoso performance from acclaimed, award-winning author Laura Lippman that is sure to be her biggest hit yet.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780061706554 (0061706558)
ASIN: 0061706558
Publisher: William Morrow
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
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wesleylau
wesleylau rated it
Enough mystery to keep you reading but not enough substance to leave you satisfied. The suspense doesn't really pick up until the last quarter of the book and the "twist" or reveal at the end was nothing at all, the story unchanged whether I had read it or not.
Denise
Denise rated it
2.0 I'd Know You Anywhere
This was definitely a bit different than I thought it would be. I thought that this would be a suspense novel (and in fact it was advertised as so) but it really wasn't. I felt it was an okay book but it definitely wasn't as suspenseful or thrilling as I was lead to believe it would be. I liked the ...
afterwhat
afterwhat rated it
Elizabeth Lerner was kidnapped when she was fifteen years old. She spent the summer with her abductor, traveling with him and waiting for him to kill her, as she knew he'd done to other girls. Now she's Eliza Benedict, married with children of her own, and her abductor, on death row and months awa...
drey's library
drey's library rated it
3.0 I'd Know You Anywhere
Eliza is happy to be an anonymous suburban mother with a temperamental teenager and a sweet eight-year-old. Then one day a letter shows up and throws her into a tizzy, raking up memories of her past--one where she'd been kidnapped by a serial killer and lived to tell the tale. And now he's found her...
Constantly Moving the Bookmark
Constantly Moving the Bookmark rated it
2.0 I'd Know You Anywhere: A Novel
At 15 Eliza Benedict was abducted by Walter Bowman and held captive for several months, during which he also abducted and killed another girl. Eliza was allowed to escape. Eliza, now a 34 y/o mother of two, suddenly receives a letter from Walter apparently wanting to make amends from prison before...
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