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    I'd Know You Anywhere: A Novel
    I'd Know You Anywhere: A Novel
    I'd Know You Anywhere: A Novel
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    I'd Know You Anywhere: A Novel

    Written by Laura Lippman

    Narrated by Linda Emond

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    “Laura Lippman is among the select group of novelists who have invigorated the crime fiction arena with smart, innovative, and exciting work.”
    —George Pelecanos

    “Lippman’s taut, mesmerizing, and exceptionally smart drama of predator and prey is at once unusually sensitive and utterly compelling.
    —Booklist

    Laura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author of What the Dead Know, Life Sentences, and the acclaimed Tess Monaghan p.i. series, delivers a stunning stand-alone novel that explores the lasting effects on lives touched by crime. With I’d Know You Anywhere, Lippman—master of mystery and psychological suspense, winner of every major literary prize given for crime fiction, including the Edgar®, Agatha, and Nero Wolfe Awards—tells a gripping and richly textured tale of a young woman whose life dangerously entwines once again with a man on Death Row who had kidnapped her when she was a teenager. This is superior mystery writing in the vein of Kate Atkinson.

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateAug 17, 2010
    ISBN9780062006943
    Author

    Laura Lippman

    Since Laura Lippman’s debut, she has been recognized as a distinctive voice in mystery fiction and named one of the “essential” crime writers of the last 100 years. Stephen King called her “special, even extraordinary,” and Gillian Flynn wrote, “She is simply a brilliant novelist.” Her books have won most of the major awards in her field and been translated into more than twenty-five languages. She lives in Baltimore and New Orleans with her teenager.

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    • 3/5
      Solid writing with a solid story that would have shone far brighter in a shorter format. 'Modern Day "politics" of turning novella at best content into unnecessary bloat to fill the "novel" price-tag. But this has been an ever-growing trend in commercial fiction since the 90's so, if you want to eat, you gotta "play the game".
    • 5/5
      Wow...another remarkable read by Laura Lipmann. Ms. Lippman has excellent portrayals of the characters, a great storyline, and vivid descriptions of situations and gripping scenes. You can just feel the emotions of each character.A perfect family, a tranquil life and then......after 20 years a letter arrives in the mail. Not a friendly letter, but one from someone you would not want to remember.Eliza lives with her husband and two children in Maryland and has a secret from her teenage years that she wants to forget, but the letter brings the nightmare back and also brings a decision about whether to reply or just ignore the communication. After she makes a decision, a phone call from the sender, along with his continued, manipulative influence further complicates the situation. We, the readers, relive Eliza's nightmare of the terror and control she had to endure as we also follow Eliza in her present life.“There was a bond. He could make her do anything. Wasn’t that proof of something between them? He had granted her life.” Page 276 My rating is 5/5 – you won’t want to put it down. It is pretty intense and frightening how someone could have such power over another human being.
    • 5/5
      Outstanding really. Loved the story, the flashbacks to the past, the different points of view in the different chapters.
    • 4/5
      Reason for Reading: I've read one of Lippman's series books and it was ok but I love her standalones and read each new one as it comes out.Eliza Benedict lives a perfectly content suburban mother and housewife life. Her husband has a high paying job in finance which she really doesn't understand and she has two children, a 13yo girl and an 8yo boy. Then one day her past meets up with her present when she receives a letter in her mailbox (no stamp) from the man, who is sitting on death row, who kidnapped and raped her when she was 15yo, holding her hostage for 39 days. Walter was prosecuted for the murders of the two girls who came before and after her. His letters turn into a need to talk to her on the phone, which she eventually agrees to and then he wants to talk to her in person. He will be executed in two weeks. Walter is believed to be the perpetrator in several unsolved rape/murder cases and missing persons cases. Eliza wonders if she can somehow be the one to finally get his full confession from him. But Walter, who once had her so cowered and controlled she never tried to escape from him, may have ulterior motives and purposes to wanting to get close to her again.This story is a bit different than others I've read by Lippman. It really isn't a mystery in the sense that a crime is being solved but more a "tale of psychological manipulation" as Eliza finds herself going back over that time of her life that she had tidily shelved away. The story switches back and forth from the present as she deals with the unwanted but compelling attentions of Walter to the past as we see the whole kidnapping play out from the beginning until her eventual rescue. A compelling read that I highly enjoyed. Characterization and plot are both high factors in the telling of this story and I was glued to the pages. It's not exactly a fast-paced story but it is evenly paced, moving forward continually at a steady pace.The book also deals with the issue of the death penalty and the author has done so, very well. As she states in her Author's Note "this is a novel, not a polemic", some other authors (coughKathy Reichscough) could do well to note how to not let their novels turn into a personal soapbox. Ms. Lippman's personal view on the topic is not necessarily evident, as she has strong characters on all sides: for, against and confused. The character with the strongest view is against, but she is portrayed as somewhat of a crackpot yet at times sympathetic. All the viewpoints can be seen from different angles even by the other characters. Well done. Another Lippman winner in my book.
    • 3/5
      disturbing and creepy
    • 2/5
      Slightly disappointed. This plot was very Anti climactic and the story moved slowly. Characters were well built but it was not what I expected.

