When You See Me

I have not previously read anything by author Lisa Gardner, but this book was one that grabbed me so I read into the wee hours of the night. She has written several stand-along psychological thrillers and series; this is the newest featuring Boston PD detective D.D. Warren, but it actually involves protagonists from several other series. I didn't feel that I missed anything by not having read previous books. This story is told from several people's perspectives, but Gardner makes it clear at the beginning of each chapter who is speaking and it offers the reader the opportunity to understand each character better as well as seeing different aspects of and perspectives on the proceedings.
When some hikers stumble over a partially exposed skeleton in the norther hills of Georgia near the Appalachian Trail, the remains are quickly connected to a young woman missing for several years, and thought to fit the victim profile of a now deceased serial killer, Jacob Ness. The only woman to have escaped Ness is Flora Dane, who, along with a handsome and nerdy true crime tech wizard, is brought into the case by Warren. The FBI's coordinator, Kimberly Quincy, brings a small team to Georgia and then quickly discovers there are more bodies buried in the area. The big question is, are these all victims of Ness or is something else going on in the non-descript tourist town of Niche. When more bodies start falling among the town's population, it becomes clear that someone, who is very much alive, is warning people not to cooperate with the investigation or they will face the consequences. The final voice in the story is the young invisible victim of an earlier crime that killed her mother and stole her voice. Will she be able to get Warren or Flora or Quincy to see her before the monster comes?
Smart, well-researched, and great plotting! Review from Publishers Weekly here, plus The Daily Herald (Chicago) and The Columbus Dispatch.