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    Don't Go
    Don't Go
    Don't Go
    Audiobook11 hours

    Don't Go

    Written by Lisa Scottoline

    Narrated by Jeremy Davidson

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    From The New York Times bestselling author of Come Home comes a riveting thriller about one man's search for his wife's killer

    Lisa Scottoline's Don't Go introduces us to Dr. Mike Scanlon, an army doctor called to serve in Afghanistan, who is acutely aware of the dangers he'll face and the hardships it will bring his wife Chloe and newborn baby. And deep inside, he doesn't think of himself as a hero, but a healer.

    However, in an ironic turn of events, as Mike operates on a wounded soldier in a war-torn country, Chloe dies at home in the suburbs, in an apparently freak household accident. Devastated, he returns home to bury her, only to discover that the life he left behind has fallen apart. He's a stranger to his baby girl, and his medical practice has downsized in his absence. Worse, he learns a shocking secret that sends him into a downward spiral.

    Grief-stricken, Mike makes decisions upon returning to Afghanistan which will change his life forever. It's not until he comes home for good that he grasps the gravity of his actions, and realizes he must fight the most important battle of his life, to reclaim his life and his daughter. Along the way, he discovers that everything is not as it seems, and he learns ugly truths about those he loves the most, as well as the true meaning of heroism.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateApr 9, 2013
    ISBN9781427228956
    Don't Go
    Author

    Lisa Scottoline

    Lisa Scottoline is a # New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–winning author of thirty-two novels which have sold over 30 million copies in thirty-five countries. She also writes a weekly column with her daughter Francesca Serritella for The Philadelphia Inquirer titled “Chick Wit”—a witty and fun take on life from a woman’s perspective. Lisa reviews popular fiction and nonfiction, and her reviews have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer, and she has also served as president of Mystery Writers of America. Visit her online at Scottoline.com.

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    • 4/5
      Mike is a surgeon and a reservist who was called up to serve in Afghanistan. He is a month away from going home when he is contacted that his wife has died in a freak home accident. He flies home and is met by his sister-in-law and her husband who have been watching Mike's infant, Emily, since his wife died. Emily cried when Mike tried to hold her so his sister-in-law took Emily back. Everyone was still so upset from the loss of Chloe, Mike's wife. They were all sensitive to the fact that Emily was so young and had no idea what was going on and that she missed her mother. Right after the funeral, Mike returned to Afghanistan. He had signed paperwork that his brother-in-law (a lawyer) brought to him which gave Bob, and his wife, Daniel temporary custody of Emily for as long as needed. Back in Afghanistan there was a doctor shortage made worse when a grenade was thrown into a cluster of people, killing several of the surgeons. Mike witnessed the horror of his friends deaths and felt partly responsible. So that when he was pressured to re-up for another year he finally agreed. Just as the year was ending, Mike was in a convoy when it was attacked. The doors in his vehicle were jammed but he was able to get out and save the other occupants. During the fire fight he ran to one friend that was unconscious and threw himself on top of the guy. Mike was injured during this attack which led to his going home a bit early. This is where the real story begins and I do not want to spoil it for you so I will stop there. The book is very well written and easy to follow. The characters are wonderful and help you get 'lost' in the telling of the story. It has a good story line that is well presented and keeps you turning pages long after bed time.
    • 3/5
      It was just okay to me. I don't thing the characters were fleshed out enough. I didn't really care about any of the characters except to perhaps dislike a lot of them even the main character. Oh well .
    • 2/5
      This one didn't work for me. I found it dragged at the beginning. The characters were a little too bluntly drawn and hard to relate to. So many bad things happened to Mike...it was like reading the Book of Job! And, after a series of disasters, bad choices and damaged relationships, suddenly, everything is okay at the end....with no sense of how they rebuilt the relationships. So, no more of this author for me.
    • 4/5
      My heart went out to Dr. Mike Scanlon throughout the book. I hurt for him even when he made poor decisions. We all do then wish we could turn back time but that’s not how life works. Mike is a podiatrist serving as an army doctor in Afghanistan. He works under terrific pressure in a M.A.S.H. tyoe “hospital”. back in Pennsylvania, he has left behind his beautiful wife Chloe and his newborn baby, Emily. One day as Mike operates on a wounded soldier in a war-torn country, Chloe dies at home in the suburbs, in an apparent household accident. Devastated, he returns home to bury her, only to discover that the life he left behind has fallen apart. His medical practice is in jeopardy, and his precious baby girl doesn’t know him and cries every time he approaches. He returns to Afghanistan To complete his tour leaving Emily in the care of Chloe’s sister and her husband. For some reason, call of duty maybe, Mike agrees to another tour. During his second tour he and his pals come under a tragic and deadly attack. Mike survives, but not without great sacrifice. He is sent home where not only has he changed but everything that was familiar has as well and not for the good. The first quarter of the book dragged for me, but after he returned home as a war hero, and everything still went to hell for him, the intrigue gripped me. I especially liked the court hearing where Mike tries to regain custody of Emily.
    • 5/5
      This was a great surprise! My mom gave it to me thinking I would like it. To me, the cover of a man and a child didn't entice me. But when I did, I couldn't put it down. There was war, there was mystery, there was love and disgust. Friendships were made and friendships were lost. It's a dark, emotional read but I couldn't put it down. Loved it!
    • 3/5
      Torn on this one. This was my first Lisa Scottoline and so many people rave about her books. There was things I enjoyed about this one and other parts that dragged. It was not at all what I was expecting. The ending did bring everything together for me, and I ended up tearing up. It was the saving grace for the whole story for me personally. Still, not my favorite. A lot of details that really did not bring much to the mystery. Overall, this was only ok.
    • 5/5
      While deployed in Afghanistan, Mike learns that his 32 year-old wife, Chloe has died from a freak kitchen accident. He is granted emergency leave to attend her funeral and to make arrangements for the care of their infant daughter, Emily.

