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The Girl Who Survived: A Riveting Novel of Suspense with a Shocking Twist Kindle Edition

by Lisa Jackson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 14,854 ratings
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In this deviously volatile, deliciously creepy thriller from the #1 New York Times bestseller, the lone survivor of a brutal family massacre must uncover the awful truth about the fateful night that left her forever marked…

Has she already had her last chance to be the final girl?

A Goodreads Hot Summer Mysteries

All her life, she’s been the girl who survived. Orphaned at age seven after a horrific killing spree at her family’s Oregon cabin, Kara McIntyre is still searching for some kind of normal. But now, twenty years later, the past has come thundering back. Her brother, Jonas, who was convicted of the murders has unexpectedly been released from prison. The press is in a frenzy again. And suddenly, Kara is receiving cryptic messages from her big sister, Marlie—who hasn’t been seen or heard from since that deadly Christmas Eve when she hid little Kara in a closet with a haunting, life-saving command: Don’t make a sound.

As people close to her start to die horrible deaths, Kara, who is slowly and surely unraveling, believes she is the killer’s ultimate target.

Kara survived once. But will she survive again? How many times can she be the girl who survived?
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  1. “She doesn’t leave room for any other emotions, chases them away, guards her position in a person’s heart feverishly.”
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  2. Kara had spent most of her growing-up years with Merritt Margrove and his second wife, Helen.
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  3. His father, an off-duty cop, had saved Kara from drowning. And he’d died in the process. Again, she felt more than a modicum of guilt. She probably owed his son some of her time, to tell him her side of the story.
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FICTION, Thrillers, Suspense

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Praise for Lisa Jackson's Standalone Suspense Novels:

“Jackson’s latest is a fabulous fast-paced, tightly plotted thriller with so many twisty angles, no Vegas bookie would make odds. The character development is superb, and the police investigation and Remmi’s need for answers rings true. The authors managing of the past and present separately is an effective method of clue dangling to keep readers in the dark until the huge OMG reveal. Fans of Lisa Gardner, Paula Hawkins, and J.T. Ellison will devour this one-sitting nail-biter.”—Library JournalSTARRED REVIEW for Liar, Liar

 “The title of Lisa Jackson's latest, Paranoid, is pretty apt, considering it will have your nerves frayed before you're even halfway through reading it.” —Popsugar on Paranoid

"Bestselling Jackson jam-packs the plot of her latest nail-biting novel with plenty of unexpected twists and turns, making Liar, Liar a terrific choice for readers who enjoy their literary adrenaline fixes on the darker side of the suspense spectrum." —Booklistfor Liar, Liar

"A twisty, suspenseful romantic thriller… The many threads of this action-packed mystery are tied together by the mesmerizing, larger-than-life character of Didi Storm, who haunts the book to its final pages." —Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW for Liar, Liar “

This suspenseful thriller is packed with jaw-dropping twists.” —InTouch, Grade A for You Will Pay

“If you tend to reach for a twisty, intense thriller for your beach reads, then this is the book for you. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, You Will Pay will have you glued to the storyline.” —Martha Stewart Weddings on You Will Pay

“This acclaimed author is back to captivate her fans. And as always, the fans are gifted with a real page-turner… A ‘class-A’ writer who can combine everything from romance to suspense to a real creep fest as easily as Martha Stewart can create a killer cupcake, Jackson has made sure to invent a story where everyone will go home to the ‘place’ they love and…think twice about going inside. Excellent read!” —Suspense Magazine on Close to Home

“Jackson gradually builds up the layers of this tangled psychological thriller, leading to a stunning finale.  Jackson knows how to keep readers guessing and glued to the page.” —Publishers Weeklyon Paranoid

