Fear Nothing: A Novel

Written by Lisa Gardner

Narrated by Kirsten Potter

My name is Dr. Adeline Glen. Due to a genetic condition, I can’t feel pain. I never have. I never will.

The last thing Boston Detective D. D. Warren remembers is walking the crime scene after dark. Then, a creaking floorboard, a low voice crooning in her ear…. She is later told she managed to discharge her weapon three times. All she knows is that she is seriously injured, unable to move her left arm, unable to return to work.

My sister is Shana Day, a notorious murderer who first killed at fourteen. Incarcerated for thirty years, she has now murdered more people while in prison than she did as a free woman.

Six weeks later, a second woman is discovered murdered in her own bed, her room containing the same calling cards from a previous crime scene: a bottle of champagne and a single red rose. The only person who may have seen the killer: Detective D. D. Warren, who still can’t lift her child, load her gun, or recall a single detail from the night that may have cost her everything.

Our father was Harry Day, an infamous serial killer who buried young women beneath the floor of our home. He has been dead for forty years. Except the Rose Killer knows things about my father he shouldn’t. My sister claims she can help catch him. I think just because I can’t feel pain doesn’t mean my family can’t hurt me.

D.D. may not be back on the job, but she is back on the hunt. Because the Rose Killer isn’t just targeting lone women, he is targeting D.D. And D.D. knows there is only one way to take him down:

Fear nothing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Jan 7, 2014
• ISBN: 9781455847396

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 Fear Nothing

[lhaines56 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I don't think I have ever given a book five stars before!! This book kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time I read it. Spell binding yet rather gruesome in content at times. And the ending really was a HUGE surprise. Fantastic!!!

[johnfishlock · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was a good one. I really enjoyed Dr. Glen's character. Shame she had to go in the end I would have liked to see her in future novels in the series. 4.4 Nice one!

[carlathelibrarian · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Lisa Gardner's books featuring DD Warren are always entertaining and interesting and this one was no exception. DD is injured when this book begins and she has to deal with a murdering while on limited duty. A good read.

[ginafava · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Lisa Gardner is a superb author. I enjoy the DD Warren series very much. This book was based on an interesting “feel no pain” premise, but sadly I did not feel much in terms of pathos for any of the characters this time around. I also felt dissatisfied by the resolution, wondering if Lisa had settled on a convenient killer rather than plotting toward the perfect killer and then deciding she might fare better as a recurring series character, would love to know. Nonetheless, I look forward to the next book.

[kerilynned · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Great mystery and had an unexpected ending. I've read one other D.D. Warren book before and enjoyed it as well so I'll probably read more! I love that they can be read as stand alones as well!

[buffalogr · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A rare recessive genetic freak of nature Dr Adeline Glen not only had the inability to feel physical pain she was also the product of a psychopathic torturer/serial killer. Unusual suspects, Great suspense. The book is written from three POV's - Dr Adeline Glen, Detective D.D. Warren and the killer. The killer wasn't revealed until the end; the routes we traveled to get there were twisty.

[smithfieldjones · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I read this 2014 rendering of Lisa Gardner's D.D. Warren series novel over the course of about three days. Hadn't read Gardner for awhile but I have much of what she's written in my personal library and just added this one to the collection. Around Chapter 17--about page 175--I was tempted to put the book aside--maybe read later, maybe not. But I didn't put it aside and I'm glad I didn't listen to that little voice because he can be wrong, but not usually. This time he was. The back and forth, "main" character leading chapter then switch to another "important" character leading next chapter (something I don't normally like in a novel) did it's job in the long run--for I discovered that if you are to understand the story you must seriously understand much about the the characters, D.D., Alex, Phil, and Shana, and most of all Adeline. Well done. Good read. It goes on the shelf--not in the find it a new home bag.

[dianekeenoy · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Another great audiobook by Lisa Gardner! Detective D.D. Warren is checking a crime scene when someone pushes her down a flight of stairs seriously damaging her shoulder. Even though she's on leave and going through painful physical therapy, she can't stay away from this case. Someone is killing women and the M.O. is very much like that of a serial killer that's been dead for decades. His two daughters, though are not. One is in prison for murdering a young boy when she was a teenager, and the other is a well respected psychologist who is unable to feel pain. Another great read, although not for the faint of heart!