      When Chloe's sister, Danielle and her husband, Bob offer to keep Emily until Mike returns from the war, the arrangement seems the best for the baby. The couple agrees to keep Emily longer, when Mike is forced to re-up for an additional year.

      When he loses his arm in an explosion in the war, Mike is sent home. Bob and Danielle open their home up to Mike until he can get back on his feet. But, while Mike was away at war, he learned that when his wife died, she was pregnant...and his obsession with finding out who her lover is, leads to the murder of her best friend, Sara. And, if that isn't enough, Bob & Danielle have decided to kick him out of their home and keep his daughter...
    • 4/5
      I REALLY enjoyed this book. Lisa is one of my favorite writers and she does a great job with this book. I was a little frustrated with Bob and Danielle and also with Mike not fighting hard enough for Emily. It wrapped up really nicely and I liked the decision that was made for Emily. I listened to the book and the narrator did a great job.
    • 4/5
      I have become a major Scottoline fan, but Don't Go almost didn't receive four stars from me because it seemed as if there were many passages in which the story seemed to drag and I almost became a frustrated reader wondering why there were so many "extra" bits tossed in. The last quarter of the book redeemed the novel for me and was taut and suspenseful.
    • 4/5
      I felt the raw emotions that Mike was expericing with the loss of his wife and trying to bond with his daughter. It was so sad. Yet I was fully invested in Mike and his mission to find the truth no matter the cost. So everything that he did or said I understood and it made sense for the story. For me it was the characters, the story, and the emotions that made this book as good as it was. Although, I have to say that I was not that surprised when the truth came out. So there was no real suspense there as far as this aspect of the story was concerned. Yet, still a good read.
    • 3/5
      Good book. I read it in one long sitting, lol.
    • 4/5
      The author did it again. She created a book in which I thought I knew what was going to happen, but didn't exactly...and I was pointing my anger at the characters in the wrong direction. Mike makes for such a sad hero of the book. He a podiatric surgeon in a nasty war in Afghanistan, his wife Chloe is found dead at home in the United States, and he and close army buddies are subject to an attack by explosive device will forever change Mike's outlook on the world. This novel is quick and easy reading, but many parts of it made me so angry. I hated the way Chloe's sister Danielle and her lawyer husband Bob railroaded Mike into their being the sole caregivers for Emily and always made Mike feel so inadequate and guilty when he tried to express love for and nurture his only child. I guess novels are supposed to push buttons, and this one did. I stayed mad at Mike's "so called family" throughout the whole book. I loved the light lawyering in this book (the author is a former attorney) as I did in a previous book of hers I read. "Lawyer novels" always turned me off in the past, but now that my own daughter is soon to sit for the bar exam in our state, I'm more open to them!I didn't care for the book cover, which the author commended in her acknowledgement by the way, because the Emily (Mike's daughter) in the book was an infant and a toddler, but never the pre-schooler hanging on to her dad that is pictured on the book's front cover . I liked this book enough to stay up late one night to finish it and also to recommend it to my husband. It's light and entertaining though it hits with a huge punch some tough subjects. I'm ready to read more novels by Lisa Scottoline which is good. I'm starting to give best-selling authors a bit more leeway in my reading list!
    • 3/5
      It is always a welcome change when Lisa Scottoline comes out with a standalone novel, a departure from her Rosato and Associates series. But DON'T GO didn't thrill me as her other legal thrillers have. Every plot twist is predictable.The problem is not so much, as other readers say, that a lot of subject matter is contained in too small a book. Rather, everything in this book hints at how it will turn out. Nothing is a surprise.In all fairness, I still suggest that you check out Scottoline's Facebook page. You should fall in love with her. Her daily entries tell you she cares about her readers. That makes it difficult to be honest about this book. But, thank goodness, I can also honestly say that her other books I've read are better.
    • 3/5
      Clearly Mike walked under a few ladders in his childhood to have to face so many awful events in the course of one year. I think the author went a little overboard with the drama on this one. If only he had been a more likeable person - that might have made the book more satisfying. But he was just such a shmuck most of the time that it was really hard to empathize.
    • 2/5
      This is the first book I've read by Lisa Scottoline. I really wanted to like it but I just couldn't. I spent a lot of time skimming for the good parts which were few and far between.
    • 5/5
      This was one of Lisa’s best books I have read thus far! A page-turner – and hard to put down – Captivating and holds your interest from page one to the ending! The research and writing –excellent!

