One Step Too Far: the gripping Richard & Judy Bookclub pick from the Sunday Times bestselling crime thriller author

Lisa Gardner

Jan 2022 · Random House

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* THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL
* RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK
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'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
'This book exceeds even Gardner's high standards.' Daily Mail
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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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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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'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
'For years Lisa Gardner has been one of the best in the business.' Harlan Coben
'Lisa Gardner is at the top of her game' Kathy Reichs
'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

Ratings and reviews

Fantastic! I have rarely in 30 years of reading have I felt a book deserves 5 stars more than this one. So utterly engaging, thought provoking and moving. This book kept me gripped until the very end. Brilliant book

Amazing. Literally had me up til the early hours of the morning; could not put it down, finished in a day! Thrilling story, plenty of twists and turns. Emotional, funny and eerie at times... recommend this book highly 👌🏽

stunning. honestly, it just kept on giving.... the tension was palpable and descriptions of the location had me right there with the characters

About the author

Lisa Gardner received a degree in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993. At the age of 20, she sold her first novel, Walking after Midnight, under the pseudonym Alicia Scott. After graduating from college, she became a management consultant and continued to write romance novels in her spare time. She eventually became a full-time author. She wrote 13 romance novels before turning to thrillers. Under the pseudonym Alicia Scott, her romance novels include The Quiet One, Brandon's Bride, and Marry Me...Again. Under Lisa Gardner, her thrillers include The Other Daughter, I'd Kill for That, Touch and Go, and Crash and Burn. She also writes the FBI Profiler series and the Detective D.D. Warren series.