The Other Daughter (1999) - Lisa Gardner

Written by Lisa Gardner
Read by Brittany Pressley
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
Publisher: 2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc.

Twenty years ago, Melanie Stokes was abandoned in a Boston hospital, and then adopted by a wealthy young couple. Gifted with loving parents, a doting brother, and an indulgent uncle, Melanie has always considered herself lucky. Until the first cryptic, threatening note arrives: “You Get What You Deserve.”

Melanie has no memory of her life before the adoption. Now someone wants her to remember it all—even the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter. As Melanie pursues every lead and chases every shadow in search of her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from her past will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth.

“Gardner indulges her fascination with the dark side of family life, where the ties that bind also gag, choke and strangle.”

“Professional event planner Melanie Stokes does not suspect that the death of a serial killer in a Texas electric chair 20 years before could have any relevance to her neatly ordered existence. But as it becomes clear that the life she’s known (as the adopted daughter of Boston cardiologist Harper Stokes and his trophy wife, Patricia) is based on ugly secrets and bloody lies, her world unravels. With the help of FBI Agent David Riggs, who makes up for his lack of physical agility–the result of ankylosing spondylitis (bad back problems)–with finely honed reflexes, street smarts and pure sex appeal, Melanie unearths what an intricately planned 25-year-old cover-up can’t hide: the gruesome truth about her parentage. Once again, Gardner serves up suspense at a furious pace.”—PW

This is my favorite Lisa Gardner novel. Pay attention to the red wooden pony. This was not her first novel but the second…and an award winner. This is a real-time rip. I hope the sound is listenable and I avoided computer noises..