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Live to Tell

Detective D.D. Warren • Book 4

by Lisa Gardner

Narrated by Kirsten Potter, Rebecca Lowman, Ann Marie Lee

4.42 ABR Score (51.1K ratings)
★ 4.18 Goodreads (47.1K) ★ 4.51 Audible (4.0K)
13h 23m Released 2010 Thriller

Why Listen to This Audiobook?

Three narrators, three women circling the same brutal crime — and the tension of not knowing which one to trust is what makes this one hard to stop.

  • Great if you want: a thriller with psychological depth and multiple POVs
  • Listening experience: tense, propulsive, dark — not a cozy bedtime listen
  • Narration: three distinct voices give each woman a separate emotional register
  • Skip if: child endangerment storylines are a hard no for you

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About This Audiobook

Four members of a Boston family are found brutally murdered. The father survives in intensive care and is the prime suspect. Detective D.D. Warren isn't buying the obvious answer. The investigation intersects with a pediatric trauma nurse named Danielle Burton, whose own past contains a family catastrophe that rhymes disturbingly with the current case, and a mother whose fiercely protective relationship with her disturbed son adds a third perspective on what family obligation actually means when it turns dangerous.

Kirsten Potter, Rebecca Lowman, and Ann Marie Lee narrate the novel's three perspectives, a casting decision that keeps each storyline's emotional register distinct. Potter has narrated multiple D.D. Warren entries and brings the detective's physical directness to life. At just over 13 hours, Live to Tell is a multi-perspective thriller that takes its psychological complexity seriously.