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Author: Lisa Gardner

Book Information
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780553584530 - ISBN-10: 0553584537
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 480


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Hardcover, Audio Cassette (Abridged), Audio CD (Abridged)

Book Description:
Alone...Massachusetts State Trooper Bobby Dodge watches a tense hostage standoff unfold through the scope of his sniper rifle. Just across the street, in wealthy Back Bay, Boston, an armed man has barricaded himself with his wife and child. The man's finger tightens on the trigger and Dodge has only a split second to react...and forever pay the consequences.

Alone...that's where the nightmare began for cool, beautiful, and dangerously sexy Catherine Rose Gagnon. Twenty-five years ago, she was buried underground during a month-long nightmare of abduction and abuse. Now her husband has just been killed. Her father-in-law, the powerful Judge Gagnon, blames Catherine for his son's death...and for the series of unexplained illnesses that have sent her own young son repeatedly to the hospital.

Alone...a madman survived solitary confinement in a maximum-security prison where he'd done hard time for the most sadistic of crimes. Now he walks the streets a free man, invisible, anonymous...and filled with an unquenchable rage for vengeance. What brings them together is a moment of violence--but what connects them is a passion far deeper and much more dangerous. For a killer is loose who's woven such an intricate web of evil that no one is above suspicion, no one is beyond harm, and no one will see death coming until it has them cornered, helpless, and alone.

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Top Member Book Reviews

Michele W. wrote on 6/4/2007...

10 member(s) found this review helpful.

One of her better ones, filler with plot twists and turns up to the very last page. It is a WOW, OH MY GOSH!!! Starting with an abduction of a 12 year old girl 25 years ago.....Read this one and you will be hooked as I am on this author.

Amy H. (emksmama) wrote on 5/29/2007...

8 member(s) found this review helpful.

This was phenomenal....it keeps you guessing right up to the end, and even then, you're left wondering if what you think happened really did. Very suspenseful, and focuses primarily on the male protagonist.

Janis K. (scrapbooklady) wrote on 6/1/2008...

7 member(s) found this review helpful.

"Alone" reads like a television miniseries and if you're after suspense, action and some psychological twists, this is the novel for you.

The character development of Bobby is excellent, and the storyline was pretty good. However, the last 50 pages seemed a bit rushed. It was disappointing that this book was missing Gardner's usual romantic component. However, the story was good, and the characters were complex and compelling, and I hope to see Bobby in another of her books. Overall it's a good read.

Gaylene G. (gigi) wrote on 2/13/2008...

6 member(s) found this review helpful.

Gardner reveals a "behind-the-scenes", in-depth look at how a hostage situation can play out from a sniper's perspective. State Trooper Bobby Dodge's life will forever be changed after a split-second decision to pull the trigger. Even after years of training, he is not prepared for the consequences of that decision and the aftermath that unfolds.
Intense drama and suspense....I highly recommend this book.

Donna C. (DonnaRI) wrote on 5/19/2007...

4 member(s) found this review helpful.

Another fabulous page-turner from Lisa Gardner. The story and characters will keep you riveted to this book until the very last page.

Natacha G. (geoghegan002) wrote on 3/19/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

"Alone" has it all: abuse, lust, murder, revenge and healing.This was was the first Lisa Gardner book for me. After finishing I could not wait to get my hands on other Lisa Gardner books. Storytelling at it's best.

V. Fern J. (FStoffregen) wrote on 3/16/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

GREAT book..keeps you wondering to the VERY end

Wynna M. wrote on 1/12/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

There are lots of twists and turns in this book. I love the suspense and want to be surprised! It's well worth the read:)

Kristen H. (tigger5677) wrote on 2/8/2006...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Kept me guessing most of the way and even after I finished I still had my doubts.

Joanna S. (jks) wrote on 3/12/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Very fasinating book...lots of things to think about and consider. I enjoyed it, it kept me guessing not quite sure... until the end.


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Larry B. wrote on 10/7/2009...


Enjoyed ever much. Never what was going to happen next!

Nicole M. (addygirl216) wrote on 8/4/2009...


Great book for suspense, a little bit of romance, a little intrigue. Kept me interested until the very end!

Alice T. (ladymacaw) wrote on 9/2/2008...


Good read, very typical Lisa Gardner. If you like her you'll enjoy this book.

Chuck P. (1998SVT) wrote on 5/12/2008...


A young SWAT Team sniper, shoots a man who was threatening his wife and son with a handgun. Then the nightmare begins for the Officer. The dead manss father is a very powerful and influential Superior Court Judge, who sets out to destroy the Officers life and his Daughter-in-laws also.
A good read with many twists and hidden truths. I enjoyed the story.

Samantha Y. (samanthachels) - Kelseyville wrote on 3/17/2008...


Alone . . . Massachusetts State Trooper Bobby Dodge watches a tense hostage standoff unfold through the scope of his sniper rifle. Just across the street, in wealthy Back Bay, Boston, an armed man has barricaded himself with his wife and child. The man's finger tightens on the trigger and Dodge has only a split second to react . . . and forever pay the consequences.
Alone . . . that's where the nightmare began for cool, beautiful, and dangerously sexy Catherine Rose Gagnon. Twenty-five years ago, she was buried underground during a month-long nightmare of abduction and abuse. Now her husband has just been killed. Her father-in-law, the powerful Judge Gagnon, blames Catherine for his son's death . . . and for the series of unexplained illnesses that have sent her own young son repeatedly to the hospital.
Alone . . . a madman survived solitary confinement in a maximum security prison where he'd done hard time for the most sadistic of crimes. Now he walks the streets a free man, invisible, anonymous . . . and filled with an unquenchable rage for vengeance. What brings them together is a moment of violenceâ€"but what connects them is a passion far deeper and much more dangerous. For a killer is loose who's woven such an intricate web of evil that no one is above suspicion, no one is beyond harm, and no one will see death coming until it has them cornered, helpless, and alone.

Paul H. (fox20000) wrote on 2/28/2008...


Macho state trooper, someone elses beautiful wife... What could possiby go wrong? Everything that could go wrong does in this excellent offering by Lisa Gardner! Read it! You won't be disappointed!

Melinda W. (medicgirl) wrote on 2/4/2008...


great love all of lisa's books

Renee D. (najean) wrote on 4/4/2007...


State trooper Bobby Dodge watches a tense hostage standoff through the scope of his sniper rifle. Dodge has only one second to react, or a woman and her child may die.
The woman at the other end of Bobby Dodge's rifle isn't only in trouble- she is trouble. Cool, beautiful, and dangerously sexy, Catherine Rose Gagnon's life will change in an instant of violence.
When Bobby pulls the trigger, someone will die. And then no one will be above suspicion, no one beyond harm. And no one will see death coming until it has them cornered, helpless, and alone.

Jo P. boopbok wrote on 3/19/2007...


Good story

Debbie M. (woodlands) wrote on 1/31/2007...


State trooper in trouble with a beautiful woman.


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