Lisa Gardner

Lisa Gardner (born 1972) is a #1 New York Times bestselling American novelist. She is the author of more than 20 suspense novels, published in more than 30 countries. She began her career writing romantic suspense under the pseudonym Alicia Scott, before the publication of her breakout domestic thriller, The Perfect Husband, in 1997. TV and movie credits include At the Midnight House (CBS), Instinct to Kill, The Survivors Club (CBS), and Hide (TNT) as well as personal appearances on TruTV's Murder by the Book and CNN.

Biography Raised in Hillsboro, Oregon, she graduated from the city's Glencoe High School. Her novel Gone is set in a fictionalized version of Tillamook, Oregon.

As of 2014, Gardner lives in New England with her family. She is known for her work with animal rescue and at-risk children, receiving the Silver Bullet Award from the International Thriller Writers in 2017 in honor of her efforts.

Published works

As Lisa Gardner

Novels

The FBI Profiler, or Quincy & Rainie series The Perfect Husband (1997), The Third Victim (2001), The Next Accident (2001), The Killing Hour (2003), Gone (2006), Say Goodbye (2008), 6.5. "The 4th Man" (2016), short story, , crossover with Detective D.D. Warren series Right Behind You (2017), When You See Me (2020), , crossover with Detective D.D. Warren series

The Detective D.D. Warren series Alone (2004), Hide (2007), The Neighbor (2009), Live to Tell (2010), Love You More (2011), , crossover with Tessa Leoni series 5.5. "The 7th Month" (2012), short story, Catch Me (2012), Fear Nothing (2014), 7.5. "3 Truths and a Lie" (2016), short story, Find Her (2016), 8.5. "The 4th Man" (2016), short story, , crossover with FBI Profiler series Look for Me (2018), 9.5. "The Guy Who Died Twice" (2019), short story, Never Tell (2019), When You See Me (2020), , crossover with FBI Profiler series

The Tessa Leoni series Love You More (2011), , crossover with Detective D.D. Warren series Touch & Go (2013), Crash & Burn (2015),

The Frankie Elkin series Before She Disappeared (2021), One Step Too Far (2022), Still See You Everywhere (2024), Kiss Her Goodbye (2025),

Stand-alone works The Other Daughter (1999), The Survivors Club (2002), I'd Kill For That (2004), with more authors, You'll Be Sorry (2026),

Short stories

"The 7th Month" (2012), , Detective D.D. Warren series "3 Truths and a Lie" (2016), , Detective D.D. Warren series "The 4th Man" (2016), , crossover FBI Profiler series and Detective D.D. Warren series "The Guy Who Died Twice" (2019), , Detective D.D. Warren series

Non-fiction

Mom's Other Medicine (2021), guide

As Alicia Scott

Novels

The Walking After Midnight series Walking After Midnight (1992), Shadow's Flame (1994),

The Guiness Gang series At the Midnight Hour (1995), Hiding Jessica (1995), The Quiet One (1996), The One Worth Waiting For (1996), The One Who Almost Got Away (1996),

The Family Secrets, or Maximillian's Children series Maggie's Man (1997), m Macnamara's Woman (1997), Brandon's Bride (1998),

Stand-alone works Waking Nightmare (1994), Partners in Crime (1998), Marrying Mike... Again (1999), , Men in Blue #13 series

Short stories

Partners in Crime (36 Hours series #9): "Partners in Crime Part 1" (2014), novella "Partners in Crime Part 2" (2014), novella "Partners in Crime Part 3" (2014), novella

Adaptations

At the Midnight Hour (1995), Canadian TV movie directed by Charles Jarrott, based on the Alicia Scott novel At The Midnight Hour Instinct to Kill (2001), film directed by Gustavo Graef-Marino, based on novel The Perfect Husband The Survivors Club (2004), TV movie directed by Christopher Leitch, based on novel The Survivors Club. Starring Roma Downey and Jacqueline Bisset. Hide (2011), TV movie directed by John Gray, based on novel Hide. Starring Carla Gugino as D.D. Warren.

Awards

Hardcover Thriller of the Year from the International Thriller Writers for The Neighbor Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle in France, also for The Neighbor Daphne du Maurier Award in 2000 for The Other Daughter