A Note from Lisa Gardner
I hope everyone enjoys my new release, THE OTHER
DAUGHTER. This is my second novel, following the January 1998
release of THE PERFECT HUSBAND. Fans of TPH will be thrilled
to know that Special Agent Pierce Quincy also appears in this
book.
TOD follows the story of Melanie Stokes, a rich, adopted
daughter who believes she has it all--a wonderful adoptive
family, an exciting career, and a luxurious lifestyle in
downtown Boston. But Melanie wasn't always so fortunate. At
the age of nine, she was drugged and abandoned at a Boston
hospital with no memory of her real family or name. Now,
twenty years later, her past remains a blank slate.
Melanie's family, Patricia and Harper Stokes, weren't
always perfect either. Once upon a time, they lived in
Houston, Texas with another little girl, Meagan, and her
brother Brian. Then the unthinkable occurred. Meagan was
brutally murdered by the serial killer, Russell Lee Holmes.
Not even witnessing the killer's execution could heal the
family's wounds. Patricia took to drinking. Harper became a
workaholic, and their son retreated into a bitter rage.
Until they made the decision to start over in Boston.
Until they adopted an abandoned 9-year old girl and named her
Melanie.
Now, everyone remarks on what a great family they are--the
hard-working doctor-husband, the gorgeous doctor's wife, the
successful son and the sweet adopted daughter. No one
mentions Melanie's unknown famly. No one mentions poor,
murdered Meagan Stokes.
Until tonight.
Now a tabloid reporter has arrived, alleging he knows
Melanie's true father--none other than the notorious killer,
Russell Lee Holmes. Now the notes have started to arrive--You
Get What You Deserve. Now, the first shots have been fired,
the first person killed, and a twenty-five year old game has
begun in earnest.
Now, Melanie is beginning to fear that the family she
loves the most, may be the people she should trust the least.
Join Melanie's search for the truth. And happy reading!