About the Author

Lisa Jackson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over ninety-five novels, including Liar, Liar, You Will Pay, After She’s Gone, Deserves to Die, You Don’t Want to Know, Running Scared, and Shiver. She is also the co-author of One Last Breath, Last Girl Standing and the Colony Series, written with her sister and bestselling author Nancy Bush, as well as the collaborative novels Sinister and Ominous, written with Nancy Bush and Rosalind Noonan. There are over thirty million copies of her novels in print and her writing has been translated into twenty languages. She lives with her family and rambunctious dogs in the Pacific Northwest. Visit her online at LisaJackson.com.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09HRCJY4K
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kensington Books (June 28, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 28, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5252 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 386 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 14,854 ratings

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#1 NYT and USA TODAY bestselling author Lisa Jackson started writing after her sister read an article in TIME Magazine in 1981 about how young mothers were making money writing romance novels. Both Lisa and her sister, Nancy Bush, began their writing careers right then, and lo, these many years later Lisa has published seventy-five plus novels and has no plans to slow down anytime soon.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2024
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I couldn't put it down. I finally had to put it down at 6am and get some sleep. Lots of characters to suspect. Twists and turns, secrets revealed. Really enjoyed this book!
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Michelle
4.0 out of 5 stars Gory but A Good Mystery
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2024
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Initially this story started off great but then became slow moving with the same narrative about Jonas repeated too often but once Tate and Kara teamed up to find the truth it picked up speed and didn’t disappoint. The ending was surprising and sad (minus the needless gore) but overall a fast read with an uplifting and hopeful epilogue.
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Donna Aguis
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasric! Couldn't stop listening to this one!
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
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This was a great book! I wasn't familiar with this author so, I didn't know what to expect. This audiobook had me gripping my steering wheel! It shows it as 14 hours but, I felt like I listened to it way faster than that. Time disappeared for me during this book. Can't wait to find another book to read or listen to by this author! Fabulous!!
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Brenda VanEtten
3.0 out of 5 stars the girl who survived
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024
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This book dragged on and was repetitive at times. It could’ve been a little bit shorter overall, it was a good book to read.
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Tanyia
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2024
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I like the way the characters
developed as the storyline twisted. It kept me interested until the end. Good luck Kara.
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Melissa Joseph (Book Addicts Reviews)
4.0 out of 5 stars Trust no one
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2023
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4 who done it stars!

This is a good book with a ton of twists and turns. I had no clue who to trust and definitely no idea who was the ravenous murderer.

The book was unique in the way it was laid out. I enjoyed the characters very much. I actually trusted zero of them. Even Kara at one point. The relationships between characters were relatable and drew you in.

Though I think the middle kind of lost me for a minute. The re-telling of the famous night gets a little old after a while. Then some weird stuff happened near the end and I was like wth for a moment. Almost a little unbelievable and rushed at some point. I feel like this had the makings of a 5🌟 book.
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Aggravated Day
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2024
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This book kept you guessing. The heroine was a little too flakey
The story advanced without a thread at times
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Wendy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2024
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Definitely recommend 5 stars
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Wendy l.
5.0 out of 5 stars good read
Reviewed in Canada on August 16, 2023
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Great book, couldn’t put it down. Lots of surprises with twists and turns. Didn’t want the book to end. Good plot
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4.0 out of 5 stars Welch ein Preis für ein Leben
Reviewed in Germany on April 1, 2024
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In Lisa Jacksons packendem Thriller »The Girl Who Survived«, steht eine junge Frau vor der Herausforderung ihres Lebens: Zwanzig Jahre nach dem Massaker an ihrer Familie, muss sie alles daransetzen, die Wahrheit hinter den Morden zu enthüllen – um ihr eigenes Leben zu retten. Der Thriller »The Girl Who Survived« ist unabhängig von Lisa Jacksons Reihen lesbar.

