4.5 stars really. Although I figured certain things out, Gardner created bad guys that were professionals rather than just bad guys. They had a job. They were good at their job. They were getting paid for a job. That meant that the barrier that you normally have with bad guys is different. They aren't' personally invested, they just want to be paid. As for the perfect family, the Denbe's, perfection is overrated. Even in art what you think is perfect is rarely perfect when you look up close. Jus...

Another solid entry by Gardner, definitely kept me reading. Many twists and turns, liked the new character Wyatt, hope we see him again, though I did miss D. D. Warren, who only made a token appearance. Liked the character of Libby also, she showed tremendous strength when it was needed. Would have given this a 4 but some of the action scenes were a bit far fetched, but as always await the next book by Gardner.

Sometimes I think if I open yet another book in which centers around a disgraced police officer turned private investigator, I'll throw up. Surely, I think to myself, there's got to be a new and different kind of hero (or heroine) out there. So when I opened this one, which is about investigator Tessa Leoni (yes, a former cop with a "background"), almost immediately my stomach felt like I'd eaten a pair of pliers and a couple of sheets of sandpaper.But there's also something to be said for if it...

After reading the first in this series of Tessa Leoni, I had to get me some more of that mama bear attitude. Nothing is what it seems in this kidnapping of a wealthy construction tycoon and his family. Tons of secrets and finger-pointing who to blame had me reeling there for a bit. Tessa Leoni, who is now a hired assessor, is on this case, along with the FBI and other outside law enforcement agencies. Tessa's role is subtle when it needs to be and then suddenly packs a punch as this mama bear wr...

Pretty darn good! I like how steadily Lisa Gardner kept pulling bones out of the ol' family closet, enough to make three skeletons.Justin, Libby and Ashlyn seem like the perfect family (99% of all mysteries start out this way). Justin owns and runs one of the biggest construction companies in the country, and Libby and Ashlyn want for nothing. When the entire family is kidnapped and tucked away at a very secluded (but pretty obvious) location, everybody tries to figure out what the bad guys are

Loved it!One night, parents come home from their date, open the door to their house and walk into a nightmare. Three armed men kidnaps the parents and their 15 year old daughter. When the police starts the investigation, some things doesn't add up :-).The main parts of the story is told from Libby's (she is the wife and the mother), one of the private detectives, and a policemen's point of views. PD's and policemen's point of views gives you the insight into how investigation is going, and Libby...

Pain has a flavour. What does it taste like to you?Libby had learned early the pain of loss…loss of her father who refused to wear a helmet and was killed on his motor bike…loss of her mother from smoking and not coping…Libby was determined her life would not end up the same as her parents’ lives. She was determined her child would never know the loss of a parent, would never know the pain of being hungry and alone.So when Libby fell in love with Justin Denbe, she knew intense happiness. Justin

I did find this book a page turner and enjoyed it. The author knows how to craft a story. However, it read a bit mills and boon for me in places. Libby grew up in the tenements in poverty met Justin a construction millionaire and fell madly in love. They live in a great house with their daughter with on the surface everything wonderful. Dig a bit deeper and we find a Justin having an affair with a woman a few years older than his 15 year old daughter. His wife hooked on painkillers and his daugh...

Here is something I learned when I was eleven years old: Pain has a flavor. The question is, what does it taste like to you? - Libby Denbe in Touch & Go To all outward appearances, Libby Denbe has a perfect life. She has a perfect husband, a perfect daughter. She lives in a beautiful home. They have money. What would she know about pain?Lisa Gardner’s Touch & Go , the second book in her Tessa Leoni series, begins with Libby and Justin, owner of a multi-million dollar construction business

It’s official: I am OBSESSED with Lisa Gardner’s work. She writes movies, for crying out loud!! I mean, her stories literally jump off the pages. Not to mention THE WAY SHE WRITES ... good God! Her characters are perfection. Flawed. Real. Just the kind of characters I love to read about. And the way she keeps you guessing!! You don’t know whodunnit till the last few pages ... these kinds of books, to me, are worth every penny. P.S. As one of THE pickiest people when it comes to leading ladies, I...

