This book was like when you are having sex and you are getting closer and closer and you know it's coming, you know it's almost there, you know it's just about there...but then only a little climax happens. You're disappointed because you expected so much more. You're kinda pissed off a little cuz hey, I just spent all this time building up and got nothin'. Yep, that's pretty much this book.First, I absolutely hated the protagonist. I understand why she had no friends--she was as boring as watch...

When Eliza Benedict was 15 years old, she was taken captive by a man who held her for several weeks, raped her and allowed her to live. He had not been so restrained with the other girls he had taken, and killed. Now, twenty years later, his death sentence is about to be executed. So, why, all of a sudden, does he send Eliza a letter? Why does he want to call her? Why does he want her to come visit him on death row? The mother of one of the victims also gets in touch with Eliza, still believing

Really, Stephen King? "The best suspense novel of the year?" I read this book based on King's recommendation in Entertainment Weekly but, wow, NOT suspenseful, at least in the way that I feel suspense should work: fascinating premise, bread crumb trail of hints and insights, increased anxiety and second-guessing until, pow, the big reveal! Was the premise of the novel a good one? Yes. A woman who was kidnapped as a teenager is contacted by her kidnapper 20 years later, months before his schedule...

What could have been an amazing thriller novel was ruined for me by a weak, spineless heroine. Elizabeth is an married woman with two children who has a secret past. The summer she was 15, a man abducted her and helf her captive for almost forty days and nights. She had many opportunities to get away.. but she was too cowardly to do anything. She sat by and watched her captor hurt others.. she walked into McDonald's and ordered burgers, but never once asked anyone for help. Was she suffering fro...

Lippman does something really brilliant in this book. She manages to present the story of a kidnap/rape victim in a way that both reinforces that the victim isn't to blame and shows all the ways in which others will blame the victim. She also manages to get into the minds of some teen girls in a way that's really too good: showing them to be both naive and scheming, not just one of those.Really, Lippman is marvelous at writing around the after effects of crime. She's among the finest writers of

This story captivated me from beginning to end. It's not a true mystery but a bit of a "psychological thriller." I just found it to be a really good story and very well written. Eliza Bennett, is a married mother of two who seems to live a happy, content life, until one day a mysterious letter arrives at her house. It is from a man who is now on death row. A man who kidnapped and held her captive over twenty years ago. The story goes back and forth in time with Eliza remembering the kidnapping a...

In the summer of 1985, Elizabeth Lerner spent 39 days held hostage by Walter Bowman. Years later, she's changed her name, married and built out a life for herself as Eliza Benedict. But all of that is about to change when a letter from Walter shows up at her house. Walter was tried and convicted of the death of a victim he took while he held Eliza captive and is facing execution in a few weeks. The letter came as the result of Eliza's photograph appearing in the society section of a local magazi...

I delayed writing this review because my feelings about this book are so conflicted. It was a good premise for a story: a girl is kidnapped and molested at the age of 15 by a serial killer. For some reason, he chooses not to kill her, and she lives to testify against him which results in the death penalty. The story begins as Walter ( (the killer ) having exhausted all appeals awaits pending execution. He contacts Elizabeth (the surviving victim) who is now a happily married mother of 2 children...

Prepare to be mesmerized, totally enthralled, and left with your mind questioning the meaning of true justice. Laura Lippman, author of the acclaimed Tess Monaghan series and last year's best selling Life Sentences, shows her mettle as a writer of intense, character driven, psychological dramas with the superb I'D KNOW YOU ANYWHERE.This is a story that will linger with you long after you've read the last page or heard the last word. Eliza Benedict is a seemingly unflappable mother of two living

Starts out strong and does a nice job of creating suspense until the narrative makes it clear that nothing is at stake, not really. Not enough depth here, which is a shame.

3.5 from me. Gosh, I hate weak characters, no matter what was their circumstances. But once I start a thriller, I just couldn't stop reading. I have to know the ending. So I read and finished this in three hours. Don't get me wrong, this is quite a satisfying book, just enough drama and suspense.

I originally bought this book off a discount pile only because the back cover copy was so well written, I thought I'd keep it around for my copywriter's swipe file.It turned out to be a pleasant surprise. I like Lippman's easy style and her psychological insights into character. I like the questions she's raising: what does it say about you if a killer who murdered other girls took you but let you live as his temporary companion? Is it something to be grateful about? Does it mean something? If i...

5.0 STARS“Once, when the driving teacher directed Eliza down a section of Route 40, narrating her romantic adventures all the way, Eliza wanted to say: "You see that Roy Rogers? That's where I was headed the day I met the first man who would ever have sex with me. He didn't play any sports, but he had dark hair and green eyes and drove a red pickup truck. And when he broke up with a girl, he usually broke her neck. Except for me. I was the only one he didn't kill. Why do you think that was?"”I’v...

After seeing this book on Stephen King's Best of 2010 list for EW, I became curious about this novel. Most reviews I read prior to beginning this story were mixed at best, so I really wanted to read this and form my own opinion. In the mid 80's, young Elizabeth is abducted by an insecure young man named Walter. Unlike his previous victims, who were quickly raped and killed, Elizabeth travels with Walter for nearly forty days, and is only raped once. While traveling with Walter, Elizabeth witnes...

Sorry, I had to DNF this thing at 5 percent. I have loved Lippman's Tess Monaghan series and this just fell flat. I stopped and started this book five times over the past two weeks and nothing about it grabbed me. Since it's due back soon to the library I just decided to put myself out of misery and DNF it formally.I think what the problem is that Lippman's start of the book jumps around too much and I can't get a handle at what is going on. We have a woman named Eliza who is fretting her daught...

This book has no real threat, no real problem, and nothing actually happens. It's flat. The concept and the stories are interesting and will carry you through a few chapters, but it never comes of anything and is a big let down.

More of a 3.5, but definitely not a 4.The thing that drove me batty about this book was the APATHY of the main character, Eliza. I guess that I like my protagonists with a little more fire, especially when they've been through a life altering and traumatic experience. I was frustrated with how she just seemed so accepting of everything and everyone's opinion of her, even though she kept lamenting how she was sick of people assuming things about her. And yet, when confronted time and again with p...

In the summer of 1985, Elizabeth Lerner spent 39 days held hostage by Walter Bowman. Years later, she's changed her name, married and built out a life for herself as Eliza Benedict. But all of that is about to change when a letter from Walter shows up at her house. Walter was tried and convicted of the death of a victim he took while he held Eliza captive and is facing execution in a few weeks. "I'd Know You Anywhere" asks the question of whether Eliza was a victim or an unwitting accomplice to

22 years ago, Eliza Benedict became briefly famous as the only one of serial killer Walter Bowman's victims to survive. Now, Bowman has contacted Eliza through an intermediary and says he wants to meet her. Laura Lippman deftly sets up this chilling premise within the first few pages, and the rest of the book is a steady, inexorable tightening of the tension towards Eliza's confrontation with the man who so irrevocably altered her life. The premise of a serial killer manipulating someone from in...

Eliza is now married and has two kids: Iso is a teenager and Albie is younger. But when she was 15 years old and went by her full name, Elizabeth, she was kidnapped, and later released. Her kidnapper was arrested and charged with 2 murders, though it was suspected he’d done more than the two. Elizabeth was his only victim who lived. Eliza’s kids have not been told what had happened to their mother when she was younger. Walter, her kidnapper, is on Death Row, but not long before his date, Eliza g...