One Step Too Far
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- Author：Lisa Gardner
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Summary
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner， a thrilling new novel that sends Frankie Elkin into the woods in search of a lost man--and the shocking truth about why he went missing in the first place。
Frankie Elkin， who readers first met in Before She Disappeared， learns of a young man who has gone missing in a national forest。 Law enforcement has abandoned the search， but a crew of people led by the young man's father are still looking。 Sensing a father's desperation， Frankie agrees to help--but soon sees that a missing person isn't all that's wrong here。 And when more people start to vanish， Frankie realizes she's up against something very dark--and she's running out of time。
Frankie Elkin， who readers first met in Before She Disappeared， learns of a young man who has gone missing in a national forest。 Law enforcement has abandoned the search， but a crew of people led by the young man's father are still looking。 Sensing a father's desperation， Frankie agrees to help--but soon sees that a missing person isn't all that's wrong here。 And when more people start to vanish， Frankie realizes she's up against something very dark--and she's running out of time。
Reviews
Sandra Harrison
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stayed up lateI know that the print will not disappear from the pages and the story will be there tomorrow， but I couldn’t put the book down。 One of the best！
Amanda
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I have been a fan of Lisa’s work for years now although much to my shame， I haven’t read her last three releases。 When I was invited to take part in the blog tour for ‘One Step Too Far’， I thought that it would be the ideal opportunity to read her latest release and to reacquaint myself with her work。 I read the synopsis for ‘One Step Too Far’ and it certainly sounded intriguing。 I couldn’t wait to start reading so without further ado I grabbed a cup of tea， grabbed my copy of the book and settl I have been a fan of Lisa’s work for years now although much to my shame， I haven’t read her last three releases。 When I was invited to take part in the blog tour for ‘One Step Too Far’， I thought that it would be the ideal opportunity to read her latest release and to reacquaint myself with her work。 I read the synopsis for ‘One Step Too Far’ and it certainly sounded intriguing。 I couldn’t wait to start reading so without further ado I grabbed a cup of tea， grabbed my copy of the book and settled down for what I hoped would be an interesting afternoon of reading。 I wasn’t to be disappointed either as I thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘One Step Too Far’ but more about that in a bit。‘One Step Too Far’ is the second book in the series featuring Frankie Elkin。 Frankie is a lady who deals with tracking down missing people。 She doesn’t do it for the money but she wants to help reunite families with their missing loved ones。 She has been very successful although not all the reunions have been happy ones as most of the people she tracks haven’t been found alive。 I liked Frankie。 She is a plucky young woman， who doesn’t scare easily and she is certainly determined to do everything within her power to achieve her aim of reuniting families。 I liked Frankie and I began to think of her as being a friend。I have to be honest and say that it took me a little while to get into ‘One Step Too Far’ as I got a bit lost with who was who。 However the story soon settled down and I began to feel that I had got to know the characters a bit better。 Once I got into the story then that was it and I was away。 I was intrigued by the disappearance of the man， who was due to get married。 I also found those who made up the search party to be rather interesting and I felt as though they weren’t all being honest。 I had my own suspicions as to what was going to happen so I had to keep reading to see if I had stumbled anywhere near the truth or if I had waddled off in the opposite direction entirely。 I became so wrapped up in the story that I lost all track of time and just how quickly I was getting through the book。 I found ‘One Step Too Far’ to be a gripping， tense and dramatic story which kept me guessing and which kept me on the edge of my seat throughout。‘One Step Too Far’ is superbly written。 Lisa has one of those writing styles that is easy to get used to and easy to get along with。 Lisa certainly knows how to draw the reader into what proves to be a compelling read and then take them on one hell of a journey。 For me the story hit the ground running and maintained a fairly fast pace throughout。 Reading ‘One Step Too Far’ felt like being on one hell of a scary and unpredictable rollercoaster ride with several twists and turns along the way。 I love the way in which Lisa makes the reader feel as though they are part of the story and at the heart of the action。 Through Lisa’s very vivid and realistic descriptions， I felt as though I was right there in the middle of the woods with the search party and I kept jumping every time I heard a noise。In short， I thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘One Step Too Far’ and I would recommend it to other readers。 I will certainly be reading more of Lisa’s work in the future。 The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*。 。。。more
