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    The Perfect Husband: An FBI Profiler Novel
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    The Perfect Husband: An FBI Profiler Novel

    By Lisa Gardner

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    What would you do if the man of your dreams hides the soul of a killer?

    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateSep 28, 2004
    ISBN9780553900866
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    The Perfect Husband: An FBI Profiler Novel
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    Lisa Gardner

    Lisa Gardner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty novels, including Look for Me, Right Behind You, Find Her, Crash & Burn, Fear Nothing, Touch & Go, Catch Me, and The Neighbor, which won the International Thriller of the Year Award. She lives with her family in New England.

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    • 1/5
      Grabbed this cuz I thought I recognized the author's name and the series sounded like my kind of thing. Instead of a thriller though, it felt more like sex/romance kind of thing (maybe that's what the author usually write?) The thriller/mystery aspects were poorly written. I felt it tiresome to read, and I'm not sure I would have enjoyed it even if I were looking for a sex/romance thing.
    • 4/5
      I kept putting this off because I thought I wouldn't like it. As it turned out I loved it wished I read it earlier. I loved the way Tess decided to fight back after her husband escaped from prison. And then there's J.T. a man who teaches Tess to fight back. Loved both of these characters. I highly recommend this book if you haven't read it.
    • 4/5
      I recently purchased a box of paperbacks at an auction. My prime intent was to donate the entirety to a rehabilitation facility that had a limited library. I have donated many but I have put aside several for "light " reading. Two weeks later I have devoured a lot of them. Some good, some unreadable and quickly donated. This jewel was a fascinating read and I did it in 24 hiurs.Maybe not the best suspension novel, maybe full of raw sex, but oh my, the twist was so perfect, so unforeseeable that I literally gasped and laid the book down!!A good read. Worth 4 stars but knocked to 31/2 due to the sappy sex scenes.
    • 3/5
      Not my first Lisa Gardner book, but the 1st in the profiler series. I thought the continuous sexual content was unnecessary or overkill. It overshadowed the story

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    • 4/5
      Lots of twists and turns that I wasn't expecting. :)
    • 1/5
      This was awful. Plastic and inconsistent characters, disjointed plot, and the most AWFUL audio narration. That audio narration was simply painful and made a poorly written story even worse. The narrators ridiculous attempt to speak with some kind of accent, I really hope it wasn't Boston, was torturous to listen to. I wanted to give this book a chance because I really like this authors other books but it seems like this one had all of the flaws of her other books with NONE of the positives. I can't think of one good thing to say about it except that it's over and I know NEVER to listen to another book read by Jennifer Wydra. Awful.
    • 4/5
      Hint: there are no perfect husbands in this book. Come to think of it, Rainie doesn't appear in this book either. And Quincy is little more than a bit part. Here is what I did find in this novel: great plot, chilling thrills, and a desire to read more Lisa Gardner. That's plenty.
    • 4/5
      I could barely sleep last night, because is couldn't wait till morning to finish this book. What a thriller! This would make a great movie.
    • 4/5
      The story of Tess Williams, wife of a serial killer. She is looking for help in order to protect herself and her 4 years old daugther from her husband who just escaped from prison. With the help of J T, an ex-mercenary, she will discover what her limits are in order to protect herself and the ones she loves
    • 5/5
      I really liked this book a lot. It was exciting and suspenseful and a roller coaster ride of emotions. It's supposed to be 1st in a series about Quincy and Raines. Quincy is an FBI agent and we get to know him a little bit, no Raines though. I look forward to reading the next book and getting to know them.
    • 5/5
      This is the first Lisa Gardner book I've read and I'm delighted that she's written so many more, because I'm addicted. The suspense never ends and keeps you enthralled all the way through. The plot is thick with heart-poundingly tense twists and turns and you just don't want to put this book down! Lisa Gardner definitely ranks amongst one of my favourite authors now.
    • 3/5
      Book by Lisa Gardner: 3 stars. The story shows its age (1997). The secondary story between Marion and J.T. is creepy; are they siblings or lovers?Audiobook Narration by Jennifer Wydra: 1/2 star. Horrible. She never maintained a consistent voice for Tess, the main character. Sometimes southern drawl, sometimes northeastern tough, sometimes midwestern twang, sometimes no dialect at all. She was down right painful to listen to. Ugh.
    • 5/5
      This book is fantastically written with wonderfully in depth characters with real, raw emotion. I like how the story line flowed very smoothly between different situations, but didn't leave you confused as to what was going on in the story, you were very easily able to catch on to what the author was writing about.

