Right Behind You

Written by Lisa Gardner

Narrated by Regina Reagan

Lisa Gardner's next thriller following her runaway New York Times bestseller Find Her takes her wildly popular brand of suspense to new heights.

Thirteen-year-old Sharlah Nash knows that the first time her brother killed eight years ago, he did it to save their lives.

Now retired FBI profiler Pierce Quincy and his wife Rainie Connor have offered Sharlah a new life of safety. She desperately wants to believe this is her shot at happily ever after.

Then two people are murdered in their local convenience store and Sharlah's brother is identified as the killer.

Telly Ray Nash is on the hunt for Sharlah and as the death count rises it becomes clear that nothing and no-one, including Pierce and Rainie, will stop him getting to her.

Now, Sharlah has one chance to take control.

She can run for her life... or turn and face the danger right behind her.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Hachette UK Audio
• Release date: Jan 31, 2017
• ISBN: 9781472220356

Lisa Gardner

Lisa Gardner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty novels, including Look for Me, Right Behind You, Find Her, Crash & Burn, Fear Nothing, Touch & Go, Catch Me, and The Neighbor, which won the International Thriller of the Year Award. She lives with her family in New England.

Reviews for Right Behind You

[paulagalvan-323293 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This suspenseful and gripping cop thriller featuring Quincy and Rainie—both ex-FBI profilers—centers around the meaning of family. After Telly and his younger sister, Sharlah, suffer severe childhood trauma, they are separated and placed into foster care. Years later, when both kids have seemingly found their forever homes and a shot at happiness, violence brings them back together again. Full of action and creative plot twists, I devoured every page of this action-packed story.

[kbranfield-837433 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

4.5 stars.

Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner is an enthralling mystery about a police hunt for a suspected spree killer. Although this latest release is the seventh installment in the Quincy & Rainie series, it can be read as a standalone.

Following the discovery of two murder victims at a local convenience store/gas station, Sheriff Shelly Atkins calls on retired FBI Profiler Pierce Quincy to help put together a profile of the suspected killer. Quincy is stunned to learn the identity of the suspect is his soon to adopted foster daughter Sharlah's seventeen year old brother Telly Ray Nash. After learning that Telly's foster parents, Frank and Sandra Duvall, have also been murdered, Quincy fears Sharlah might become his next victim. With a massive manhunt for Telly underway, Quincy, Rainie and Sheriff Atkins try to piece together a possible motive for Telly's apparent rampage. Why would Telly want to murder his foster parents? What reason could he have for gunning down two apparent strangers? And the biggest question of all: can they capture Telly before he harms Sharlah?

Eight years earlier, Telly killed his drunk and abusive father during a violent attack in which both Telly and Sharlah feared for their lives. With their mother also dead, Telly and Sharlah became wards of the state and they were sent to live with different foster families. Now, after bouncing from one bad home to another, both Sharlah and Telly are living with good families who care about them. Although she has been unable to verbalize her feelings, Sharlah is happy that Quincy and Rainie are adopting her. Meanwhile, Telly is less than a year away from aging out of the foster system but Frank and Sandra are making progress in preparing him for this next stage of his life. So everyone wants to know: what precipitated Telly's suspected killing spree? And after discovering evidence that he has apparently been stalking Sharlah, what does he plan to do to his sister? There are no clear cut answers to any of the investigators' questions and they are frantic to capture Telly before he kills again.

Initially, Sheriff Atkins and Quincy's suspect that Telly's killing spree has something to do with his and Sharlah's past. However, the deeper they dig into Telly's life with the Duvall's the less certain they are that his troubled childhood has anything to do with the current crimes. A few incongruous details turn the investigation in a completely new direction but Telly remains the focus of their investigation. As the manhunt for Telly continues, will newly discovered information prove he is innocent?

With fiendishly clever twists and turns, Right Behind You is a spellbinding police procedural that fans of the genre are going to absolutely LOVE. The storyline is intriguing with plenty of suspense as the chapters alternate between different perspectives including enlightening chapters from both Telly and Sharlah's points of view. The investigation moves at a fever pitch as Sheriff Atkins and Quincy feverishly follow every new lead while at the same time, the manhunt for Telly adds increased urgency to the storyline. Lisa Gardner brings the novel to a very dramatic and quite shocking conclusion with a plot twist that is impossible to predict. An absolutely outstanding mystery that I highly recommend to old and new fans of the Quincy & Rainie series.