      Mike, a podiatrist with his own practice is called to serve as army doctor in Afghanistan leaving behind his wife Chole and their newborn baby. However, Chloe dies in their home from a household accident. When Mike returns he finds his wife’s sister, Danielle and husband Bob have taken over raising his child and his daughter does not even know him. What makes the book very exciting are the secrets and mysteries which unfold--thriller of a hero who saves his family . . . A must read!
    • 3/5
      This book frustrated me at times and there was alot going on to the point where it over dramatic at times. I was especially frustrated at Dr. Mike Scanlon becuase I wanted to see him be successful and he kept making dumb mistakes.
    • 4/5
      Dr. Mike Scanlon, an orthopedist, is overseas serving his country in Afghanistan. Back home his wife, Chloe, and seven-month-old daughter, Emily, are trying to survive without him. In just a month, his tour will be over and he will be home for good. During his last month in Afghanistan, he finds out his wife has died after a freak, household accident. He returns home to a daughter who has no idea who he is, a dead wife who appears to have been a closet alcoholic, and a failing medical practice. With plans to return back to Afghanistan for the remainder of the month, he leaves Emily in his sister-in-law's care and hopes that everything can be managed once he returns home.Life doesn't go as planned once Mike returns to Afghanistan and his home life also begins to spiral out of control. As Mike leaves Afghanistan, he hopes all the battles are behind him and he just wants to see his daughter. Instead, he has battles to fight at home as well.This is my first Lisa Scottoline book and definitely not my last. I rank her up there with Jodi Picoult and Kristin Hannah for writing stories with real characters and true-to-life situations. The characters feel like people you know and their emotions overflow off the page. "Mike couldn't listen, thinking of Chloe's loving heart, leaking blood until it stilled. He thought of Emily's tiny heart, beating down the hall, and his own heart, broken." Page 27Scottoline did thorough research related to war injuries, PTSD, and family law. From the way the soldiers communicated and dealt with the war to the affects on the families left behind during their service, Scottoline covered all the emotions, struggles, and complications that can be involved. "War didn't stop for the dead. War didn't stop for anything or anybody." Page 119The chapters are short and keep you riveted so you want to read the next chapter and the next chapter and the next. You will breeze through the book because you want to know what really happened and what the future holds for Mike and his daughter, Emily.This was our book club choice for this month and I am sure we will have lots to discuss. If you like character driven stories with a bit of mystery and real-life situations, you will rush through DON'T GO. If nothing else, it will make you see soldiers and their families with a whole new perspective. I can't wait to read another of Scottoline's books.As a side note, I hope the author has found a new proofreader since the printing of this book. The amount of typos and silly mistakes in this book were distracting and unprofessional for this caliber of an author.
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed this book.

      This was a story of a man who went to war and while gone he wife died.

