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Lisa Gardner

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Mystery & Thrillers, Suspense, Romance

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Lisa Gardner is the #1 New York Times bestselling thriller author of the Frankie Elkin series, as well as the Detective D.D. Warren, the FBI Profilers and the PI Tessa Leoni series.

Her current suspense novels feature Frankie Elkin, an everyday, average person who specializes in finding missing people. When the locals have given up, when the media has never bothered to care, Frankie takes on the challenge. From looking for a missing teen in inner city Boston to searching for a missing hiker in the wilds of Wyoming to rescuing a possibly kidnapped girl on a remote island in the Pacific, Frankie is on the case!

Lisa lives in the mountains of New Hampshire with two crazy pups. When not writing, Lisa loves to hike, play cribbage, and, of course, ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 1,136,446 ratings · 73,098 reviews · 82 distinct works • Similar authors

	Alone (Detective D.D. Warren, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 74,420 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Before She Disappeared (Frankie Elkin, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 72,567 ratings — published 2021 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Find Her (Detective D.D. Warren, #9) 4.16 avg rating — 61,016 ratings — published 2016 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Step Too Far (Frankie Elkin, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 58,893 ratings — published 2022 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love You More (Tessa Leoni, #1; Detective D.D. Warren, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 57,221 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hide (Detective D.D. Warren, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 50,497 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Neighbor (Detective D.D. Warren, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 51,711 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Perfect Husband (FBI Profiler, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 52,145 ratings — published 1997 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gone (FBI Profiler, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 48,303 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Live to Tell (Detective D.D. Warren, #4) 4.18 avg rating — 46,512 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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More Frankie to Come!

Thank you everyone for your patience. I took a sabbatical in 2022 to travel the world, hence no 2023 release. But visiting so many amazing and exciting places got me all geared up to write again.

Now, I’m working on the next Frankie book, due out 2024. This time she is on a remote island in the Pacific looking for a young girl who may have been kidnapped—and who happens to be the sister of a notori Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Lisa Gardner

Gardner Universe (20 books)
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4.11 avg rating — 888,480 ratings

Detective D.D. Warren (12 books)
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4.10 avg rating — 606,155 ratings

FBI Profiler (9 books)
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4.13 avg rating — 343,575 ratings

Frankie Elkin (4 books)
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4.05 avg rating — 171,379 ratings

Tessa Leoni (3 books)
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4.12 avg rating — 123,682 ratings

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Lisa Gardner answered Dawn Lindow's question: When will you write another DD Warren book? I miss her and Flora Dane. I agree! I miss them too, and have definitely heard from readers on my August book tour for KISS HER GOODBYE they want more! I will continue to brainstorm the right case for DD and Flora’s return. So probably not a 2026 release, but stay tuned. See Full Answer
Aug 27, 2025 09:05AM · 19 likes · like
Lisa Gardner wants to read Vengeance Planning for Amateurs by Lee Winter (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 03, 2025 06:30PM · 5 likes · like
Lisa Gardner added a status update: Getting so so excited to share my latest Frankie Elkin novel, KISS HER GOODBYE (August 12, 2025). This novel features some of the most heartbreaking as well as inspiring research I’ve ever done, involving the lives of Afghan refugees. I hope you enjoy Frankie’s race against time to locate a missing young mother, whose child also appears to be in danger. And I can’t wait for you to meet Petunia!
Apr 24, 2025 05:46AM · 239 likes · like · see status
Lisa Gardner rated a book it was amazing Middle of the Night by Riley Sager (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Loved this book! The very definition of a page-turner with shocking twists and turns, all grounded by characters you genuinely care about.
Apr 24, 2025 05:40AM · 91 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Middle of the Night by Riley Sager. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Middle of the Night by Riley Sager <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lisa Gardner is now following David Baldacci Author of Memory Man (Amos Decker, #1)
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Lisa Gardner has read My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 28, 2025 12:08PM · 8 likes · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lisa Gardner is now following Johanna van Veen Author of My Darling Dreadful Thing
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Lisa Gardner wants to read The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Lisa Gardner answered Stacie's question: Which one of your books is your favorite? I have read a few and love those I have read. But, I want to be sure to catch your favorite if I haven't read it already! Thanks! I’ve always been partial to LOVE YOU MORE, as it’s about how far a mother would go to save her child. Also ONE STEP TOO FAR, as it features my love of hiking. 😊 Hope that helps!
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“You try as a parent. You love beyond reason. You fight beyond endurance. You hope beyond despair.
You never think, until the very last moment, that it still might not be enough.”
― Lisa Gardner, Live to Tell

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“Once, I was my mother's daughter. Now I am my daughter's mother.”
― lisa gardner

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“Who do you love?
It's a question anyone should be able to answer. A question that defines a life, creates a future, guides most minutes of one's days. Simple, elegant encompassing.
Who do you love?”
― Lisa Gardner

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