[sassybrit · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

In Lisa Gardner's next thriller following her runaway New York Times bestseller Find Her -- Right Behind You sees the return of (now retired) FBI Profiler Pierce Quincy and his wife Rainie Conner who have now adopted Sharlah. Several years ago her older brother Telly Ray Nash killed their drunken father to protect them.

But when it appears that Telly has killed again, this time it can't be for her protection, can it? Especially as it is later discovered he's also killed his foster parents.

This story is a lot slower than other Lisa Gardner books. I still enjoyed it, but as the story unravelled I found myself more drawn to the relationships of families involved - the abuse that went on - the secrets and lies. It's lik e the author has gone from fast-paced FBI police procedural crime novel to a character driven story. Nothing wrong with that, it's just not what I expected.

Rainie and Quincy still make a great couple, the writing style is enjoyable and easy to read. It may be light on the FBI profile and police procedural aspects, but Right Behind You still made for a great read because the characters were so endearing, and quite often physically and emotionally vulnerable.

I'm interested to see what Lisa Gardner's next book (comes out Feb. 19 2019) titled NEVER TELL, is going to be like. It apparently features Detective D.D. Warren joining forces with vigilante Flora Dane to investigate the murder of known associate of Flora's infamous kidnapper.

[cherylk_44 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

There are gaps between books when I pick one up by this author. Yet, after reading this book, I will be making a bigger effort to not let this happen. While this is book seven in this series, I had no problems jumping right into this book with the characters. Quincy and Rainie made a good duo. They both kind of shined in this book. I only say this because I felt that Cal Noonan did play a big lead part. He was important in helping to solve the case. Yet, to be honest, it was Sharlah that helped to bring her brother in. Yes, this is a suspense novel but it is more character driven. Thus why it was great that the characters were so engaging. Thus because I enjoyed the characters so much, I had no problems reading this book and staying engaged until the last page. If you are an established fan or a new reader of Lisa Gardner, you will like this book a lot.

[1forthebooks · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Great read! Kept me guessing the entire time. The police work and profiling seemed so realistic.

[ginafava · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Another great DD Warren classic from Lisa Gardner. Four stars not five on this one, because my pathos for the main characters, excluding DD, was not up to usual emotional standards. Also, I felt let down by the ending, feeling as if the author went the safe route in order to extend the life of a solid character into possible sequels rather than shift her into villain status. Definitely a worthwhile read.

[seasonsoflove_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book or my review itself.Some might find it ironic that Sharlah is on the cusp of being adopted by two people involved in law enforcement. After all, eight years ago her older brother, Telly, killed their drunk and abusive father with a baseball bat. While he did it to save Sharlah's life, they haven't seen each other since the incident.But when a spree shooter seemingly goes on a rampage, and video footage captures Telly on the scene with a gun. Sharlah must face her past, face her brother, and decide what their future holds.This book had a lot of suspense. Flashbacks to eight years ago kept me wondering what had truly happened that night and what it meant about Telly and Sharlah. The search for Telly in the present was well-plotted out as well, involving everyone from trackers to profilers, which also kept the suspense up. There was one particular twist near the end that, even though it was small, had me gasping out loud with how well Gardner had tricked me.I also really liked the relationship between Sharlah and her soon to be adoptive parents Quincy and Rainie. While these are reoccurring characters in a series I had not previously read, I still felt very invested in them and their story.The ending got a little confusing for me. It felt like Gardner had all these ideas for directions the story could go and put them all in. I appreciated that she wanted to take the idea of a "family drama" and really run with it in a unique direction, but the last third of the book could get hard to follow.This is a gripping read that will keep you in suspense. I wish the ending was a bit stronger and a bit clearer, but this was still a book I couldn't put down.

[pgchuis · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This really is very good. Quincy and Rainie's foster-daughter Sharlah hasn't seen her brother Telly for eight years, since he killed their abusive parents in self-defence. It emerges that he is being fostered himself by a nearby couple, when they are found murdered in their bed. Told from the perspectives of various law enforcement personnel and the first person voices of Sharlah in the present and Telly in the past in flashbacks to the run up to the killings, the various narratives and voices blend well together. The twists and turns were exciting and logical and kept me guessing to the end. While I think this is the best crime novel I've read for a while, I'm deducting half a star for a few things that made no sense to me: SPOILERSHow exactly did the overseas bank account details work as a stalemate? Why didn't Sandra's father just move the money to a different account? Why, on his death, was Sandra suddenly able to move the money without exposing herself by proving herself to be the heir to it? How did the various baddies find out so much about Telly and Sharlah and their past?