Es war ein Tag, der ihr Leben zu einem Albtraum machte: Am Heiligabend entkam die damals 7-jährige Kara knapp einem Mörder, der einen Teil ihrer Familie tötete. Jetzt, fast zwanzig Jahre später, wird ihr Halbbruder Jonas, der für die Morde verurteilt war, unerwartet freigelassen. Zur gleichen Zeit beginnt Kara, rätselhafte Nachrichten zu erhalten, und sie wird das Gefühl nicht los, dass diese in Verbindung mit ihrer älteren Schwester stehen könnten. Marlie, die sie an jenem furchtbaren Heiligabend dazu zwang, sich zu verstecken und von der seitdem jede Spur fehlt. Während Kara noch versucht, die jüngsten Ereignisse zu begreifen, geschieht ein Mord in ihrem Umfeld. Bald schon fürchtet Kara wieder um ihr Leben …

Lisa Jackson beherrscht die Kunst, Spannung nicht nur durch den Inhalt, sondern auch durch die Struktur der Kapitel zu erzeugen. Indem sie den verschiedenen Figuren eine Fülle von Geschichten verleiht, schafft sie ein breites Konfliktpotenzial. In diesem Roman liegt der Fokus jedoch weniger auf den Ermittlungen, sondern vielmehr auf den Beziehungen zwischen den Beteiligten, die teilweise über eine zwanzigjährige Geschichte zurückreichen. Zwischen Verwandten, Freunden und Freundinnen scheinen die Verhältnisse untereinander nicht immer ganz klar zu sein. Jede Figur verbirgt ein Geheimnis … oder vielleicht auch nicht?

Die Art und Weise, wie die Geschichte erzählt wird, hat zur Folge, dass die erste Hälfte des Romans nicht so fesselnd ist, Kapitel für Kapitel betrachtet. Alles dreht sich um die Gedanken von Kara, der Hauptfigur. Ihre Gedanken drehen sich ständig im Kreis, während sie versucht, das Massaker von vor zwanzig Jahren und das Verhalten ihrer Schwester Marlie und ihres Bruders Jonas zu rekonstruieren. Aber das Interessante für die Leser ist, dass man genauso neugierig ist, was damals wirklich passiert ist und wie die Geschichte in der Gegenwart endet.

Die Settings von Lisa Jackson haben einen besonderen Reiz. Wenn man ihre Romane liest, wird man feststellen, dass Schnee an Weihnachten immer eine Rolle spielt. »The Girl Who Survived« ist ein eigenständiger Roman, der nicht zu ihren bisherigen Serien gehört. Es lohnt sich, ihn zu lesen! Eine klare Empfehlung für alle Leserinnen und Leser, die sich auf einen spannenden Thriller inmitten des Schneegestöbers freuen dürfen.

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NINA BUSBY
5.0 out of 5 stars interesting book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2024
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never read this author's work before but enjoyed the style and format and the story was good, kept you engaged throughout
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Debbie
4.0 out of 5 stars Who Survived
Reviewed in Canada on January 18, 2023
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*It had a good storyline , riveting novel of suspense with a shocking twist. I enjoyed the narrator (made the book become spooky at times, enjoyable.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Kein Lektorat
Reviewed in Germany on October 28, 2023
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Plot ziemlich weit hergeholt und unschlüssig mit unglaubwürdigem Ende. Psychologie und Motive des Täters und Beteiligten wenig plausibel. Überhaupt bleiben die Personen blass. Stattdessen seitenlanges uninteressantes Füllmaterial, z.B was die Nachrichten gerade bringen während der Cop im Keller über 40 minutenlang trainiert. Wiederholungen, als hätte Autor vergessen, dass sie das nur kurz vorher schon beschrieben hatte. (Z.B. denkt Protagonistin darüber nach, dass sie nicht weiß, wann sie zuletzt was zu essen hatte außer Käse und cracker um kurz darauf wieder die genau dasselbe zu denken, als der Lieferdienst endlich kommt). Das ist schlicht nervig, langweilig und lässt einen fragen, ob es überhaupt sowas wie Beta-reader, geschweige denn ein Lektorat gegeben hat. Die Kindle-Version der englischen Fassung ist zudem durchsetzt von falschen (wahrscheinlich manuell gesetzten) Seitenumbrüchen und Worttrennungen, was den Lesefluss definiert stört durch die ungewollten Absätze, die so entstehen. Scheint generell ein Problem zu sein bei digitalen Kindle Fassungen. Kann mal bitte eine Schulung an Autoren rausgehen über Text Formatierung? !!!
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