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    • 4/5
      Coudlnt finish the book. Didnt find it too interesting. It drags throughout the book and a lot of unnessesary details.

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    • 3/5
      Eliza Benedict was kidnapped as a teenager and held hostage. She's also the only victim that her kidnapper let live. Now, over 20 years later, she receives a letter from the man who kidnapped her. He's down to his final days on death row and he wants to talk to her.


      I'm not sure how I felt about this book. It was a good read and entertaining when I was reading it but it wasn't memorable - a book that I can recall in vivid details two weeks later.
    • 3/5
      I really enjoyed the first 3/4 of this book, but the ending was deeply disappointing. The revelations at the end certainly did not merit the build-up.

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    • 2/5
      A girl who was once kidnapped when she was 15 got away. He killed all the other girls after he messed around with them. She went on with her life, never told her own children, moved, and changed her name. Her sister resented her for this. The kidnapper was on death row, and saw her picture in a Washington magazine and contacts her saying he would know her anywhere. He uses her to try and get off of death row. He still dies. Lots of odd characters in the story. The angry mother, who's daughter was a victim. A women who falls in love with Walter...the kidnapper. I kept waiting for something big to drop..but nothing. Still a good story.

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    • 4/5
      Eliza is now married and has two kids: Iso is a teenager and Albie is younger. But when she was 15 years old and went by her full name, Elizabeth, she was kidnapped, and later released. Her kidnapper was arrested and charged with 2 murders, though it was suspected he’d done more than the two. Elizabeth was his only victim who lived. Eliza’s kids have not been told what had happened to their mother when she was younger. Walter, her kidnapper, is on Death Row, but not long before his date, Eliza gets a letter from him…This was quite good. Not as edge-of-your-seat as I originally expected, but it was still a good story. The book went back and forth in time between present-day and 1985 when Elizabeth was kidnapped. It also changed points of view. Mostly it was told from Elizabeth/Eliza’s point of view, but we got Walter’s POV, as well as a few others, though the others mostly came in the second half of the book. There were a couple of characters I really really disliked (in addition to Walter!).
    • 4/5
      Although it took a bit to get into the book by the end I could see why Stephen King would mark the book as a you need to put this one in your reading pile. The subject matter can be harsh for some but luckily the author chose not to give a play by play and let the readers imagination go. This book was a library book club selection and an author I had not read up until know. After reading this book I would like to explore some of the authors other works. The characters are more than plausible from the main victim and survivor of the story Elizabeth to the mother of one of the less fortunate victims. You feel her pain of loss, the need to confront Elizabeth and her desire to want to trade Elizabeth's life for that of her child who was taken. The manipulation that occurs through the story by the killer makes you wonder why, why ELizabeth could not just run away. But then as you think through the story especially near the end when she half heartedly throws the box from the truck was that her small step to freedom. The final confrontation at the jail was the best of plot twists and gives you an appreciation for Elizabeth who for most of the story you find meek and dull. You question her motives but realize she needs answers and closure to that unfortunate part of her life. I would recommend this book to anyone and plenty of room for discussion for book groups.
    • 5/5
      Eliza Benedict cherishes her peaceful, ordinary suburban life. She is happily married to her successful husband Peter, and the couple have two precocious children - thirteen-year-old Iso and eight-year-old Albie. Yet Eliza's tranquility is suddenly and inexplicably shattered when she receives a letter from the one person from her past she never thought she would hear from again. He is, in fact, the last person she ever expects - or even wants - to hear from: Walter Bowman.With his simple statement: "There was your photo, in a magazine. Of course, you are older now. Still, I'd know you anywhere." - Walter Bowman has the disturbing ability to turn strong, self-assured thirty-eight-year-old Eliza Benedict, back into a desperate, frightened teenager named Elizabeth Lerner. In the summer of 1985, when she was fifteen, Eliza was kidnapped by Walter and held hostage for almost six weeks. He had already killed at least one girl by the time he took Eliza, and she always suspected that he had other victims as well.Now sitting on death row in Virginia for the rape and murder of his final victim - a thirteen-year-old girl - Walter seems to be making a heartfelt act of contrition as his execution nears. Although Eliza wants absolutely nothing to do with him, she has also never forgotten that Walter was always the most unpredictable when he was ignored. Desperate to shield her children from the undisclosed trauma in her past, she cautiously makes contact with Walter. She's actually always wondered why Walter let her live; perhaps now he'll tell her. And finally reveal the truth about his other victims.Yet, as Walter continues to press Eliza for more frequent contact and a deeper connection, it quickly becomes evident that he has ulterior motives. He wants Eliza to remember what actually happened to her during that long-ago summer. He is after something far greater than forgiveness. He wants her to save his life.And Eliza, who has worked so hard for her comfortable, cocooned life, will do absolutely anything to protect it...to maintain her hard-won serenity - even if it means finally facing the events of that horrifying summer and the terrible truth she's kept buried deep inside. I'd Know You Anywhere is an edgy, gripping tale of psychological manipulation that will leave readers breathless. This is a tremendous novel about fear, intimidation and survival from the acclaimed, award-winning author Laura Lippman.I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It was an incredibly vivid portrayal of the psychological scars that are left behind by a single traumatic experience. Laura Lippman is a new author for me and this is the first of her books that I've ever read, but I will certainly keep her name on top of my wishlist. I give this book a definite A+!
    • 2/5
      At 15 Eliza Benedict was abducted by Walter Bowman and held captive for several months, during which he also abducted and killed another girl. Eliza was allowed to escape. Eliza, now a 34 y/o mother of two, suddenly receives a letter from Walter apparently wanting to make amends from prison before being executed for his crime.

