The Perfect Husband - (FBI Profiler) by Lisa Gardner (Paperback)

About the Book

"This book was originally published in paperback by Bantam Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC in 1998."--Title page verso.

Book Synopsis

#1 New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner's riveting suspense debut asks: What would you do if the man of your dreams hides the soul of a killer?

"Lisa Gardner's books come with a built-in set of hands. They reach up out of the pages, grab you by the lapels, and hold you until you've read to the final, suspense-filled sentence."--Linwood Barclay

Jim Beckett was everything she'd ever dreamed of. . . . But two years after Tess married the decorated cop and bore his child, she helped put him behind bars for savagely murdering ten women. Even locked up in a maximum security prison, he vowed he would come after her and make her pay. Now the cunning killer has escaped--and the most dangerous game of all begins.

After a lifetime of fear, Tess will do something she's never done before. She's going to learn to protect her daughter and fight back, with the help of a burned-out ex-marine. As the largest manhunt four states have ever seen mobilizes to catch Beckett, the clock winds down to the terrifying reunion between husband and wife. And Tess knows that this time, her only choices are to kill--or be killed.

Review Quotes

"A streamlined bang-up addition to the oeuvre of Tami Hoag, Karen Robards, Elizabeth Powell and, these days, even Nora Roberts."--Publishers Weekly

"A dark, powerful tale of nerve-shattering suspense."--Tami Hoag

"A chilling story of revenge and betrayal, with one of the creepiest villains I've ever read."--Iris Johansen, author of The Ugly Duckling

""An unforgettably evil villain and a throat-gripping climax make The Perfect Husband a real page-turner!"--Tess Gerritsen, author of Harvest

"I loved this book! I was up till 2 a.m. finishing it!"--Karen Robards, author of Walking After Midnight and Hunter's Moon

'Nail-biting suspense . . . a taut roller coaster of a story that kept me up very, very late."--Kay Hooper, author of Amanda and After Caroline

"A superlative read, with vivid characters, faultless procedure, and a villain who will whisper in the dark every time you turn off the light."--Eileen Dreyer, author of Brain Dead

About the Author

Lisa Gardner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty suspense novels, including The Neighbor, which won Thriller of the Year from the International Thriller Writers. An avid hiker, traveler, and cribbage player, she lives in the mountains of New Hampshire with her family.