Patty
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Magnificent read！ Frankie， a recovering alcoholic， is a drifter specializing in finding lost people。 In this novel she sets out to find Tim， a lost hiker。 Little does she know what she is in for。 Action packed， sympathetic characters。
Laura Peden
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3。5/5 Suspense was on point， with most of the story taking place in the wilderness; I wasn’t as impressed with the mystery…。 It’s not a huge secret that Hillary Huber is my least favorite narrator so that also factors into my enjoyment。 I still plan to continue on with the series， I do really like Frankie ♥️
Steve Klemz
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Frankie is amazing。 Alcoholic。 Troubled （understatement） finder of the missing。 We are out in the woods this time。 Lisa G keeps the story moving as the backstory for all of the other characters emerges。 Started this book last night。 Finished in 24 hours。 Pretty much the definition of a page turner。
Dawn
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I love Frankie so much。 She’s real and raw and damaged， and yet she’s also so strong。 These books read so differently than her other detective novels…I get a big Jodi Picoult vibe from the Frankie stories。 I definitely recommend the audible version - the narrator gives Frankie the perfect voice！！！
jane reding
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Too good to stop reading！This is one of those books you just can't put down。 Frankie has a free spirit and a purpose that life chose for her。 Struggles， hardships， outside of her comfort zone。 She persevere s and struggles， she keeps on going when she should give in。 Well written with great characters， surprise at almost every page turn。 I was sad when I finished and simply cannot wait to read the next book in this series。 Too good to stop reading！This is one of those books you just can't put down。 Frankie has a free spirit and a purpose that life chose for her。 Struggles， hardships， outside of her comfort zone。 She persevere s and struggles， she keeps on going when she should give in。 Well written with great characters， surprise at almost every page turn。 I was sad when I finished and simply cannot wait to read the next book in this series。 。。。more
Tams M
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I have mixed feelings about this book。 The main character， Frankie， is definitely believable and well rounded and I really feel like I know her。 The story has a good plot， and it’s all explained in the end。 There just seemed to be an awful lot of back story and information that didn’t really move the story along。 Overall I did enjoy it and it was well written， I just found myself struggling a bit to get through it。 Thank you #netgalley
Sharon
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Another fantastic read from Lisa Gardner。 I love that she returns to her characters and I have read most of her series。 Again， everyone in the story is well developed。 There's enough suspense， intrigue and drama。 There was a major twist at the end of this one that I didn't see coming at all。 I also like when I learn something new （in this case a bit about SAR dogs）。 I look forward to the next Frankie Elkin installment！ Another fantastic read from Lisa Gardner。 I love that she returns to her characters and I have read most of her series。 Again， everyone in the story is well developed。 There's enough suspense， intrigue and drama。 There was a major twist at the end of this one that I didn't see coming at all。 I also like when I learn something new （in this case a bit about SAR dogs）。 I look forward to the next Frankie Elkin installment！ 。。。more
Lynn
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A great book！Frankie is my new hero。 This book had me staying up too late and ignoring my to-do list this morning。 Lots of drama， twists and turns and tears。 Can’t wait for the next book in the series！
Joo
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This story starts out as you'd expect。 Frankie joins the search for a man who'd gone missing in the wilderness 5 years ago。 The group set off and camp miles from civilisation。 Then things go wrong and it's now a matter of their survival。I found this book to be claustrophobic even though it's set in the wild outdoors。 Nowhere seemed safe and the tension ramped up and up。 I was quite gripped and thoroughly enjoyed this story。 This story starts out as you'd expect。 Frankie joins the search for a man who'd gone missing in the wilderness 5 years ago。 The group set off and camp miles from civilisation。 Then things go wrong and it's now a matter of their survival。I found this book to be claustrophobic even though it's set in the wild outdoors。 Nowhere seemed safe and the tension ramped up and up。 I was quite gripped and thoroughly enjoyed this story。 。。。more
Darcy