      Lisa did a good job of making you want to know what comes next. There is so much going on. You won't want to miss it.
    • 3/5
      Lisa Scottoline has been chick-lit-ified. Her recent books (maybe the last three?) stand out from her previous Rosato and Associates series, and for me, not in a good way. Although they are still "mystery" books, they are written and packaged (look at those covers!) to sit on the shelf next to Jody Picoult and the like. If Don't Go were to be made into a movie, it'd air on Lifetime.Her older books had heart and depth and spunky characters. They had families and friends who liked each other. The had rich lives and interesting relationships. Everyone in Don't Go feels more like a caricature. We have the dedicated military husband, the artsy, free-spirited wife, the uptight sister, the straight-laced, workaholic brother-in-law, the money-grubbing partner, etc. All well-defined, but difficult to connect with--very few of the characters even seem to be able to connect to each other!After three books like this, I may have to face the reality that Lisa and I have grown apart. I'm sure there's an audience for books like Don't Go, but I'll spend my reading time elsewhere.
    • 4/5
      I won this book from a Goodreads giveaway but I have read several of Lisa Scottoline's books before. The story was definitely interesting and fast paced - I didn't want to put it down. I thought I had it figured out pretty early on, but somehow I knew what I was thinking was a little too obvious. I would have liked to have seen the character of Chloe developed a little more - the author never really resolved if she was drinking or why she had the affair. But overall I enjoyed this book a lot.
    • 4/5
      A doctor who is serving in Afganistan is called home when his wife is found dead leaving their 7 month old daughter with her sister. he returns to Afganistan and reups butreturns home seriously injured to deal with the wreckage at home This deals with the many issues our soldiers have to deal with after they return from war. It also has some good twists and turns.
    • 3/5
      A podiatrist serving in the Army in Afghanistan is called home when his wife is found dead leaving their seven month old daughter with her sister. After reupping, Mike is seriously injured and sent home left to pick up the pieces of his fragmented life. In the debris he discovers some ugly facts while dealing with his own PTSD.Not Socottoline's best, but some good twists and turns. This was more of a girly-girl story than her other books.
    • 4/5
      I related to this book as I'm a daughter of a man who served in the Navy. Dr. Mike Scanlon is called to duty leaving his wife and baby daughter. He returns home for his wife's funeral after she dies in an accident. He learns a terrible secret about his wife and decides to return to finish his tour. Mike is injured and returns home to a daughter who cries when she sees him, a career he is unable to do, and wanting to find answers about his wife. He is angry and that is believable but hard to read at time. I loved the ending though it was predictable.
    • 4/5
      This was the first Lisa Scottoline book I have read but it won't be my last! I am not a big suspense book reader but I this book grabbed my attention.The book starts out with a woman, Chloe, who is dying on her kitchen floor. Someone walks in and instead of helping her, walks out the door. Who was it? Was it the murderer? Who would want to kill this young mother and wife I was hooked!The story then shifts to her husband, Mike who is deployed in Afghanistan. Mike deals with not only the death of his loving wife, but also deals with the effects of war. When Mike comes home from Afghanistan he has so much to overcome. His infant daughter doesn't know him, his in laws don't understand him, and he is obsessed with solving the questions surrounding his wife's death.The book kept me guessing as to who murdered Chloe. The rest of the story was a bit predictable and maybe a bit far fetched but it did keep me reading. I I enjoyed the combination of suspense and drama. There was more to the story than just someone being murdered and who did it. I found this book entertaining and will be reading this author again.
    • 2/5
      Don't Go2.0 out of 5 stars Not Shocking, Surprising or Thrilling, April 14, 2013It 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. The first book was the emotional one, dealing with the death of Chloe and then several of the members of his medical team. This first half was written while Mike was still at war and was filled with a lot of medical technical jargon.The second book deals with Mike coming back to the US, dealing with his medical condition and trying to become a proper father to his daughter. It reads as if the time passage is much longer but only about a week goes by while it is all hitting the fan.All I could think while I was reading this novel was just how obvious everything was. You knew every mistake Mike was making BEFORE he made it just by reading closelyI had no sympathy for Mike or any of the other main characters in this book. Where I should have been experiencing deep emotion, I was rolling my eyes. He was always using what could be termed `the easy way out' and I never saw him as good father material. ------------> SPOILERISH <--------- By the time Bob and Danielle was having Mike's parental judgment questioned and they all went to court, if you read between the lines as I did, you knew it was coming right from the time that he went back to war after Chloe's death. You just knew these two were hoping that he would make some sort of mistake and they would get Emily's custody. The fact that they waited less than a week to do this cruel thing, was quite telling. The clues were there all along as to who fathered Chloe's love child too. ------------->END SPOILER<------------------What kind of Aunt and Uncle would EVER allow this child to call them Mom and Dad; this was just beyond wrong. I have no children and my younger sister has four, and even if something had happened to my sister when the kids were young, I would never want to take away her memory as their mother by allowing the kids to call me mom. Moreover, to have Emily call Bob Dad, when she still has one is in my estimation - self -serving and vile.I could not warm to anyone in this novel and I find that amazing. Usually you end up liking or sympathizing with someone, but not in this book. Nothing came as a shock to me, surprised me, or thrilled me in this entire novel.