[lewilliams-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A well developed story that kept my interest from the first page to the last. The ending caught me by surprise. This is a great read.

[lisasharvey · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

RIGHT BEHIND YOULisa GardnerMY RATING ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️PUBLISHERBrilliance AudioPUBLISHEDJanuary 31, 2017RIght Behind You is a gripping and intense suspense thriller that will have you reading all night long!SUMMARYHe had a family once, father, mother, sister. But then his father, in a drunken rage, stabbed his mother. On a rampage he chased the kids through the double-wide with the knife, dripping with their mother's blood. Telly Ray Nash age ten, had to protect his sister. He found a baseball bat in his hands. Telly hit his father over and over till he couldn't hurt them anymore. Telly loved his little sister, Sharlah May Nash. He had been taking care of her since she was a baby. He fed her Cheerios in the mornings, and read her Clifford the Big Red Dog, at the library in the afternoons. Telly was not going to let him hurt her anymore. Hero or Zero? But Telly and Sharlah have not seen each other since the murder. The foster childcare system had decided that. They had been separated. Sharlah has moved on. She's been in and out of various foster care homes. Nothing felt right until now. She is about to be adopted by retired FBI profiler's Pierce Quincy and his partner Rainie Connor. What Sharlah likes best about her new family is that they are experts on catching monsters.That might come in handy now. There has been a double murder at a convenience store not far away from their home in Oregon. Not long after that murder, an older couple had been found murdered in their bed. It's a spree killer. Quincy and Rainie offer assistance to the local sheriffs department. The suspect is on the run in some nearby woods. Trackers have been called in. As Quincy and Rainie unravel the evidence in the case, they realize that the suspect on the run is no other than Telly Ray Nash; Sharlah's older brother.But why is he doing this? It's been eight years since Telly killed his father. What does this mean for Sharlah. The sheriffs office finds pictures of Sharlah with Telly's things-- but there's a bull's-eye on her face. What does this mean? Sharlah knows there is no way Telly is a killer. Her big brother saved her life once. Is he a hero or a zero?REVIEWThere was so much about this book to love. The story is fast and intense, and you can't stop turning the pages. The characters are so very real. Of course if you know Lisa Gardner, you know Quincy and Rainie, this is her eight novel about these criminal profilers. They are a big hit with her fans. But Telly and Sharlah...you have to love their perseverance. This is their story.Lisa Gardner is a true master at writing crime thrillers. Her research for this book, on spree killings, trail work, guns, youthful offenders, and childhood trauma, was skillfully used to make Telly and Sharlah's story feel real and authentic. It's psychological suspense at its best, gripping you both intellectually and emotionally.Right Behind You has so many intricate layers that you can't help but be captivated. It was a intense story of children in foster care and the love and care they may, or may not get. It's the thought-provoking story of what it means to be a family. It the suspenseful story of a spree killing and herculean efforts of a community to catch the murderer. But most of all, it's the gratifying story of the undying love between a brother and his sister. One of the best crime thrillers of 2017. A must read!The audio version of this book was narrated by Luke Daniels, Teri Schnaubelt, who both did a fabulous job.

[adpaton · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Profilers Pierce Quincy and Rainie Conner have fostered a troubled youngster, Sharlah, who is traumatised by a childhood in which her drunken father murdered her mother, only to be killed himself by Sharlah’s older brother Telly, aged 9. Telly, now 17, has gone on a killing spree, starting with his foster parents: it seems he is after Sharlah, but she has little memory of the night her parents died, and no clue as to what would trigger this murderous rage. A manhunt ensues, with all the usual drama. This is the 7th book featuring Quincy and Conner and, while it works well as a standalone, is sadly forgettable.

