I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman Review

Book Description

There was your photo, in a magazine. Of course, you are older now. Still, I'd know you anywhere.

Suburban wife and mother Eliza Benedict's peaceful world falls off its axis when a letter arrives from Walter Bowman. In the summer of 1985, when Eliza was fifteen, she was kidnapped by this man and held hostage for almost six weeks. Now he's on death row in Virginia for the rape and murder of his final victim, and Eliza wants nothing to do with him. Walter, however, is unpredictable when ignored—as Eliza knows only too well—and to shelter her children from the nightmare of her past, she'll see him one last time.

But Walter is after something more than forgiveness: He wants Eliza to save his life . . . and he wants her to remember the truth about that long-ago summer and release the terrible secret she's keeping buried inside.

My Thoughts:
Laura Lippman, is the author of numerous books, Hardly Knew Her, The Girl in the Green Raincoat, and What the Dead Know to name a few. This new novel, I'd Know You Anywhere, is a suspenseful pschological thriller, about a woman who was kidnapped when she was 15 and held captive for over 5 weeks. As the story is told, the reader becomes familiar with Eliza and how she coped after she was rescued. Now that her captor has found out where she is and wants to see her, the reader gets to know Eliza and the people in her life . According to what the author has said, this story is loosely based on real events. At times I had a difficult time reading this book, but as I read more the story started coming together for me. This was the first Laura Lippman book I have read and I felt I owed it to the author to continue. I am glad that I did stay with it because I ended up enjoying the book. Any fans of Laura Lippman will enjoy reading this book. Her next novel, The Most Dangerous Thing will be released in August 2011.
I received this book from Harper Collins and was not monetarily compensated for my review.