Kiss Her Goodbye, Lisa Gardner
Kiss Her Goodbye, Lisa Gardner
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Kiss Her Goodbye
A Frankie Elkin Novel

Bestseller

Author: Lisa Gardner

Narrator: Hillary Huber

Unabridged: 12 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/12/2025


Synopsis

#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner returns with the 4th installment in her bestselling Frankie Elkin series, in which Frankie is called to Tucson, Arizona, to find a missing Afghan refugee, whose friend suspects she is in grave danger—before it is too late.

A young mother haunted by war, determined to make a fresh start.  But sometimes, the sins of the past aren't so easy to escape.    

Recent Afghan refugee Sabera Ahmadi was last seen exiting her place of work three weeks ago. The local police have yet to open a case, while her older, domineering husband seems unconcerned. Sabera's closest friend, however, is convinced Sabera would never willingly leave her three‑year old daughter. At her insistence, missing persons expert Frankie Elkin agrees to take up the search through the broiling streets of Tucson. Just in time for a video of the young mother to surface—showing her walking away from the scene of a brutal double murder.    

Frankie quickly notes there's much more to the Ahmadi family than meets the eye. The father Isaad is a brilliant mathematician, Sabera a gifted linguist, and their little girl Zahra has an uncanny ability to remember anything she sees. Which given everything that has happened during the girl's short life, may be a terrible curse. When Isaad also disappears under mysterious circumstances and an attempt is made on Zahra's life, Frankie realizes she must quickly crack the code of this family's horrific past.    

Someone is coming for the Ahmadis. And violence is clearly an option. When everything is on the line, how far would you go to protect the ones you love?    

Frankie is about to find out.

About Lisa Gardner

Lisa Gardner was raised in Hillsboro, Oregon and graduated from the city’s Glencoe High School. A #1 New York Times crime thriller novelists, she has several thrillers including The Killing Hour and The Next Accident. She describes herself as a research junkie and her work as a research analyst for an international consulting firm parlayed her interest in police procedure, cutting edge forensics and twisted plots into a streak of internationally bestselling suspense novels, including her most recent release, Find Her.

With over 22 million books in print, Lisa is published in 30 countries. Her success crosses into the small screen with four of her novels becoming movies (At the Midnight Hour; The Perfect Husband; The Survivors Club; Hide) and personal appearances on television shows (TruTV; CNN).

Lisa currently lives in New Hampshire with her auto-racing husband and black-diamond skiing daughter. She spends her days writing in her loft with a gentle old sheltie and a wonderfully silly puppy.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Debra on April 30, 2025

Frankie Elkin is back! In Kiss Her Goodbye, Frankie has traveled to Tucson, Arizona to find Sabera Ahmadi, an Afghan refugee who has gone missing. Her husband does not seem worried but Sabera's friend knows that Sabera would not go anywhere without taking her three year old daughter with her. After......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on May 07, 2025

4.5 rounded up Frankie Elkin #4 - but can easily be read as a standalone Itinerant, rootless Frankie Elkin works for the missing, seeking those that others can’t find often when the authorities have given up. She finds them and then she herself disappears too. This time, she’s in Tucson Az following......more

Goodreads review by Mallory on July 26, 2025

This is the 4th book in the Frankie Elkin series, and my only complaint is that there aren’t already more books. I really like Frankie, she is one of the most intriguing characters I have read. Frankie is drawn to Tuscan to look for a missing Afghan woman that no one seems to be missing despite the......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on August 14, 2025

The first observation I’ll make is that jumping straight into this series at book four really felt quite awkward. It quickly became clear that I’d missed an awful lot of things that had already affected the primary character, many of which are referenced here. The clear answer is that these books re......more

Goodreads review by Trisha on June 16, 2025

I read very few series - but this is an absolute MUST READ! Franki Elkin looks for missing people - typically ones that no one else is looking for. She doesn't really have a fixed address and she just slides into each new case as they come at her. And this one was another great addition to the serie......more