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What started out as normal， a long shot trying to find a guy that was lost 5 years ago， turned crazy quickly！ It seemed like the search party was doomed from the start and it's only when you get to the end that you realize how true that is。 In the meantime the whole crew ends up by themselves， terrorized and literally running for their lives at times。 Through this， Frankie， the outsider， has some interesting thoughts。 At times those help the group out， at times， she's viewed as the weak link。 In What started out as normal， a long shot trying to find a guy that was lost 5 years ago， turned crazy quickly！ It seemed like the search party was doomed from the start and it's only when you get to the end that you realize how true that is。 In the meantime the whole crew ends up by themselves， terrorized and literally running for their lives at times。 Through this， Frankie， the outsider， has some interesting thoughts。 At times those help the group out， at times， she's viewed as the weak link。 In the end， it's what Frankie knows that helps them become rescued and to figure out who the real bad guy is and just how horrible their actions were。 I did hate how this one ended， I wish that Frankie would let herself have friends and a place to belong， she deserves it and has paid her penance。 。。。more
Mackey
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I liked it one star better than I did the debut book in the series。 I found all of it to be just a step too far believability。 I don't think I'll bother with the next one in this series。 I liked it one star better than I did the debut book in the series。 I found all of it to be just a step too far believability。 I don't think I'll bother with the next one in this series。 。。。more
Sherri B
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Not exactly sure why I liked this book so much， but I devoured it。 Admittedly， I usually like Gardner's books， but this one just swept me up。 It was the wilderness， the hike， the unknown elements， the personalities。， the uncertainty， the fear。。。it just had me。 The ending wasn't totally satisfying but still strong and spoiler。。 the dog didn't die。 Not exactly sure why I liked this book so much， but I devoured it。 Admittedly， I usually like Gardner's books， but this one just swept me up。 It was the wilderness， the hike， the unknown elements， the personalities。， the uncertainty， the fear。。。it just had me。 The ending wasn't totally satisfying but still strong and spoiler。。 the dog didn't die。 。。。more
Robyn
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Lisa Gardner writes great thrillers and this one， set in the Wyoming wilderness with a killer on the hunt， is maybe my favorite one yet。
Maggie Boyd
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One Step Too Far is the second book in Lisa Gardner’s Frankie Elkin series。 You don’t have to read the first novel （Before She Disappeared） to follow this one， but it does contain spoilers for the previous book。As wild bachelor parties go， it wasn’t much of one。 Just some guys， some brews， some tents and a whole lot of the Wyoming wilderness。 But sometime in the night， one of the groomsmen wanders off and groom-to-be Tim O’Day， the only experienced woodsman in the group， sets off to find him – a One Step Too Far is the second book in Lisa Gardner’s Frankie Elkin series。 You don’t have to read the first novel （Before She Disappeared） to follow this one， but it does contain spoilers for the previous book。As wild bachelor parties go， it wasn’t much of one。 Just some guys， some brews， some tents and a whole lot of the Wyoming wilderness。 But sometime in the night， one of the groomsmen wanders off and groom-to-be Tim O’Day， the only experienced woodsman in the group， sets off to find him – and disappears himself。 Search parties go out， the original missing man is found – but five years later Tim is still missing without a trace。Frankie Elkin looks for missing people。 When the search parties have stopped， when the police budget doesn’t allow for more man hours – that’s when Frankie steps in。 She reads in the paper that Tim’s mother is dying， that her only wish is to be buried near her son， that his father Martin is launching one final search to bring his boy back， and Frankie makes a snap decision to join the recovery party to find Tim’s remains。 She jumps on the next bus headed toward Ramsey， Wyoming。 She doesn’t have much wilderness experience but she’s darn good at locating misplaced humans。Frankie’s journey begins on an ominous note。 Hitching a ride from the bus station to the diner where the search is being launched， she learns from the local giving her a lift that a lot of people go missing in those particular woods。 Be careful， she is advised。 Be wary。 There is an unnamed danger stalking the area。It isn’t long before Frankie can give first hand testimony to that fact。 Once they head out， their party faces obstacle after obstacle until it is all too clear that theirs is an ill fated expedition。 The question now isn’t whether or not they will find Tim’s remains。 It is whether or not they themselves will become the subjects of a missing person search – and if so， will it be down to bad luck or is someone deliberately sabotaging the team？ See the rest of my review at https://allaboutromance。com/book-revi。。。 。。。more
Dawn Van