I am a pretty big Lisa Gardner fan, especially of her DD Warren series. Her newest release Touch and Go is due for release in February 2012 but I was fortunate to receive an early reader copy. Her latest book features Tessa Leoni (who also appeared in Love You More) who is called in after the Denbe family are abducted. Upon arrival at Justin and Libby Denbe’s home, there are no signs of a break in, and there is no ransom demand. It seems like the couple and their teenage daughter have vanished i...

Don't let the stars deceive you, this thriller by Lisa Gardner is good! It had me in tears several times as the author went through the private lives of the victims, perpetrators and investigators of a kidnapping in the Boston area.I really enjoyed the use of first person for Libby Denbe's character. As the wife of Justin Denbe, she gave the reader a very personalized view of the family's home life before the abduction. Gardner's choice of voice was strong throughout, using accounts from private...

I've read quite a few books by Lisa Gardner and have really enjoyed them. As I read a lot of books from this genre I sometimes get the authors and the books they have written mixed up. I am forever getting Lisa Gardner and Lisa Jackson confused. In fact I think I was talking about this book the other day and gave the correct title but wrong author. Oops!Many of Justin and Libby Denbe's friends and family think the Denbe's have the perfect life. Happy marriage, a beautiful teenage daughter, a bea...

The CEO and his wife and daughter are taken from their home after getting back from their date night by 3 dangerous and tough looking men. The Boston PD gets called in first and then the insurance company for the CEO's company hires Tessa's investigative company and then the FBI gets involved as it looks as if they have been taken to NH. There are lots of secrets that come out, family and business. The ending was quite a surprise/shocker.

I was lucky enough to receive an early review copy from Netgalley & Dutton PublisherLisa Gardner cements her title as the queen of suspense this is another edge of your seat, keep you guessing, oh why didn’t I see that coming, kind of book.It was great to see Tessa Leone again (I would highly recommend reading Love You More before this book so you understand Tessa’s background) it was a nice follow up so we we’re able to see how her and her daughter are doing since the events in Love You More. T...

An absolutely satisfying continuance of this series. Tessa is a likeable brave lady to have as our protagonist, and it was a pleasure to watch as she has picked up the pieces of her life from the previous life shattering experiences that she and her daughter faced in book number one. She's not a show off, quietly and methodically getting on with her job. Sophie (Tessa's daughter) has some wise and heart-warming advice for the kidnapping victims that Tessa is searching for in her new role as priv...

Touch & Go haunted me for several days after I finished. It took me well over two weeks to get through this audio book, with it being over fourteen hours long and listening to it only on my commutes. But every time I started again I was consumed and listened with rapt attention wishing my commute was much longer! The time in between “readings” didn’t diminish this story at all, and part of that was due to the excellent performance of the narrator, Elisabeth Rodgers.This story was told in Libby D...

Touch & Go is an excellent suspense novel from Lisa Gardner and the second to feature Tessa Leoni. At the center of the book, though, is Libby Denbe, the wife of Justin Denbe who owns a large construction company. The Denbes are very wealthy and live in a glamorous home in the toniest section of Boston. They have a beautiful daughter and, to all outward appearances, the Denbes are living the American dream.Beneath the surface though, the Denbes are in fact a very troubled family. Libby has recen...

Three members of a wealthy family - Justin and Libby Denbe and their teenage daughter Ashlyn - are kidnapped and an assortment of law enforcement personnel, including state police, FBI, and a private security agent work day and night to try to locate them.Justin has been unfaithful; the Denbe's have marital problems; and Ashlyn has secrets. The book's POV alternates between the wife Libby.....and Tessa, the private security agent. I didn't enjoy the book much and had to push myself to finish it....

To the outside world Justin and Libby Denbe seem to have it all. A beautiful fifteen year old daughter and a wonderful house with all the lucturies to go with it. Justin is the head of his own construction company and with a loving wife and a lifestyle to die for all seems good. But now they are gone with little reason as to why.For private investigator Tessa Leoni (last seen as a police officer in Love You More) hired by Justin's construction company after the families disappearance this will b...