Smoke: A Novel
By Lisa Unger
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In the final installment of her Lydia Strong series, bestselling author Lisa Unger, writing as Lisa Miscione, brings us her most shocking and emotionally wrenching case yet. An NYPD detective visits Lydia and her husband, P.I. Jeffrey Mark, to inform them that Lily, one of Lydia’s former writing students, has been missing for more than two weeks. Before she disappeared, Lily had tried to get in touch with Lydia, seeking her help. Could this have had something to do with the death of Lily’s brother, which Lily refused to accept as a suicide? If they want to discover the truth, Lydia and Jeffrey will have to follow the trail that Lily left behind, a trail of evidence that—like Lily herself—seems to disappear like smoke.
Lisa Unger
LISA UNGER, guest editor, is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of twenty novels, including her latest, Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six. She has been nominated for or won numerous awards, including the Strand Critics, Audie, Macavity, ITW Thriller, and Goodreads Choice Awards as well as the Hammett Prize. In 2019, she received two Edgar Award nominations, an honor held by only a few authors, including Agatha Christie. Lisa is currently copresident of the International Thriller Writers organization.
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Reviews for Smoke
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I have learned that Lisa Miscione is author Lisa Unger's maiden name. "Smoke" is the first novel that I have read by this author and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I also understand that "Smoke" is the 4th title in the series, A Lydia Strong Thriller, but it can definitely be enjoyed as a stand-alone title.One of the reasons that I enjoyed the novel so much is that instead of just one strong character (no pun intended)of Lydia Strong, I felt that the author had taken the time to give definitive characterization to 4 characters, Lydia Strong and her husband Jeff and NYPD Detectives, Matt Stenopolis and his partner Jesamyn Breslow. There is also an air of mystery about Lydia and Jeff's employee and friend Dax that keeps the reader attuned to any further information that might be divulged.I also liked the turns when Lydia and Jeff questioned their pursuit of the clues to find Lily Samuels and shared other "what if" the clues should have been pursued in a different way because they had not made the right interpretations of the clues and/or events occurring and instead of solving a case they were adding more jeopardy to Lily's life and others.Even an action-packed, suspense novel normally follows one path of pursuit. This thriller presents many possible alternatives in the midst of solving a case and was an interesting read. It might also give some empathy and understanding to why true investigations are time-consuming.I would highly recommend this novel to anyone interested in investigations.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I have learned that Lisa Miscione is author Lisa Unger's maiden name. "Smoke" is the first novel that I have read by this author and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I also understand that "Smoke" is the 4th title in the series, A Lydia Strong Thriller, but it can definitely be enjoyed as a stand-alone title.One of the reasons that I enjoyed the novel so much is that instead of just one strong character (no pun intended)of Lydia Strong, I felt that the author had taken the time to give definitive characterization to 4 characters, Lydia Strong and her husband Jeff and NYPD Detectives, Matt Stenopolis and his partner Jesamyn Breslow. There is also an air of mystery about Lydia and Jeff's employee and friend Dax that keeps the reader attuned to any further information that might be divulged.I also liked the turns when Lydia and Jeff questioned their pursuit of the clues to find Lily Samuels and shared other "what if" the clues should have been pursued in a different way because they had not made the right interpretations of the clues and/or events occurring and instead of solving a case they were adding more jeopardy to Lily's life and others.Even an action-packed, suspense novel normally follows one path of pursuit. This thriller presents many possible alternatives in the midst of solving a case and was an interesting read. It might also give some empathy and understanding to why true investigations are time-consuming.I would highly recommend this novel to anyone interested in investigations.