Laura Lippman is among the select group of novelists who have invigorated the crime fiction arena with smart, innovative, and exciting work

- George Pelecanos,

A gripping mystery

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

One of the most polished and consistently interesting writers of detective fiction today

THE ECONOMIST

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Lippman is a writing powerhouse

USA TODAY

Ably demonstrates why Lippman has been sweeping up the American crime awards. A gripping sense of place and a great new sleuthette make this a page-turner

GUARDIAN

One of the best novelists around, period

WASHINGTON POST

Every time Laura Lippman comes out with a new book, I get chills because I know I am back in the hands of the master. She is simply a brilliant novelist, an unflinching chronicler of life in America right now

- Gillian Flynn,

Laura Lippman continues to push the envelope of modern crime-writing

- Harlan Coben,

Lippman is the closest writer America has to Ruth Rendell

- Stephen King,

For PI Tess Monaghan secrets from the past can be murder . . . From the author of SUNBURN and LADY IN THE LAKEWinner of the Edgar and Shamus awardsFirst as a reporter and then as a PI Tess Monaghan has learned how to survive and thrive on the streets of Baltimore. But a new case will force her to confront her own past - and a man she once loved. It starts when she gets a newspaper photograph of an old boyfriend with part of a headline attached: BIG TROUBLE. The answer to the mystery lies far from Baltimore, deep in a world of good-time music, old-fashioned ambition and rich people's games. And Tess must find out what happened to the man she once loved and the woman who changed him - and the connection to a series of murders . . .
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For PI Tess Monaghan secrets from the past can be murder . . . From the author of SUNBURN and LADY IN THE LAKEWinner of the Edgar and Shamus awards
Laura Lippman is among the select group of novelists who have invigorated the crime fiction arena with smart, innovative, and exciting work
For PI Tess Monaghan secrets from the past can be murder ...

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780752837628
Publisert
2001
Utgiver
Vendor
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Vekt
220 gr
Høyde
178 mm
Bredde
110 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320

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Biographical note

Before becoming a full-time novelist, Laura Lippman was a newspaper reporter for many years. She has won just about every crime writing award going, including the Anthony Award and non genre awards for Literary Excellence. She lives in Baltimore with her partner, the writer David Simon, and their daughter.