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Kiss Her Goodbye

byLisa Gardner, Hillary Huber (Read by)

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Frankie Elkin usually prefers her cases cold. Until she finds herself in the broiling streets of Tucson, Arizona, where an Afghan refugee has been missing for three weeks
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The woman she is looking for, Sabera Ahmadi, is a wife and young mother, haunted by war, scarred by her past.

The police and Sabera’s husband seem indifferent to her disappearance.

But Frankie knows trauma. She knows it can fuel or destroy you.

And when she sees the distress in Sabera’s daughter’s eyes, she makes a decision she soon regrets: find Sabera.

But in order to solve the mystery of Sabera’s present, Frankie must revisit her past in order to uncover the dark secret she is hiding.

A secret so dangerous it might kill them both …

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Praise for Kiss Her Goodbye...

'Tense, timely and totally gripping. Lisa Gardner at her very best' Ruth Ware

'Gripping, emotionally raw, and utterly unputdownable' Noelle Ilhi

'Pitch-perfect. A thought provoking tale that lingers with you in ways both small and profound' David Baldacci

'A triumph of storytelling. Both a heart-pounding thriller and a deeply intimate look at a family in crisis. Timely and completely gripping' Louise Penny

'A rollercoaster ride of a read with its cliff-hanging suspense, twists and turns, and steep emotional plunges. Buckle up.' Sandra Brown


© Lisa Gardner 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

A tense, timely thriller with emotional heft and gripping twists

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About Lisa Gardner

Lisa Gardner started her writing career aged seventeen. Having caught her hair on fire while working in food service, crafting a novel seemed a safer bet. A mere ten years later she became an overnight success with the publication of her first thriller, The Perfect Husband.

Now an internationally bestselling author and winner of the International Thriller Writers Award for best suspense novel, Lisa lives in the mountains of New Hampshire with her family.

When not glued to her computer, she can be found hiking the mountains with her dogs and/or researching new and interesting ways to get away with murder.
Details
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9781804953426
  • Length: 756 minutes
  • Price: £14.00
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