      Definitely a book which makes the reader question his/her beliefs and morals to some extent, I found I wasn’t truly invested in any of the characters. Having recently read and reviewed STILL MISSING I found that book a much more poignant portrayal of a abduction victim.
    • 5/5
      A very well written exploration of life after being a "victim". Lippman does a wonderful job of introducing and developing her characters. By weaving the current life and experiences of Elizabeth/Eliza with the personality and horrifying experiences of the young Elizabeth the reader is better able to appreciate her actions. I didn't expect to like this book as much as I do. But it builds suspense and offers a rewarding finale.
    • 5/5
      Really enjoyed this book. Took a few twists that I was surprised by. I. Enjoying this author.
    • 4/5
      I love all Laura Lippman's books and this one didn't disappoint!
    • 5/5
      Eliza seems to be a ordinary wife and mother – happy, content, and successful. But when she was 15, something happened to her that was anything but ordinary. Kidnapped by a killer and held for 39 days, she was rescued and became the lone survivor of a serial killer. Now, on death row, he wants to reconnect with her. Should she again comply with his wishes? This psychological thriller will intrigue and repulse you. How she survives when others didn’t, and what she decides to do now makes for a gripping tale.
    • 4/5
      "It was the crime that people remembered, not the victim."Laura Lippman, "I'd Know You Anywhere"When I started reading Laura Lippman's 2010 novel, I wondered how she was going to make a story -- and knowing Lippman, a riveting story -- when the crimes in question (the abduction and murder of a series of teenage girls) happened years before and the killer sits on death row awaiting his execution. I needn't have worried, for the author pulls it off beautifully, and without relying too heavily on flashbacks.The key to Lippman's story is that one of Walter Bowman's victims survived. Elizabeth Lerner, now Eliza Benedict, is married and has two children of her own, including a troubled daughter about the same age as she was when she stumbled upon Walter burying one of his victims. He grabbed her and took her with him on his travels. Trying to survive, she cooperated in every way, even to the point of not attempting to escape when she had the chance and aiding in the abduction of another girl, Holly Tackett. Her testimony helped put Walter on death row, where he has been for the past 20 years. But now he has found her again and hopes he can manipulate her as did years before, this time to save his life.Eliza, who had thought her role in Walter Bowman's murder spree had long been forgotten, finds herself not just pressured by Walter but also caught between two women with opposing agendas. Trudy Tackett, Holly's mother, still blames Eliza for living when her own daughter died, and she wants to make sure Eliza does nothing to keep Walter from his appointment with death. Meanwhile Barbara, a woman who devotes herself to helping violent convicts, pushes Eliza to go along with Walter's scheme. In an author's note at the end of the novel, Lippman writes, "I did my best to make sure that every point of the (death penalty) triangle -- for, against, confused -- was represented by a character who is recognizably human." That she does very well, and all three women are flesh-and-blood characters you can understand, whether you agree with them or not.
    • 3/5
      disturbing and creepy
    • 3/5
      Numerous websites have recommended Laura Lippman to me. I stuck with it, but didn't find the characters or plot to be terribly compelling.
    • 3/5
      Quick, interesting read. The main character was likeable, the other characters weren't fleshed out enough. The ending felt like a let down.
    • 5/5