[jfe16 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Desperate to save his younger sister and himself when their drunken father comes after them with a knife, Telly Nash uses a baseball bat to beat his father to death. Telly has not seen or spoken to Sharlah since that night when he also broke his sister’s arm; both children have shuffled through multiple foster homes as, over the past eight years, they’ve struggled to move past that horrific night.At thirteen, Sharlah has finally found her “forever home” and is about to be adopted by retired FBI profiler Pierce Quincy and Rainie Conner. Her soon-to-be parents have even given Sharlah a dog. Sharlah, despite her many problems, loves Luka . . . and she loves knowing that everyone in her soon-to-be-family are experts on monsters.The calm of their small town is broken with the discovery of two people dead in a gas station convenience store, and a surveillance camera that, before its destruction, recorded the image of the killer. Telly.Why, after eight long years, has this young man turned to killing again? And what will happen when Sharlah discovers that her hero brother, the one who saved her life, is hunting for her?The characters are well-crafted, believable, and superbly developed. Astute readers may accurately predict some of the outcomes of this intricately-woven tale, but the emotional elements of the tale are certain to pull them into the story and some unexpected, clever plot twists will keep those pages turning. With the tension steadily mounting as the suspense builds, readers will find this tale difficult to set aside. Highly recommended.

[olivermagnus · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book starts out with a narrative by nine year old Telly Ray Nash, proclaiming “I once had a family”. He describes the abuse he and his baby sister, Sharlah, experienced before his father tried to kill them and Telly hit him over the head with a baseball bat. Telly is now seventeen and living with a foster family. Sharlah is now thirteen, has been fostered with various families, and is now about to be adopted by retired FBI profiler Pierce Quincy and his wife, Rainie Conner.

When Sharlah finally sees her brother for the first time in eight years, it's because he's gazing into the camera of a convenience story, after killing two people inside. When investigators head over to Telly's foster home they discover dead bodies there, as well. Is Telly a spree killer? Quincy and Rainie work together with law enforcement to try to find and stop Telly, while trying to keep Sharlah in the dark about the murder investigation. The reader knows it's not going to be as straightforward as Quincy and Rainie hope for, especially after they find Telly's cellphone and recent pictures of Sharlah with a target drawn around her head.

This was a very fast moving and interesting book. The main focus is on Telly and Sharlah and, in this case, Quincy and Rainie take more of a backseat in the story's narration. The stories the children tell of their past and how much they cared for each other are incredibly heartbreaking. I listened to the audio narrated by Luke Daniels and Teri Schnaubelt, who did an excellent job. It was nice to see two favorite characters back after almost ten years. I couldn't remember a thing about the main characters, so this is definitely a book that can be read as a standalone novel. The author always does a great job of moving between the various narrators while maintaining the suspense and making the story an intriguing one.

[lrobe190 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Sharlah assisted her brother in the murder of their father. Both children are unable to get beyond this horror. They have been separated since the event. She is about to be adopted by a couple of FBI profilers. He allegedly goes on a killing spree to get to his sister. Is he so damaged that he needs to kill her too? (Review by flagmusichick52 | May 27, 2017)This action-packed thriller keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.

[musichick52 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Sharlah assisted her brother in the murder of their father. Both children are unable to get beyond this horror. They have been separated since the event. She is about to be adopted by a couple of FBI profilers. He allegedly goes on a killing spree to get to his sister. Is he so damaged that he needs to kill her too? This is action packed psycho-drama. I loved it. My thanks to the author and the Penguin First to Read program for a complimentary copy.

[edgoldberg · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Eight years ago Telly Ray Nash took a baseball bat to his father’s head, killing him. True the elder Nash was running after Telly and his younger sister, Sharlah, wielding a knife. True he had just fatally slashed Telly’s mother with that same knife. It was an instance of fight or flight and the two young children had no where to go, so Telly defended himself and his sister the best way he knew how.The orphans were separated, Telly bouncing around foster homes until Frank and Sandra Duvall took him in and tried to get him ready for adulthood. Sharlah fared somewhat better, finally settling in with Pierce Quincy and Rainie, a retired FBI profiler and a retired police officer, respectively. They want to adopt Sharlah and become a true family, which she is OK with.Their separate lives converged when Telly was filmed shooting out the security camera in a local convenience store, the site of a double murder. When the police arrive at the Duvall’s looking for Telly, they find Frank and Sandra shot dead. Telly is the likely suspect.The manhunt for Telly involves profilers, trackers, and multiple police agencies. Of course, all is not what it seems. There are secrets that need to be told in order to identify the murderer.The action starts in chapter one and continues throughout the book. Right Behind You grabs and keeps your attention. Of course, you are pulling for Sharlah and Telly. The twists and turns keep you guessing. And you’ll absolutely fall in love with Luka, Sharlah’s dog, also a retired police officer.I read Lisa Gardner’s Crash and Burn and Catch Me. I really liked Crash and Burn. As I said in my review of it, “…Gardner weaves a great story and that is what makes you want to keep reading. Readers will immediately take to the characters. They’ll get caught up in their lives. They’ll want to unravel the mystery.” This holds true for Right Behind You as well.There is a reason Lisa Gardner is a best selling author and Right Behind You is one of the reasons.

