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The Other Daughter

The Other Daughter

by Lisa Gardner

July 6, 1999 | Mass Market Paperbound

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Twenty years ago, Melanie Stokes was abandoned in a Boston hospital, then adopted by a wealthy young couple. Gifted with loving parents, a doting brother, and an indulgent uncle, Melanie has always considered herself lucky. Until the first cryptic, threatening note arrives: "You Get What You Deserve."

Melanie has no memory of her life before the adoption. Now someone wants her to remember it all-even the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter. As Melanie pursues every lead and chases every shadow in search of her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from her past will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth.
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  • 5 years ago
    Great book
    Another great read by Lisa Gardner. You will not be disappointed. Have read all her work and would give her 5 stars for everyone one of her books. Mystery, suspense and action all here in this book.
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  • 5 years ago
    Awesome book
    I first read Gone and absolutely loved it so now I have been trying to get all of Lisa Gardner's older books. I picked up this book and finished it in a day and a half it was so good. The story keeps you guessing until the very end and adds the right amount of romance to make it a great read.
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  • 7 years ago
    Excellent!
    Couldn't put this one down. Will keep you guessing until the end. Highly recommended if you like mysteries.
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  • 12 years ago
    Interesting!!!
    I bought the book because I was out one evening and had nothing to do. I started to read and couldn't put it down. I had to go and buy the next book.
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  • 14 years ago
    The other daughter
    Excellent! I can usually figure out what is going on half way or earlier while reading the book. Not this time. Until a certain part in the book way near the end, I had no idea what to think. I will now get her other book, The Perfect Husband. Im sure it will be as great as this was.
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The Other Daughter

The Other Daughter

by Lisa Gardner

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Twenty years ago, Melanie Stokes was abandoned in a Boston hospital, then adopted by a wealthy young couple. Gifted with loving parents, a doting brother, and an indulgent uncle, Melanie has always considered herself lucky. Until the first cryptic, threatening note arrives: "You Get What You Deserve."

Melanie has no memory of her life before the adoption. Now someone wants her to remember it all-even the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter. As Melanie pursues every lead and chases every shadow in search of her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from her past will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth.

From the Jacket

What you don''t know can kill you.
In Texas a serial killer is executed, taking to his grave the identity of his only child.
In Boston a nine-year-old girl is abandoned in a hospital, then adopted by a wealthy young couple.
Twenty years later, Melanie Stokes still considers herself lucky. Until...
Until the terrifying visions begin.
Until a has-been reporter starts investigating her past.
Until the first note arrives saying YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE.
Melanie had lost all memory of her life before the adoption, and now someone wants to give it back. Even if it includes the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter in Texas. As Melanie pursues every lead, chases every shadow in the search for her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from twenty years ago will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth. And with her very life at stake, Melanie will fear that the family she loves the most may be the people she should trust the least.

Edition Details

Format: Mass Market Paperbound

Dimensions: 448 Pages, 3.94 × 6.69 × 1.18 in

Published: July 6, 1999

Language: English

The following ISBNs are associated with this title:

ISBN - 10: 0553576798

ISBN - 13: 9780553576795

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Twenty years later She was late, she was late, oh, God, she was so late! Melanie Stokes came bounding up the stairs, then made the hard left turn down the hall, her long blond hair whipping around her face. Twenty minutes and counting. She hadn''t even thought about what she was going to wear. Damn. She tore into her room with her sweatshirt half pulled over her head. A strategic kick sent the heavy mahogany door slamming shut behind her as she shed the first layer of clothes. She toed off her tennis shoes and sent them sailing beneath the pine bureau that swallowed nearly a quarter of her bedroom. A lot of things came to rest beneath the battered dresser. One of these days she meant to clean it out. But not tonight. Melanie hastily shimmied out of her ripped-up jeans, tossed her T-shirt onto the sleigh bed, and hurried to the closet. The wide plank floorboards felt cool against her toes, making her do a little cha-cha-cha along the way. "Come on," she muttered, ripping back the silk curtain. "Ten years of compulsive shopping crammed into one five-by-five space. How hard can it be to locate a cocktail dress?" To judge by the mess, pretty hard. Melanie grimaced, then waded in fatalistically. Somewhere in there were a few decent dresses. At the age of twenty-nine, Melanie Stokes was petite, capable, and a born diplomat. She''d been abandoned as a child at City General Hospital with no memory of where she came from, but that had been a long time ago and she d
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From the Critics

"Just when you thought Lisa Gardner couldn't get any better . . . she does."-Lee Child

"A dark, powerful tale of nerve-shattering suspense."-Tami Hoag

"Readers get loads of angst, great procedural stuff, some hair-raising action scenes, and a villain to keep you awake at night. What more can any thriller reader want?"-Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine

"Gardner delivers a streamlined bang-up addition to the oeuvre of Tami Hoag, Karen Robards, Elizabeth Lowell and, these days, even Nora Roberts."-Publishers Weekly

"Scary, gritty, terrifying. Lock the door, leave on a light."-Oakland Press

"A page-turner."-Rocky Mountain News

"[A] suspenseful, engrossing page-turner…Totally absorbing, it's one of those books that keeps you up late, enslaved by the 'just one more chapter' syndrome." -Mystery News

"Sheer terror…a great read."-Iris Johansen"Sheer terror…a great read."-Iris Johansen

About the Author

Lisa Gardner is the New York Times bestselling author of thirteen novels. Her Detective D. D. Warren novels include Love You More, Live to Tell, Hide, Alone, and The Neighbor, winner of the International Thriller Writers' Award. Her FBI Profiler novels include Say Goodbye, Gone, The Killing Hour, The Next Accident, and The Third Victim. She lives with her family in New England.
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