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What Did I Miss！！？？？ What did I miss？ This was a never ending book！ The exhausting amount of useless information and details made it nearly impossible to get through。 The book would never end！ Actually， it never began！！ It had such a wonderful premise， five friends in the woods， one goes missing， secrets are unveiled！ But it fell so short。 What a let down and waste of time。
Annarella
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I know I'm in a minority but I wasn't a big fan of this book: it's well written and the descriptions of the setting are great。 Unfortunately I didn't care about the characters and the story fell flat。Not my cup of tea。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine I know I'm in a minority but I wasn't a big fan of this book: it's well written and the descriptions of the setting are great。 Unfortunately I didn't care about the characters and the story fell flat。Not my cup of tea。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more
Dawn Funicello muenzner
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I loved this book from start to finish Lisa Gardner has become one of my favorite writersI hope she never stops writing❤️
Teresa
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Heart stopping This is a gripping novel。 It sucks thebreath right out of you， while it keepsyou on the edge of your seat。Lisa Gardner has done it again。 I couldn't put it down， you won't be able to either！ Heart stopping This is a gripping novel。 It sucks thebreath right out of you， while it keepsyou on the edge of your seat。Lisa Gardner has done it again。 I couldn't put it down， you won't be able to either！ 。。。more
Sheila Suzanne Peel
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WOW！！！！！Ms。 gardener has done it again。 What a fabulous story。 I'm so incredibly proud of myself for figuring out who the evil one's were。 I could not put the book down and want the next book right now。 Thank you for writing this thrilling story。 Bravo！ WOW！！！！！Ms。 gardener has done it again。 What a fabulous story。 I'm so incredibly proud of myself for figuring out who the evil one's were。 I could not put the book down and want the next book right now。 Thank you for writing this thrilling story。 Bravo！ 。。。more
Sam Whittaker
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One Step Too Far is the new thriller from Lisa Gardner， the bestselling writer of many suspense novels。 5 years ago Timothy went in the wilderness with his 4 best friends to celebrate his upcoming marriage， he is never seen again。 Every year his father and friends hike out to try and find his remains， this year they are accompanied by Frankie Elkin， who specialises in finding missing people。 This is an highly accomplished thriller。 The character of Frankie， who has featured in a previous novel， One Step Too Far is the new thriller from Lisa Gardner， the bestselling writer of many suspense novels。 5 years ago Timothy went in the wilderness with his 4 best friends to celebrate his upcoming marriage， he is never seen again。 Every year his father and friends hike out to try and find his remains， this year they are accompanied by Frankie Elkin， who specialises in finding missing people。 This is an highly accomplished thriller。 The character of Frankie， who has featured in a previous novel， is a really interesting creation with a fascinating back story。 The tension ratchets up over the novel until it is almost unbearable and the final twist is really clever。 It’s a joy to be in the hands of such an experienced storyteller。 I’ve never read anything by amLisa Gardner before but I will certainly seek out her novels again。 Thank you to #netgalley and #randomhouse for allowing me to review this ARC 。。。more
Rosemary Dreyer
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Wow！ What a book！！ Makes me never want to go mountain hiking again - lol。 This was the second novel in the Frankie Elkin series。 Frankie is an alcoholic whose life is committed to finding the lost and bringing them home to their loved ones， whether alive or the body。 She takes on a case that seems out of her league， tagging on to a group of experienced hikers who are searching for their friend who went missing five years earlier。 What they encounter is amazing and horrifying。 What I loved: the e Wow！ What a book！！ Makes me never want to go mountain hiking again - lol。 This was the second novel in the Frankie Elkin series。 Frankie is an alcoholic whose life is committed to finding the lost and bringing them home to their loved ones， whether alive or the body。 She takes on a case that seems out of her league， tagging on to a group of experienced hikers who are searching for their friend who went missing five years earlier。 What they encounter is amazing and horrifying。 What I loved: the excellent writing; the richly drawn characters; the attention to details; the human connections。 I really love Lisa Gardner’s work。 Can’t wait for her next novel。 。。。more
Paula Stammers