      Lisa Gardner never ceases to amaze me with all of her amazing writing capabilities and this book is no exception. I was quite hesitant to start reading this series because I fell so in love with the DD Warren Series, and I wasn't sure that anything could compare to that, but she certainly did an exquisite job on creating another series just as wonderful, but totally different and compelling in new ways! The two series aren't even comparable with totally different styles, but both equally as spell binding. I don't think that I could pick one over the other as my favorite.

      I did enjoy the bit of romance that was thrown in to the story just because it wasn't overwhelming, it was just enough to make it different!

      I am so glad that I finally jumped into this series, as I've been holding on to it for about a year now, and I can't wait to read all of these!
    • 3/5
      This was my first foray into romantic suspense, and even though the romance wasn't quite to my taste, this still made for an entertaining and very fast read that would appeal to both romance fans (provided they don't mind a heavy dose of violence, sex, and language), and suspense fans (provided they don't mind the romance angle).

      The story centers around Tess, who marries a charming police officer named Jim Beckett. Two years into the marriage, however, Tess discovers that Jim is a sadistic serial killer who has murdered ten women. She has Jim arrested, but not before he attacks her. Now, several years later, she learns that Jim has escaped from prison to find her.

      Most people in Tess's position would go straight to the police, but because Jim Beckett is an ex-cop, and because he managed to get past the cops before, Tess decides on a different strategy...she decides to fight back. With the reluctant help of J.T. Dillon, an ex-Marine, she learns to defend herself. But the whole time, Jim is planning his ambush...

      Even though the plot centers around Tess, the story is told from the perspective of multiple characters, the two main ones being Tess and J.T. But through this multiple perspective approach, we learn a lot about the characters and their back stories, and the suspense increases dramatically, especially when we get inside the head of Jim Beckett.

      And, of course, we have the romantic attraction between Tess and J.T. As I mentioned before, I wasn't a fan of the romantic angle, but that's just a personal preference of mine. At any rate, the romance wasn���t excessive, so it didn���t detract too much from the rest of the story, and it did provide some interesting insights into the characters.

      For me, the story���s biggest strength was in the suspense it created, and the plot twists introduced in the last half of the book. By letting the reader inside Jim Beckett���s head, we know more than any of the rest of the characters, and we get a better sense of his razor-sharp intelligence, making him an even more terrifying villain. This is a classic example of the page turner ��� you���re sure to blast through this one within a few days.

      Readalikes: Catherine Coulter, Tami Hoag, Sandra Brown, Julie Garwood are all popular romantic suspense authors who write thrilling stories with strong female protagonists. For less of a romantic suspense angle, try Harlan Coben, who also writes well-plotted suspense stories with intriguing characters and accurate forensic details.


    • 4/5
      Lisa Gardner never disappoints and The Perfect Husband is no exception. I could not put this one down and read it in record time. Be sure the doors are all locked when you pick this one up and sleep with the lights on, I did,lol.
    • 4/5
      Good story, so-so writing, too rough and heavy on the sex scenes. Would a woman running from an abusive psychopath husband really hook up with a guy who thrashed her aroung and 'fucked her hard'? I think not.
    • 4/5
      OMG! Lisa Gardner has come up with one of the creepiest villains ever. This book is chilling and full of suspense. It has an outstanding climax. I would be giving it 5 stars except for the editing. J.T had a cast put on his broken, shattered arm then he’s swimming in the motel pool. Tess’s daughter was just kidnapped and she’s having sex with J.T, who has a broken arm. Come on! Let’s be realistic. I am not a mother - but if my child was kidnapped by her father, who is a nasty as they come - sex would be the last thing on my mind.
    • 5/5
      With this book, you get a strong romance and an intense thriller as well, I wish more romance readers would pick up this book and not be scared away by the crime plot lines. While some plot devices were seen before, they're still very expertly used and don't seem tedious.
    • 5/5
      Great writing and masterful thrills make this one a keeper. You won't find a more chilling villain than the serial killer of this book. The hero and the heroine both have enough tortured secrets to fill a battleship, yet they come together in one of the most satisfying unions I've ever read. I've always liked Lisa Gardner's series books as Alicia Scott, but now I intend to buy all her books as Lisa Gardner.
    • 4/5
      Ths is the first work of Gardner's I've read and I was pleasantly surprised. This easliy could have been oh so predictable, but wasn't. While I don't like neat and tidy endings, this one was acceptable, with clear indications to the reader of no HEA. Gardner could have developed a few minor characters a bit earlier without hurting the suspense, but overall this was a great suspenseful read.