Live to Tell

by Wendy Corsi Staub

Book Overview

"Wendy Corsi Staub's Live To Tell is an incredible, fast-paced story of political intrigue, family crises, and nail-biting suspense. I couldn't put it down."
--#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson

USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Wendy Corsi Staub takes thriller writing to a new level with Live to Tell. The raves reviews keep pouring in for this spellbinding and truly frightening tale of a family...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061895067
• ISBN13: 9780061895067
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.3" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Always the Best

Left to pick up the pieces of her splintered family, Lauren Walsh finds herself struggling to provide her children with a small sense of normalcy after her husband abandons the family for another woman. Elsa Cavalon is a fraction of her previous self, clawing her way through the days as she deals with personal issues of parental incompetency. Presidential hopeful, Garvey Quinn, will do anything to protect his family--but more importantly his reputation--on his trek to higher political power. At first glance, fans may find it difficult to navigate the multiple storylines as introductions to this considerable cast of characters occurs within the first few chapters. However, it pays to be patient. As any fan will tell you, Staub's characters are rich with personality and building plotlines with texture and depth is her specialty. What would you do to save your children? The answer to that question is the underlying foundation in "Live to Tell". While the initial thread between each may be invisible at the start, when the pieces begin to fall into place, the suspense is almost palpable and you won't be able to set "Live to Tell" down.

A Great Read!

I love her books, but I think Live to Tell is my favorite so far. It is full of suspense and wonderful 3D characters. Thank you Wendy Corsi Staub! I could not put this book down.

One of Wendy's best!

LIVE TO TELL is Wendy Corsi Staub at the top of her game. Full of chilling suspense, this was a book I couldn't put down. The characters were finely-sketched, and the plot intricately woven. All threads merge in the end for a stunning conclusion. If you're a suspense lover, don't miss this one!

Possibly Wendy's best so far ...loved it

I have read every one of Wendy's books and she out did herself this time and what is so exciting is that I see a sequel in the making. Once again, there were so many mysteries going on at once and so many twists and turns, I thought I might have to take a Dramamine...lol...If you love mystery, suspense and a "cant put it down" book, this is for you. If you are new to Wendy Corsi Staub, pick up her back list...I have never read a bad "Wendy book", Happy reading !!!!

Outstanding!

At one time life seemed normal but Lauren Walsh's divorce changed everything. She can no longer trust her instincts or the very things she once took for granted. When her youngest daughter Sadie loses her stuffed animal, Lauren tries to reassure her, but the loss of her father has made Sadie more than insistent. When Lauren calls her ex-husband Nick to search the lost and found at Grand Central Station, she demands he pay attention to their children's needs. Lauren's actions set in motion a train of events that will change her life and that of everyone around her. When her husband suddenly disappears, Lauren tries to reassure herself and her children, while not embarrassing herself before former friends and acquaintances. As Lauren tries to find answers, forces she knows nothing about gather, endangering her family in ways she never could have imagined. Outside, a dangerous man will do anything to preserve the secret he has guarded for years. Will Lauren discover the truth in enough time? In trying to protect one's family, how far is one willing to go? Wendy Corsi Staub's LIVE TO TELL is an awesome work of suspense! Well-plotted, well-imagined, and rich in emotional and character details, LIVE TO TELL takes an all too common scenario, divorce, and twists ideas of family trust and protection into a terrifying scenario. LIVE TO TELL grabs from the very first pages as the reader enters Lauren's world. The author captures perfectly Lauren's distrust and self-questioning following her divorce. The awkwardness she experiences before others now, trying to appear strong while she becomes the subject of the gossip mill, at once makes a reader connect with her while also creating heightened tension as the reader understands more the stakes. As Lauren's story unfolds, Wendy Corsi Staub alternates point of view, bringing the reader into the thoughts of those whose need for secrecy threaten Lauren and her children. Most chilling of all are those sections when the author allows the reader a peek into the emotions and thoughts of the youngest child Sadie. One empathizes with her while, at the same time, wanting to protect her. Unlike Lauren, the reader knows the danger approaching but not the reason or all the interconnections until the very last page. The ending is perfect! Wendy Corsi Staub brings everything together at the end, yet also leaves the reader with a bone-chilling line, a line that makes this reader most anxious to read the next book, SCARED TO DEATH. LIVE TO TELL satisfies a reader's craving for rich intricate suspense. LIVE TO TELL is more than a quick action-packed race to the finish. Each moment brings the reader more and more into Lauren's world, and the villain's, creating an intensifying, unnerving, thrilling reading experience. The novel becomes richer and richer as it progresses with the gradual unveiling of the secret as the clock counts down. LIVE TO TELL is several cuts above most of the suspense published tod