[jepeters333 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The last thing Boston Detective DD Warren remembers is walking the crime scene after dark. Then, a creaking floorboard, a low voice crooning in her ear. . .She is later told she managed to discharge her weapon three times. All she knows is that she is seriously injured, unable to move her left arm, unable to return to work. Six weeks later, a second woman is discovered murdered in her own bed, her room containing the same calling cards from a previous crime scene; a bottle of champagne and a single red rose. The only person who may have seen the killer; Detective DD Warren, who still can't lift her child, load her gun, or recall a single detail from the night that may have cost her everything.

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

They were daughters of a monster—a father who slaughtered eight prostitutes before dying himself. Dr. Adeline Glen left the nightmare behind, and now she specializes in pain management. Her sister, Shana Day, followed in her father’s violent footsteps, first killing at age fourteen and being incarcerated for more than twenty-five years.After a brutal attack, Boston Detective D. D. Warren needs Adeline’s professional help to recover physically. But when a new psychopath known as the Rose Killer begins a reign of terror, D.D. must also consult the insane Shana—who claims she can help catch the madman.D.D. may not yet be back on the job, but she is back on the hunt. Because the Rose Killer isn’t just targeting lone women; he is targeting D.D. And D.D. knows there is only one way to take him down

[sandra.k.heinzman · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wow, great psychological thriller! A co-worker was reading it and offered me the book when she finished. I couldn't put it down and read it in two sittings. It captured me from the first page. I was going crazy trying to figure it out, lol. I'm going to check out other books by this author for sure.

[niaomiya · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Lisa Gardner does it again with a gripping thriller that is un-put-downable. The seventh in Gardner's D.D. Warren series, "Fear Nothing" has D.D. on the case but severely limited by a physical injury, the details of which she can't remember. The mystery builds, details slowly become available, and D.D. gets closer and closer to the truth behind a series of murders. In the meantime, other plot elements that seem only peripherally related to the main case reveal themselves to be much closer to the heart of things. In typical Gardner fashion, the plot elements are deftly interwoven, the truth closing in with nail-biting tension and suspense. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and read it in two sittings. I'm looking forward to the next D.D. Warren novel!

[gatorhater · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A brilliantly written psychological thriller encompassed around a dysfunctional family member accused of being a serial killer, but the physical evidence of who's responsible leads to many different individuals that have personal motives for these murders. These characters will keep you spellbound throughout and keeping you on the edge of your seat till the end.

[berthashaver · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I read this as it was highly recommended to me, but as one who more enjoys the historical fiction genre, I found this a bit too gruesome and gorey for me. It is packed with action and it was filled with suspense to the very end.

[teeth_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A good murder mystery that will keep you guessing until the end. Detective DD Warrenis injured at a crime scene and becomes a consultant to find the muderer. The crimes being committed are sismilar to ones comiited forty years ago by a man who is now dead.

[coltfan18 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I loved this book where detective D.D. Warren is injured at a crime scene and becomes a consultant to find the murderer. She can't work because of the pain and goes to a pain therapist who can't feel pain. She helps with the investigation which is similar to crimes committed forty years ago by a man who is dead. I couldn't put this book down, but the ending was sad.

[caseycycling · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I will keep this review short and simple…If you like the murder/mystery/thriller genre then you are going to enjoy Lisa Gardner’s Fear Nothing. This is a book in the detective DD Warren series that can be read as a standalone book, but you would enjoy it a little more if you read the previous books and understood the history of the characters. Having read all of Lisa’s books I get excited when she releases something new, and although this is not one of my all time favorites from her it is a fast paced page turner. The DD Warren series has a great cast of main characters they are believable, and the storyline has an interesting crime and cast of characters surrounding it. If you have read and enjoyed: Lisa Gardner, Karin Slaughter, Chelsea Cain (early good books), or Cody Mcfadyen just to give a few points of reference then you will want to pick up Fear Nothing.

[susan0316 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I have read all of the books in the DD Warren series and I think this one is the best. She has become a more well rounded character now that she has a husband and baby. The book was creepy and scary and had you guessing until the end. The characters were believable and the plot was tight and well put together. A great book and very hard to put down once you get started.

[busyreadin · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I think this is the best book yet in this series. Unusual suspects, a serial killer who has been dead 30 years and a young woman who can feel no pain. Detective DD Warren has been seriously injured at a crime scene, and we get to see more of her real personality as she struggles with the pain and the fear that she will never be herself again.