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story captivated me from beginning to end, It's not a true mystery but a bit of a "psychological thriller, " I just found it to be a really good story and very well written,

Eliza Bennett, is a married mother of two who seems to live a happy, content life, until one day a mysterious letter arrives at her house.
It is from a man who is now on death row, A man who kidnapped and held her captive over twenty years ago, The story goes back and forth in time with Eliza remembering the kidnapping and abuse she endured, Now, she has to decide whether she will meet up with him one last time before he dies, She has done a good job at getting her life in order but his recent contact has rattled her, She struggles with forgetting.

Laura Lippman's style is easy to read and the chapters just flow together nicely, So far I'm finding it hard to put down, Very compelling character, plot and writing,

Done. SPOILER ALERT!

This book is the story of "a nice person," as Ms, Lippman herself
put it, and Eliza's story is full of the sort of suspense that keeps you turning the pages, Slowly and deliciously, Eliza's past is revealed as it invades her current, lovely and almost perfect life,

Eliza had been kidnapped when she was fifteen and kept alive by a compulsive serial killer, who on death row wants to come back into her life.
Eliza's dilemma is real. My first reaction was "what's the problem Ignore him, " But as you will see there is no simple solution, She had built a life and family and he has threatened to expose her past to the world, See the twist As though she should be ashamed, not only of being kidnapped, but for being the only one of his victims who lived.


Eliza reveals her innermost fears as well as courage as she deals with this man who has run out of reasons to stay his execution and who will do anything to stay alive.


Our local library has staged an Edgar contest: vote for the book you think should win, I had no problem deciding, In my book, clearly I'd Know You Anywhere is the winner!

Prepare to be mesmerized, totally enthralled, and left with your mind questioning the meaning of true justice.
Laura Lippman, author of the acclaimed Tess Monaghan series and last year's best selling Life Sentences, shows her mettle as a writer of intense, character driven, psychological dramas with the superb I'D KNOW YOU ANYWHERE.

This is a story that will linger with you long after you've

read the last page or heard the last word,

Eliza Benedict is a seemingly unflappable mother of two living in suburban Maryland with her husband, Peter, and two children, The eldest is Isobel who has chosen to be called “Iso,” although her father thinks it should be “Izzo” or people will see it as short for “isotope.
” She's a difficult teenager seeming to dislike everything since the family's return to America after six years in England, The Benedict son,yearold Albie, is an affable child often plagued by nightmares,

All seems relatively normal in the household until the day a letter arrives a “real letter” as Iso calls it addressed to “Elizabeth,” the name she used “before” as Eliza now terms it.
The “before” refers to before she was kidnapped the summer she wasby Walter Bowman, held captive for almost six weeks and then raped before miraculously finding herself free.
The letter is from Bowman who is now on Death Row for killing another young girl and suspected of killing more, He wants to talk to Elizabeth as he still calls her,

Eliza has successfully managed to compartmentalize what happened to her that long ago summer, Peter knows about most of it, and the children know nothing, She believed that she had kept herself hidden from anyone connected with that event from the unscrupulous writer who had penned a tacky version of her time with Bowman, from the press who might like to revive the story now that Bowman's execution date is nearing, and from Bowman himself.


She fears not only for herself but for her family, yet she also finds that she unable to totally escape from the control Bowman once held over her.
Why did he let her live while the other girls died Did she owe him anything Does she owe a debt to the families of the other victims Eliza answers his letter hoping that will be the end of it, but he asks for a phone call.
He knows what strings to pull just as she recognizes the terrifying sociopath he is and the man he believes himself to be,

Alternating between past and present Lippman's story is scrupulously plotted as she details the affect the kidnappings have had not only on the victims and their families, but on others as well.
These characters are clearly drawn, not only physically but psychologically as the story builds to a surprising denouement,

Highly recommended.

