About the Book
Five men head into the woods for a bachelor party weekend. Only four return. The Sunday Times bestselling thriller by the no 1 bestselling author, Lisa Gardner.
* THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL *
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'For years Lisa Gardner has been one of the best in the business.' Harlan Coben
'Propulsive, adrenaline-fuelled, terrifyingly real!' Clare Mackintosh
'Will have you flipping pages at breakneck speed.' Linwood Barclay
'No one owns this corner of the crime genre the way Lisa Gardner does' Lee Child
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Five men head into the woods for a bachelor party weekend. Only four return. If he never left the woods, where did he go?
A young man disappears during a stag weekend in the woods. Years later, he's still missing.
But his friends who were with him that day are still searching for him. Still hunting for answers.
They hike deep into the wilderness.
With them is missing person specialist Frankie Elkin.
What they don't know is that they are putting their own lives in terrifying danger, and may not come back alive ...
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'Terrifying, primal, and very, very tense' KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW
'One of crime-fiction's most intriguing new sleuths' BOOKLIST
'Beyond brilliant . . . ingenious, intense, edgy dialogue' LIBRARY JOURNAL
'Everything you want in a crime thriller' FROST MAGAZINE
'Sinister . . . [a] tense, crackling read' PEOPLE
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Readers love One Step Too Far:
***** 'WOW! What a thoroughly taut, tense, and engaging mystery.'
***** 'This is a riveting crime read, with oodles of tension and suspense.'
***** 'I honestly couldn't believe how much I came to love the characters in this story.'
***** ''The story really tugged at my heartstrings and now I can't wait to join Frankie on her next search.'
***** 'This is first-class entertainment for thriller lovers, and I highly recommend reading this book.'
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'This book exceeds even Gardner's high standards.' Daily Mail
'No one writes a more page-turning, gut-wrenching, edgy thriller than Lisa Gardner' Tess Gerritsen
'Lisa Gardner's fast-paced and exciting novels twist when you expect a turn and turn when you expect a twist. I cannot recommend her more.' Karin Slaughter
'Lisa Gardner is at the top of her game' Kathy Reichs
About the Author :
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.
Review :
Praise for One Step Too Far "It's not often that a thriller so deeply casts us into the darkness of both nature and the human heart. . . . Terrifying, primal, and very, very tense. Read it with your heart in your throat--but read it."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Gardner's latest series continues to excel; instinctual, tragedy-driven Frankie is one of crime fiction's most intriguing new sleuths."
--Booklist (starred review)
"The appeal of Lisa Gardner's second Frankie Elkin mystery lies mainly with the meticulously researched science and lore on surviving in the wilderness--and with the endearingly strange Frankie herself."
--The Washington Post
"Gardner's gripping sequel to 2021's Before She Disappeared . . . winds toward a surprising conclusion."
--Publishers Weekly
"An authentic Wyoming setting, a tantalizing mystery, and a Labrador named Daisy. What's not to like?"
--C. J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dark Sky
"Master storyteller and avid hiker Lisa Gardner has written the book she was meant to write, an immersive, propulsive, utterly chilling, and yet deeply moving wilderness thriller in which her intimate knowledge of and love for the rugged Wyoming backcountry shines through on every terrifying page. Without a doubt, the best book I've read all year."
--Karen Dionne, author of The Marsh King's Daughter
"Visceral, unpredictable, and terrifying. You'll never hike into the woods again without thinking of Lisa Gardner's One Step Too Far."
--Robert Dugoni, #1 Amazon bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite series
"Propulsive, adrenaline-fueled, terrifyingly real."
--Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of Hostage
"And Then There Were None meets Deliverance. Gardner's latest will have you flipping pages at breakneck speed, guessing and gasping."
--Linwood Barclay, author of Find You First
"You'll root for Frankie (and for a diligent cadaver dog named Daisy) on every page of this tense, crackling read."
--People
"A hybrid combination of C. J. Box and Nevada Barr at their level best . . . this is thriller writing of the absolute highest order, as great a novel as it is a page-turner."
--Providence Journal
"Gardner can be counted on to send a shiver down the spine, but this one exceeds even her high standards."
--Daily Mail
"Beyond brilliant . . . A mix of beautiful prose and ingenious, intense, edgy dialogue . . . Perfect for fans of unputdownable, gritty cat-and-mouse mysteries, compassionate underdog protagonists with self-deprecating senses of humor, ruthless killers, and 'didn't see it coming, OMG' endings."
--Library Journal (starred review)
"A tour de force in suspense and red herrings with a twist ending I did not even begin to anticipate."
--Bookpage (starred review)
"Riveting. I enjoyed every bit of One Step Too Far."
--The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"As is her trademark, the thrills grow and the storyline gets more complex as the group goes farther into the wilderness. Gardner has another winning series to keep us up at night."
--The Florida Times-Union
"Everything you could ask for in a great mystery: secrets, suspense, excellent pace, and great characters."
--Mystery and Suspense
"One Step Too Far takes us on a harrowing journey into the dark wilderness of the human heart, where fear and desperation reveal exactly who we are."
--New York Journal of Books
"One Step Too Far builds atmosphere and tension subtly and skillfully, drawing us further into the adventure even as we start wanting to pull back and get everyone home."
--Fresh Fiction
"A page turner from the beginning . . . This book kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time I was reading it."
--The Buzz Magazine
"I didn't want it to end."
--The Book Review Crew
"Phenomenal . . . If you are a living, breathing human, you should read this book."
--Nerd Problems
"One Step Too Far is a fascinating, engrossing, thrilling, and chilling mystery that will keep you reading late into the wee hours."
--All About Romance
"This dark, tense, terrifying book will have you on the edge of your seat."
--Napa Valley Register