[exfed_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I've greatly enjoyed other books by Lisa Gardner, including Say Goodbye and The Neighbor. This one I did not like so much. Not even close to believable, too many critical characters introduced towards the end of the book, and whiney main characters. Not her best.

[maggie1961-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It's been a while since I have read a book by Lisa Gardner and it took me a little bit to really get into it. Once I was into it though, I was hooked. From the very beginning my heart broke for Telly and I hoped that what seemed obvious wasn't true. Can there be good in someone with a horrific childhood? Someone, who as a young child murdered his parents, in self defence but still the result was the same. After that Telly went from foster home to foster home but then at 17, landed with a family that got him, understood who he was and for the first time in a long time that hard shell he had around him started to break. His sister Sharlah also went from home to home and seemed to have found her forever home. The siblings haven't seen each other since that night so long ago but could there still be a connection after so long? When Telly's foster parents are both shot to death, Telly is on the run with numerous law enforcement after him. Have his scars from the past made him into a spree killer?A really good read from Lisa Gardner.

[susan.macura · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is the fascinating story of Sharlah May Nash, a teenager who is in the process of being adopted by two “retired” FBI profilers, and her brother Telly Ray Nash who is allegedly on a “killing spree.” As the story progresses, so does the action, resulting in a conclusion that is far from predictable.

[niaomiya · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Lisa Gardner is consistently good, and "Right Behind You" is no exception. Character development is absolutely essential in her books because in her stories things are never as they seem, and going in depth into the characters is what is needed to tie everything together at the end. Gardner continues in this seventh in her Quincy & Rainie series with excellent character development, an intriguing plot, plenty of suspense, and lots of heart. This is why I love her books; they are so well-rounded and not strictly procedural.When Sharlah May Nash was only five years old, her nine-year-old brother Telly Ray Nash beat their abusive father to death in order to save both of their lives. Eight years later, Sharlah's life is coming together; she's the foster daughter of retired FBI profiler Pierce Quincy and his partner Rainie Conner and about to be adopted by them. Then there are reports of a spree killing taking place, and all clues point to Telly Ray. Sharlah hasn't seen or spoken to her brother in the eight years that have passed, but she finds it hard to believe that her protective brother has become a mass murderer.Quincy and Rainie are on the case. Has Telly Ray's hard life led him to become a cold-blooded murderer? What else could possibly be going on? Quincy and Rainie are faced with a case that hits them closer than ever to home.The only thing preventing me from giving this book 5 stars is that it didn't have that "grab me and never let go" feeling. The book moved in fits and starts for about the first 60 pages; the plot took off at a running start, then slowed, then sped up, then slowed, etc. Finally after 60 pages it seemed to get its groove and took off. Also, one of the bad guys revealed at the end was a little bit of a letdown - not poorly chosen, just anticlimactic. The book was still an enjoyable read, and I give it a solid 4 stars.

[khaddox-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I believe this is the first novel I’ve read by Ms. Gardner, and, based on this book, it won’t be the last. The story is very fast paced, with most of the action (barring flashbacks) occurring within a 24-hour period. I enjoy books that are paced this way, though oftentimes a quickly moving plot equals poorly developed characters. That is not the case here. Sharlah, Quincy, and Rainie are brought to life without the use of long exposition. Additionally, the author’s use of flashbacks helps to flesh out Telly and his foster parents. The reader finds themselves in a position of having a better understanding than the investigators of the relationship between the troubled teen and the Duvalls, who he stands accused of murdering. Even with that knowledge, however, there are still twists and turns that keep the reader off-balance and continually guessing. Not to brag, but I normally figure out twist endings well in advance of the end of the book, but not this time. I had bits and pieces worked out, but was still surprised at the climax. I was also impressed by the obvious research the author did on the mindset of not only long-term foster children, but of children affected by trauma. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys fast-paced books with lots of twists and turns.

