I won a copy of this book through the Goodreads First Reads giveaway.Oh man, where do I start? Okay, first of all, I love the cover. And second, I really like Lisa Scottoline. Third, I REALLY wanted to like this book. I was so excited to win an ARC of this and be one of the first to read it. I am usually very forgiving with books. Things that people dwell on and make a big deal out of I am usually willing to look past and enjoy the book anyway. I can't say the same for this one. I wanted to rate...

Loved this book. Ordered it for two reasons-1) have read other Scottoline books- so I knew it would be good, 2) author offered via Facebook to send a paperback of my choice if I preordered Don't Go, so that's a win-win 'in my book'.Super fast read, and since I do most of my 'for fun' reading in bed- I especially appreciated the short chapters. That being said, it didn't make that much difference because just as you end one chapter, you are impelled to continue!The action is good, most of the cha...

DON'T GO is the first novel that I have ever read by Lisa Scottoline. I had never even heard her name before. When I read a brief synopsis of the plot of DON'T GO, I was drawn to her main character, Mike Scanlon, because he was an army doctor. I sincerely thought that I would enjoy it since military servicemen and doctors both hold special places in my heart. The men and women who serve in both professions are all heroes and heroines, as far as I am concerned; thus, I convinced myself that Dr. M...

Wow! What a thriller! I had no idea what to expect but this book got off to a chilling start and the suspense continued to build from there in Don't Go, Lisa Scottoline's latest. I listened to the audio version so I couldn't go any faster than the reader but this quick paced story kept me enthralled the entire way through.Audio books usually take me a little while to get into because I have to get used to the different voices by the same reader. This one pulled me in a lot quicker than usual whe...

This was pretty good, but I wanted to like it a whole lot more than I actually did. The story premise had me excited and the cover is great but the execution was just all over the place, with too many story ideas all thrown together so that ultimately none of them really work. I’ve also yet to figure out what this book was trying to be; a murder mystery, a child custody story, a military memoir, a PTSD recovery, a legal thriller? It’s all of these things.And while I’m new to author Lisa Scottoli...

I currently do not read mystery/suspense books because when I read some in the past, I found the violence to be absolutely horrible. I normally read for pleasure; if I want to deal with mind-numbing horror, I will read or listen to the news.However, I was attracted to this book when I visited my local library. I knew that the reviews had been favorable and decided to "give it a try." While there were multiple deaths in this story, they were dealt with in what I felt was a "matter-of-fact" manner...

This novel is far from the usual which issues from this author: It is not a mystery. In fact it is closer to a soap opera which, if it were a pilot, would not see its option picked up by the network. It is the story of Dr. Mike Scanlon, successful podiatrist, surgeon, husband and a new father who gets called up from the reserves to serve in Afghanistan and the effects on him and the toll it takes on his life and his family.When his tour just about comes to an end, two surgeons are killed in an a...

When an author has as many books out as Lisa Scottoline, it's easy to assume she probably has a handle on things like character development, dialogue, and coherent, realistic plot lines. I didn't find that to be true in this case whatsoever. A handful of sloppy editing mistakes didn't help (if they scream off the page at ME, who are they paying for this?!), either. This book tries to do too much. All at once, it attempts to show life in the military, solve two deaths/murders/killings, cover mili...

Do not read this book. I picked it up because when I walked in B&N it was on the New Arrivals Hard Cover book store and the review looked good. However, I did read online reviews of the book and they were all poor so it's my own fault, but, still B&N, take it out of the spot light. The plot could have been written by my 12 year old, that is how predictable it is. There is a twist just like in all murder mysteries, but, it's down right awful. The support for the new characters and information is

DNF @40%I found the characters and plot a bit unrealistic, and just could not get beyond the 40% mark. Please see link below for Come Home's review for further explanation. I would be repeating lot of the same things.