Gail Cooke You can only read so many books in your life and there are so many wonderful books out there my advice is to skip this one.
The plot is implausible and the characters are underdeveloped, Halfway through, I wanted to put the book in the trash, The author doesn't make the characters or the dialogue believable so I just didn't care to find out what happened to them, No one in the main character's life react to her drama in a normal way, Her husband dispassionately discusses notes she recieves from a serial killer on death row who had kidnapped her as a child, He doesn't get excited or angry he apparently has no emotional response at all, The other characters are also stilted caricatures, Her sister is a narcissitic knowitall who's only purpose in life is to make sure she's the center of attention, Her daughter is acting out in a prolonged episode of teenaged angst scornful and isolated, It seems the author needs to do more research, She incorrectly carries on about how the American phrase "waiting for the other shoe to drop" means the same as the English phrase "waiting for the penny to drop".
"Waiting for the other shoe to drop" means the anticipation of something to happen after something else has already taken place, "Waiting for the penny to drop" means waiting for someone to "get it" be it the joke or point of the story, like you put the coin in the machine and all the lights come on.
Why she would pointedly make this comparison only to get it wrong is puzzling, I guess I'm aggravated that garbage like this costs the same as really fine, transformational writing, In any case, don't waste your money or more importantly, your time on this, . . you will be disappointed. In the summer of, Elizabeth Lerner spentdays held hostage by Walter Bowman,

Years later, she's changed her name, married and built out a life for herself as Eliza Benedict, But all of that is about to change when a letter from Walter shows up at her house, Walter was tried and convicted of the death of a victim he took while he held Eliza captive and is facing execution in a few weeks.
The letter came as the result of Eliza's photograph appearing in the society section of a local magazine that Walter read in prison,

Laura Lippman's latest novel is another standalone novel, While it would be easily classify it as a mystery story, "I'd Know You Anywhere" is something richer, deeper and far more satisfying than your standard "who done it" mystery novel.
Continuing a theme from many of her standalone works, Lippman explores the impact a crime has upon the characters in the story,

Lippman carefully crafts the story, expertly weaving in the events unfolding in the current time line as well as supplying information and flashbacks on what happened during Walter and Eliza's time together.
Walter took Elizabeth captive when she stumbles across him burying his last victim she doesn't see anything, just a man in the woods and the two spenddays on the road together before Walter kidnapped and killed his final victim.


"I'd Know You Anywhere" asks the question of whether Eliza was a victim or an unwitting accomplice to Walter's crimes, The relationship between the two is fascinating as are the reasons that Eliza fears trying to leave Walter and what his retribution might be,

Also of interest is how the crime affects Elizabeth in the years following the events, As we meet the modern day Eliza, we see that the crime and those weeks have had an impact on her family, her friends and her relationships.
Eliza's preteen daughter begins showing signs of rebellion and the struggle of what to tell her children and how much of what happened is a fascinating struggle.


If you've heard the buzz surrounding Laura Lippman and are curious as to why so many of us look forward to her latest offering, devouring it within hours of picking it up, "I'd Know You Anywhere" is a great starting point to discover the woman who could be your next favorite writer.
Its one thing to read a book you cant put down, its another to feel the need to finish it to see if the book ever goes anywhere.
This book went round in circles with awkward detours, It was basically a mess, Some passages were downright cringeworthy you could say problematic, even and appear for absolutely no reason Peters joke about the doll tree, for example wtf was that!.


Reading this book was an unpleasant experience, but in the way wearing a wet sweater feels unpleasant, not in the way a book addressing subjects of such gravity should feel difficult.
This story is loosely based on a true crime story, and the themes in this book deserve better writing,

The book is technically characterdriven, but the characters are so badly developed, or underdeveloped, entire passages in the book dont really make sense or have a point.
Being in the mind of a serial killer could have been interesting, but it was just weird, Meanwhile, being in the mind of the I guess protagonist was equally weird, I didnt connect with her at all nor understand her motivation, I dont know if this was all due to sloppy editing or bad writing,

This book had potential it could have been a psychological thriller, It was my first Lippman, and I can see from the comments its not peoples favorite, I have another of hers, and Ill give it a try some time, .