[beamis12 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I could poke holes in a few plot points, but I won't. I am so happy to see a Quincy and Rainier novel again, loved the two young characters, but mostly because it was the first mystery/police procedural that I didn't want to put down.Quite quickly paced, the effects of early violence on the young, foster homes and the adjustments they take and a strong brother/sister bond. Plus, a wonderful and loyal ex police dog. Also loved Cali, the cheese maker and tracker. Intrigue, suspense and though I saw a few of the twists coming still enjoyed and didn't have a clue about the final resolution of this story. Hope we continue to hear more from two of my favorite profilers.ARC from Netgalley.

[dianaleez · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I'm having a difficult getting through Lisa Gardner's 'Right Behind You.' The pace is extremely slow and Gardner spends far too much time repeating research material rather than advancing plot or developing characters.I bought this one and I'm so sorry I did. I suggest potential readers get a library copy.

[carol420 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Right Behind You by Lisa GardnerFBI Profiler series Book #74.5 StarsFrom the Book:Is he a hero? Eight years ago, Sharlah May Nash’s older brother beat their drunken father to death with a baseball bat in order to save both of their lives. Now thirteen years old, Sharlah has finally moved on. About to be adopted by retired FBI profiler Pierce Quincy and his partner, Rainie Conner, Sharlah loves one thing best about her new family: They are all experts on monsters. Is he a killer? Then the call comes in. A double murder at a local gas station, followed by reports of an armed suspect shooting his way through the wilds of Oregon. As Quincy and Rainie race to assist, they are forced to confront mounting evidence: The shooter may very well be Sharlah’s older brother, Telly Ray Nash, and it appears his killing spree has only just begun. All she knows for sure: He’s back. As the clock winds down on a massive hunt for Telly, Quincy and Rainie must answer two critical questions: Why after eight years has this young man started killing again? And what does this mean for Sharlah? Once upon a time, Sharlah’s big brother saved her life. Now, she has two questions of her own: Is her brother a hero or a killer? And how much will it cost her new family before they learn the final, shattering truth? Because as Sharlah knows all too well, the biggest danger is the one standing right behind you.My Thoughts:This is a book that you are either going to love or you're going to hate. There will be no straddling the fence here. The subject of child abuse is never an easy one to read about and more than likely it's probably not the easiest subject to write about. Lisa Gardner's novels always seem to have a dark theme running through them and I thought that this one was not going to be an exception. However the further I read the more I found this one to be more sad than dark. It's not so much a mystery or a thriller but more of a drama and very character driven. I wished the Conner's had been more than a background filler but the book was very well written and well worth the wait for another Quincey and Rainie novel.

[virginia51-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was a fantastic read. There were so many twists and turns. I did not want to put this book down. I love reading about Quincy and Rainey but it was great to add Sharlah. Why would Sharlah's brother show up after all these years? Why were they separated in the first place? This was a great story. I laughed and cried. I received an ebook from Firsttoread for a fair and honest opinion.

[susan0316 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

After a nine year hiatus, Lisa Gardner has brought back Quincy and Rainie and the FBI profiler series and it was worth waiting for. She has brought them up to date but all of the things that I loved about this series were back and even better than before! This was a real page turner with lots of twists and turns. Every time that I thought I had something figured out, the author would throw in a twist that I never saw coming and make me realize that I hadn't solved anything yet.Quincy and Rainie are retired but still working on special projects for the police. They are also in the process of adopting their foster daughter - 13 year old Sharlah who had lived a horrific childhood. When Sharlah was 4, her older brother Telly beat their parents to death with a baseball bat and broken Sharlah's shoulder during the attack. As a child who has suffered abuse the couple is working very hard to make her part of their family and be not afraid of her past or her future. They have made a lot of progress when Quincy gets a call from the local sheriff to help with a homicide - four people are dead and the police are searching for a young man, who turns out to be Sharlah's brother Telly. Even through Sharlah hasn't talked to her brother in over 9 years, she is still afraid for him and tries to help him in her own way. That's all I can say about the plot without giving anything away but I will tell you that you will read this book very fast to find out how it ends.I loved this book and stayed up way past my bedtime to finish it. It's wonderful to have these two characters back - along with their wonderful soon to be daughter - and in the capable storytelling hands of such a fantastic author!Thanks to Dutton for a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.