Definitely not my favorite Lisa Scottoline. I miss Mary and Bennie and the girls. Mike Scanlon's life was a trainwreck! I could not stop reading, but it was just to push through to the end HOPING that he would have something turn out right. The first chapter is the best of the whole book and then it goes downhill from there.

It had been a while since I read Lisa Scottoline’s books. I expected a legal thriller with a gutsy female protagonist. Instead, Scottoline introduces Mike Scanlon, a podiatrist in crisis.While serving on a surgical team in Afghanistan, Mike receives a devastating message from home. His wife Chloe has died in her kitchen, a victim of a household accident. Upon his return, Mike discovers that his wife had a problem with alcohol, drinking vodka even while driving her car. Probing further, he learns...

Premise was exciting, execution was mediocre. It was my first Scottaline book and I would give another one of re books a try if one caught my fancy, but I won't go out of my way to do so. I was hoping to read a story about the struggles our war vets go through when they return home, alas it was the story of a man who goes into a jealous rage after learning his lonely and vulnerable late wife had an affair. I thought the book would be about his efforts to re establish a relationship with his daug...

Oh darn, this was a disappointing audiobook. I have recently been listening to some of Ms Scottoline’s books, most notably Every Fifteen Seconds which I really liked. That book was well written and a real psychological thriller. I couldn’t stop listening to it. Don’t Go is, I guess, a mystery. It’s the story of Mike Scanlon who is a podiatrist currently serving a tour in Afghanistan. The story starts out with his wife dying suddenly and horribly. He is called home to see to her funeral and findi...

Don't Go Don't Goby Lisa Scottoline2.0 out of 5 stars Not Shocking, Surprising or Thrilling, April 14, 2013 It is going to be quite difficult to describe why I did not see this novel in the same light so many others have. However, I will try. I have to wonder just why the editor/publisher chose not to add a synopsis of the book here but used the first chapter, which has nothing to do with giving an over-all look at the book.Ms. Scottoline wrote this as if it was two almost separate books in one...

Message to Lisa Scottoline who I will say, for the record at the get-go, is one of my favorite authors: Lisa. Please. Go back to your Rosato & Associates mystery series. The stand-alone general fictions are not cut from your usual fine fabric. Look Again was quite good but as much as I wanted to like this one too I just could not. It was sloppily written (so unlike Scottoline!), and filled with far too much inane conversation, implausible action, and irrelevant details. (Really, do we need to kn...

I've read Lisa Scottoline books before and this one didn't seem like it was her writing. I almost felt like I was reading Nicholas Sparks.It's a quick, easy read. The story line was promising. The husband is doctor who has taken leave from his practice to serve in Afghanistan, and his wife dies at home, in a freak accident. He's goes home, discovers that his wife had a major drinking problem he knew nothing about, which may have played a part in her death, and he has questions about how she died...

Oh, this book was bad. I know I shouldn't even rate it because I could not finish it - I skimmed through even though I didn't really care enough to find out what happened in the end. The characters were not developed and so unbelievable - his wife dies, he hasn't seen his baby in months and months due to being deployed, he comes home and is about to go up the stairs to see his baby but his sister in law says, no she's sleeping come sit down and eat and he obliges? And it kind of goes on like tha...

LOVED THIS BOOK! Read in one sitting, couldn't put it down. While Mike is serving as a dr in Afghanistan, his wife dies in an apparant household accident, leaving his baby daughter motherless. He only has 10 days back home to take care of business and places his daughter in his brother and sister-in-law's custody. After he's back overseas, he begins to find out that things may not be what they seem. Upon his return, he launches himself into uncovering secrets while dealing with his emotional and...

I just keep waiting for the other shoe to drop in this book. Mike's wife dies,although someone came in her home and probably could have saved her (we don't know who) Mike is in Afghanistan and has a baby at home that is now living with his sister-in-law and brother-in-law. He comes home after reinlisting for another year with his left arm blown off and his daughter is afraid of him and calls her Aunt and Uncle "mom and dad" because they say they didn't want to confuse her WTF. He found out while...