      I'd Know You Anywhere begins innocuously enough with what seems like an admittedly dull look at one family's domestic life. Eliza Benedict is a middle-aged wife and mother of two, who recently moved to Maryland after spending several years abroad in London. Out of the blue, Eliza gets a letter one day from a man on death row about to be executed for the murders of two teen-aged girls -- the same man who abducted her when she was 15 years old and held her captive for a month's time.For roughly the first half of the book, the third-person narrative alternates between the present day and 1985, when Eliza (then going by Elizabeth) was abducted. The sections taking place in the past are told from both Elizabeth's point of view and the POV of her abductor, Walter. Writing from the point of view of a rapist/murderer is tricky, and many authors fail. (They either get too descriptive and it becomes too disturbing, or they fail to make a convincing case.) The book could have gotten icky with Walter's POV but instead the author managed to get inside his creepy criminal mind without getting too sordid and uncomfortable.In the present, we hear mostly from Eliza's POV, but half-way through the book we start hearing from other characters as well - there's Walter again of course, but we also hear from his biographer, the criminals' advocate working with him, and the mother of one of his victims. Generally speaking, I am not a huge fan of introducing new points of view mid-way through a book. I often think of this as poor writing in which an author has backed himself or herself into a corner and can't get out of it without introducing a new character and/or perspective. Lippman wrote so well in this book though that I cannot accuse her of that. Still, I could have done without hearing from Jared Garrett (the biographer) or Barbara LaFortuny (the advocate) as I don't think their perspectives added much to the narrative or even did enough to shine a light on their characterizations. I did find the addition of Trudy Tackett's perspective interesting though, especially as this allowed the book to explore deeper the issues related to trauma and grief. Trudy's life also served in some way as a foil to Eliza's. Obviously, their experiences were difference and so their responses would be as well, but Trudy seemed stalemated back in 1985 and unable to move on past her grief and anger while Eliza was able to salvage her life to some extent and press forward with the rest of her future. Besides exploring the past and its attendant grief and trauma, there's also an underlying theme throughout of fear of technology. For instance, Eliza bizarrely despises the voice of the GPS and feels smug when it's proven wrong. Eliza's daughter Iso gets into increasingly serious trouble at school, with technological advances like Facebook and Iphones being used as part of her deceptions. But more pressingly, technology is what allows Walter, Barbara, and Trudy to all easily find Eliza even though she thought she managed to stay hidden from her past life. Obviously, another undercurrent of food for thought throughout the book is the look at the criminal justice system and the death penalty.Overall, I found this book compelling and gripping, and it definitely left me wanting to read more at every opportunity. (It's been some time since I've read a book I could say that about!) Throughout, there's some mystery/teasing about certain past events and what really happened, which keeps the reader interested to see what will happen next. It's a fast read, although its dark content might not make a beach read per se. The audio version has an excellent reader who mastered several different accents and perfectly modulated her pitch and tone depending on the character. She was very believable at being the various characters.The ending of the book was a tiny bit of a disappointment as I wanted more answers than were given, particularly about what would happen in the future, but I think it was the best ending there could have been. I'd recommend this book for people looking for a compelling drama, an interesting mystery, a good character study, or something that will provide some themes to mull over long after the book is finished.
    • 3/5
      When Eliza Benedict was fifteen years old, she was kidnapped. She was held prisoner for about six weeks. Eliza is all grown up and has a family. Eliza has tried to put the past behind her as much as she can. That is until, Eliza receives a letter that says…”There was your photo, in a magazine. Of Course, you are older now. Still, I’d know you anywhere.” The letter is signed by Walter Bowman. As if Eliza could ever forget the name Walter Bowman. With Walter’s letter, stirs painful emotions from Eliza. Walter has only a short time left before he is executed. Now is Eliza’s chance to finally learn the truth about why Walter let her live.

