Books with author -Lisa Gardner-

"... combines treasure hunting, Revolutionary-era U.S. history, and teamwork ... reads like a National Treasure and Spy Kids movie combined." ~ School Library JournalWHEN UNEARTHING A NATIONAL TREASURE BECOMES A NATIONAL INCIDENTInspired by True EventsDennis Alexander: Washington Academy Middle School promises to be another in the long line of boring schools he has been expelled from.Rhonda Snodgrass: Although trained from childhood in survival tactics, she tries to stay off the radar of the “cool” kids who think she’s weird.7th grade turns out to be anything but normal when teachers announce the students’ bloodless revolution succeeded and they are now in charge. After conducting a secret-ballot vote on policy, the 7th graders emerge to find the school evacuated and the FBI lurking outside with the task of unearthing a treasure of national importance.The students’ mission is clear—discover the treasure before the FBI locks down the building. Dennis and Rhonda lead the revolt and must work together to follow century-old clues left by a crazy Revolutionary War buff.To stay one step ahead of the FBI, they must delve into history and amass an arsenal to defend their school … because this is WAR!AwardsSilver Medal — 2018 Nautilus Book Awards — Middle Grade FictionWinner — 2018 Digital Book World Awards — Best Use of Social Media in Book MarketingWinner — 2018 American Fiction Awards — Pre-Teen Fiction (Ages 10-12)Finalist — 2018 Silver Falchion Awards — Best Juvenile FictionFinalist — 2018 Digital Book World Awards — Best Book (Children's)Finalist — 2018 International Book Awards — Children's FictionHonorable Mention— 2018 Hollywood Book Festival — Children's Fiction

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“An utterly absorbing story about troubled families and twisted fates. You won’t be able to put it down—and it will haunt you long after you turn the final page.”—Shari Lapena“A complex crime scene, a missing girl, a ticking clock: no one writes a more page-turning, gut-wrenching thriller.”—Tess GerritsenIn #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner's latest twisty thrill ride, Detective D. D. Warren and Find Her's Flora Dane return in a race against the clock to either save a young girl's life . . . or bring her to justice.The home of a family of five is now a crime scene: four of them savagely murdered, one—a sixteen-year-old girl—missing. Was she lucky to have escaped? Or is her absence evidence of something sinister? Detective D. D. Warren is on the case—but so is survivor-turned-avenger Flora Dane. Seeking different types of justice, they must make sense of the clues left behind by a young woman who, whether as victim or suspect, is silently pleading, Look for me.

A young mother, blond and pretty, vanishes from her South Boston home, leaving behind only one witness—her four-year-old daughter—and one suspect—her handsome, secretive husband.From the moment Detective Sergeant D. D. Warren arrives at the Joneses’ snug little bungalow, instinct tells her that something is seriously off with the wholesome image the couple has worked so hard to create. With the clock ticking on the life of a missing woman and a media firestorm building, D.D. must decide whether Jason Jones is hiding his guilt—or just trying to hide. But first she must stand between a potential killer and his next victim—an innocent child who may have seen too much.

In the new novel by the #1 "New York Times" bestselling master of psychological suspense, * featuring a cameo by fan-favorite Boston detective D. D. Warren, memories can be murder... Nicole Frank shouldn t have survived the car accident, much lessthecrawl up the steep ravine. One thought allows her to defy the odds and flag down help she must save Vero. "If the girl even exists." Arriving at the scene, Sergeant Wyatt Foster joins the desperate hunt for a missing child, only to learn that Nicky suffersfrom a rare brain injurythat causes delusions.According to her husband, there is no child.Never has been.And yet Nicky remains adamant.She must save Vero. For Wyatt and investigator Tessa Leoni, nothing about this case issimple. It turns out Nicky has recently suffered more than one close accident.Is she indeed delusional, as her husband claims, or perhaps she knows more than she thinks?Because clearly someone out therewon t rest tillNickycrashes and burns.... *The Associated Press"