Kiss Her Goodbye, Lisa Gardner

~ Tandy

Kiss Her Goodbye opening lines: When I was a girl, I dreamed. Running through my father’s orchard in pursuit of my brother, ten years older and newly returned from school.

Kiss Her Goodbye

My blurb:

Sabera is a mother who will do anything for her child. She will marry a much older man, just to have them both survive. Even endure refugee camps, and gruelling questions. She will move halfway across the world to give her daughter a better life. And a safer life. But, she cannot escape her past, and it comes to find her in the safety of America. Missing for three weeks, Aliah has asked Frankie for help. Will this relatively fresh case help Frankie fight her own demons?

Kiss Her Goodbye

The woman she is looking for, Sabera Ahmadi, is a wife and young mother, haunted by war, scarred by her past.
The police and Sabera’s husband seem indifferent to her disappearance.
But Frankie knows trauma. She knows it can fuel or destroy you.
And when she sees the distress in Sabera’s daughter’s eyes, she makes a decision she soon regrets: find Sabera.
But in order to solve the mystery of Sabera’s present, Frankie must revisit her past in order to uncover the dark secret she is hiding.
A secret so dangerous it might kill them both …
My verdict:

I really enjoy the Frankie Elkin books, and this one was no different. It also highlights the awfulness of war, and the reality of trying to survive as a refugee. For those of us with uncomplicated lives and existence, this is something we usually try and not dwell upon. But in our times, it is good for us to see the other side of life, and survival.

About the Author:
Lisa Gardner started her writing career aged seventeen. Having caught her hair on fire while working in food service, crafting a novel seemed a safer bet. A mere ten years later she became an overnight success with the publication of her first thriller, The Perfect Husband.
Now an internationally bestselling author and winner of the  International Thriller Writers  Award for best suspense novel, Lisa lives in the mountains of New Hampshire with her family.
When not glued to her computer, she can be found hiking the mountains with her dogs and/or researching new and interesting ways to get away with murder.
Publishing information:
ISBN 9781529917123
Format Trade Paperback
Published August 2025

Penguin Random House South Africa sent me this novel to review.

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I am passionate about using regional, seasonable and sustainable produce when I cook. I live in Gordons Bay with my husband and dogs. We visit new places locally and overseas as often as we can to experience the food of the area. Follow along on our adventures!

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