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Frankie Elkin is back ！！ This is the second book in the series but it can be read as a standalone， although I would definitely recommend reading the first。Frankie heard of a man that went missing， just before his wedding， in a national forest。 His father and friends continue the search five years on and Frankie decides to join them on their latest desperate search。Soon Frankie realises that there is more going on than just this one missing man。 But can she discover the truth before the search co Frankie Elkin is back ！！ This is the second book in the series but it can be read as a standalone， although I would definitely recommend reading the first。Frankie heard of a man that went missing， just before his wedding， in a national forest。 His father and friends continue the search five years on and Frankie decides to join them on their latest desperate search。Soon Frankie realises that there is more going on than just this one missing man。 But can she discover the truth before the search comes to a devastating end ？ Will everyone make it out of the forest ？A great second book in the series。 Frankie is a great character with some many different levels to her。 Am looking forward to her next search ！！Thank you to Random House UK and NetGalley for a digital copy of this book。 。。。more
Marianne
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Another decent story in this series。 Thrilling， page turner to resolve the mystery。 Would have liked more depth in some of the characters， mainly the ones involved in committing the crime（s）。
The CurvyJones
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Might come back to this another time but I’m not interested in this particular investigator。 No teeth to this novel。
Shelley
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*Source* Publisher*Genre* Mystery / Suspense*Rating* 3。5-4*Thoughts*I always hope that Frankie can find her own happy ending after spending the past 10 years living on regrets and poor choices。
Amber ♡︎ cvillebooksandwine
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Happy Pub Day！ 🥳🎉Fun fact- One Step Too Far is the 17th Lisa Gardner book I’ve read！ 😍📚I’m always game for a good mystery/thriller and Lisa Gardner is one of my go-to authors。 Her stories have always grabbed my attention from the very beginning and the execution is consistent perfection down to every last detail of each crime scene。One Step Too Far was no different。 A bachelor party gone wrong in the dark woods of the national forest- （talk about chills 🥶） One Step Too Far is out TODAY！Thank you Happy Pub Day！ 🥳🎉Fun fact- One Step Too Far is the 17th Lisa Gardner book I’ve read！ 😍📚I’m always game for a good mystery/thriller and Lisa Gardner is one of my go-to authors。 Her stories have always grabbed my attention from the very beginning and the execution is consistent perfection down to every last detail of each crime scene。One Step Too Far was no different。 A bachelor party gone wrong in the dark woods of the national forest- （talk about chills 🥶） One Step Too Far is out TODAY！Thank you to @duttonbooks （#partner） for my finished copy！ 。。。more
Holly | Holly’s Book Nook
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Frankie Elkin learns of a man missing in a national forest。 The search has been abandoned by law enforcement， but the man’s father continues and Frankie decides to offer her services。 But when Frankie sees that a missing person isn’t all that’s wrong here， she realizes she’s up against something very dark。 This is the second book in the Frankie Elkin series but can definitely be read as a standalone。 I loved Before She Disappeared but One Step Too Far was even better！ If you’re looking for an in Frankie Elkin learns of a man missing in a national forest。 The search has been abandoned by law enforcement， but the man’s father continues and Frankie decides to offer her services。 But when Frankie sees that a missing person isn’t all that’s wrong here， she realizes she’s up against something very dark。 This is the second book in the Frankie Elkin series but can definitely be read as a standalone。 I loved Before She Disappeared but One Step Too Far was even better！ If you’re looking for an intense and twisted thriller， you have to read this book。 There were a few slow moments throughout the book but they never lasted too long before the next twist！ I love hiking and the mountains so this setting really added to my enjoyment of the book。 The ending was bittersweet but definitely has you looking forward to Frankie’s next case！ Thank you to NetGalley， the author， and Dutton Books for my E-ARC！ 。。。more
BookTrib。com
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"New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner is back with another gripping thriller featuring her newest amateur detective， Frankie Elkin。 Greeted by starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist before its release， One Step Too Far （Random House） is the enthralling follow-up to last year’s Before She Disappeared。" -- Mindy CarlsonRead our coverage here:https://booktrib。com/2022/01/18/itw-s。。。 "New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner is back with another gripping thriller featuring her newest amateur detective， Frankie Elkin。 Greeted by starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist before its release， One Step Too Far （Random House） is the enthralling follow-up to last year’s Before She Disappeared。" -- Mindy CarlsonRead our coverage here:https://booktrib。com/2022/01/18/itw-s。。。 。。。more
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