      I had some issues with this book. I found Eliza to be boring. This was not good because than I did not care what she went through with Walter when she was younger. In other words, I felt no symphony for her. The only intriguing parts of this book was the past, when Eliza was Walter’s prisoner. Otherwise for the most part I skimmed over this book.

      The only other factor that made this story interesting was that it was based on true events. The thought of being someone’s prisoner and never knowing if you would live or die and why you survived is a scary thought. I’d Know You Anywhere is just ok.
    • 2/5
      This was definitely a bit different than I thought it would be. I thought that this would be a suspense novel (and in fact it was advertised as so) but it really wasn't. I felt it was an okay book but it definitely wasn't as suspenseful or thrilling as I was lead to believe it would be. I liked the switching back and forth between the present and 1985. I felt like the ending was the best part of the book and the reason why this book was tolerable for me. I don't think I will be recommending this book to anyone.
    • 5/5
      This is the first time that I have read a book by Laura Lippman. "I'd Know You Anywhere" sucked me in quickly at the beginning. I loved her simple and direct writing style, lack of long descriptions and her artful use of conversation. This book seemed to go on a little too much in the middle. Now I definitely want to read all of her other books.Eliza, 38 years old, lives in Bethesda with her husband, Peter, her daughter Iso (Isobel) and son Albia.Eliza Benedict aka Elizabeth Lerner was kidnapped when she was fifteen by Walter Bowman. All she wanted was to be normal and not stand out. After that experience, she wanted to hide her experience and not talk about it. Her sister, Vonnie was always the opposite, craving attention, winning competitions and always very competitive. I like the way that Vonnie become protective of her later in the book, she changed. Eliza was always a secret to others and to herself.Walter Bowman, had killed all of the girls he had kidnapped but not her, why? He is strange character, he seems socially underdeveloped, quick tempered and uneducated. He was up for execution soon but he wanted to talk to Eliza. Why did he want to do this? What did he want to tell her?After the reading this book, it stays with you and makes you think about capital punishment from the victim and the criminal's point of view, and what happens to a kidnapped victim after returning to society.I highly recommend this book to Laura Lippman fans and to all who love a direct writing style and finely developed characters.
    • 4/5
      Really liked this one.
    • 4/5
      Another winner by author Laura Lippman. Suspenseful, well developed characters and her best one yet.
    • 4/5
      After seeing this book on Stephen King's Best of 2010 list for EW, I became curious about this novel. Most reviews I read prior to beginning this story were mixed at best, so I really wanted to read this and form my own opinion. In the mid 80's, young Elizabeth is abducted by an insecure young man named Walter. Unlike his previous victims, who were quickly raped and killed, Elizabeth travels with Walter for nearly forty days, and is only raped once. While traveling with Walter, Elizabeth witnesses the abduction and murder of another girl. Now, many years later, Elizabeth (now called Eliza) is a seemingly normal wife and mother, helping her family deal with their recent move back to the US from London. With the arrival of a letter from Walter, who is awaiting execution on death row, Eliza is forced to face her past and reveal secrets to her family and herself. In this mesmerizing novel, Laura Lippman twists what could have been a straight forward thriller into an introspective narrative about a woman's unwillingness to accept her past, and the ways in which previous events shaped her into the person she has become. Readers will delight in the steady pacing and wonderfully drawn characters in this must read novel.
    • 2/5
      I was very disappointed. The outline of the story sounded like a good suspenseful thriller. While I was riveted, eagerly anticipating when the story would really take off, and read it in a few hours, in the end it was surprisingly dull. Nothing happens when all is said and done. There are no big secrets revealed, no lies uncovered, no threats to overcome, no surprising turn of events, no meaningful changes in the life of the main character, and, most disappointing of all, the story ends up pretty much where it began. I do not plan to read any other works by this author.