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New Releases by Laura Lippman

Laura Lippman is the author of Murder Takes a Vacation (2025), Dream Girl (2025), Schuld (2023), Prom Mom (2023), Tess Monaghan (2022), Gebroken vertrouwen (2022).

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Murder Takes a Vacation

release date: Aug 14, 2025
Murder Takes a Vacation
''A page-turner.'' KATE ATKINSON ''Playful and witty and completely absorbing.'' ANN CLEEVES ''The master.'' GILLIAN FLYNN Meet Mrs Blossom. . . A widower who has never left the US A grandmother with a knack for blending in A lottery winner with an unexpected fortune Determined to finally see the world, she''s starting with a cruise along the Seine. Just twenty-four hours into Mrs Blossom''s trip, however, a man is dead, a precious artefact is missing, and a mysterious stranger is claiming her life is in danger. Surrounded by luxury food, quaint towns and people with staggeringly high net worths, she has no idea who she can trust. But maybe blending into the background has its perks - whoever is responsible will never see this most unlikely of detectives coming. Readers loved Murder Takes a Vacation: ''Mrs. Blossom is a delight!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''Charming, fun, a little sassy, and always observant. What a lovely treasure of a read.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''Every single person I know needs to read this book immediately. . . Imagine The Maltese Falcon starring Miss Marple and Tom Ripley.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''A fun mystery, Laura really shares some poignant observations about age, body image and just feeling invisible as a woman. Definitely recommend!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Dream Girl

release date: Feb 04, 2025
Dream Girl
Après une chute violente dans les escaliers, Gerry Andersen, un écrivain à succès solitaire de 61 ans, se retrouve alité dans sa tour d’ivoire avec pour seule compagnie Aileen, son infirmière de nuit. Un soir, il reçoit un étrange appel : la voix féminine au bout du fil prétend être Aubrey, l’héroïne de Dream Girl, son roman le plus célébré. Hallucine-t-il à cause de ses anti-douleurs ou est-il en train de succomber à la démence comme sa mère ? Les appels deviennent de plus en plus fréquents, et un matin, il découvre au réveil un cadavre près de son lit. Une bizarrerie parmi tant d’autres, et Gerry perd de plus en plus pied...

Schuld

release date: Sep 28, 2023
Schuld
''Uitzonderlijk, zelfs buitengewoon goed.'' Stephen King over De vrouw in het meer in The New York Times Amber probeert al haar hele volwassen leven zoveel mogelijk afstand te houden van Baltimore, de plek waar ze opgroeide. Ze staat daar bekend als de ''gala-mama'' omdat ze haar baby zou hebben vermoord op de avond van het schoolgala, nadat haar date Joe Simpson haar in de steek had gelaten om achter een ander meisje aan te gaan. Maar wanneer Amber zich door omstandigheden gedwongen ziet terug te keren naar de stad, realiseert ze zich dat ze een tweede kans heeft – als ze maar uit de buurt van Joe blijft. Hij is nu een succesvolle vastgoedontwikkelaar en is getrouwd met plastisch chirurg Meredith. Het probleem is dat Amber niet bij Joe uit de buurt kan blijven. En Joe vindt het steeds moeilijker Amber te negeren. Langzaam worden de twee onherroepelijk naar elkaar toe getrokken. Als Joe aan Amber vraagt hem te helpen met iets ondenkbaars, gaan ze uiteindelijk een grens over die ze al die tijd probeerden te vermijden. In de pers ''Superhoog tempo.'' ***VN Detective & Thrillergids ''Originele en zenuwslopende thriller.'' Zin ''Prettig lichtvoetig en met een satanistisch plezier geschreven, vol kleurrijke personages en onvoorspelbare plotwendingen.'' VN Detective & Thrillergids ''Een thriller voor de fijnproever en liefhebber van Harlan Coben en Michael Connelly.'' NBD Biblion

Prom Mom

release date: Jul 25, 2023
Prom Mom
"Well-plotted, well-written, clear-eyed. I never saw the end coming. There''s a hell of a one-two punch waiting for you." —Stephen King New York Times bestseller Laura Lippman tells the story of Amber Glass, desperately trying to get away from her tabloid past but compulsively drawn back to the city of her youth and the prom date who destroyed everything she was reaching for. Amber Glass has spent her entire adult life putting as much distance as possible between her and her hometown of Baltimore, where she fears she will forever be known as “Prom Mom”—the girl who allegedly killed her baby on the night of the prom after her date, Joe Simpson, abandoned her to pursue the girl he really liked. But when circumstances bring Amber back to the city, she realizes she can have a second chance—as long as she stays away from Joe, now a successful commercial real estate developer, married to a plastic surgeon, Meredith, to whom he is devoted. The problem is, Amber can’t stay away from Joe. And Joe finds that it’s increasingly hard for him to ignore Amber, if only because she remembers the boy he was and the man he said he was going to be. Against the surreal backdrop of 2020 and early 2021, the two are slowly drawn to each other and eventually cross the line they’ve been trying not to cross. And then Joe asks Amber to help him do the unthinkable . . . and she must decide if she is willing to let their toxic and dangerous past repeat itself.

Tess Monaghan

release date: May 10, 2022
Tess Monaghan
The New York Times–bestselling author of Hush Hush interviews the lead character of her hit series. In 1997, the character of Tess Monaghan debuted in Laura Lippman''s detective novel, Baltimore Blues. The book launched the bestselling series that continues to delight readers decades later. But who exactly is Theresa Esther Weinstein Monaghan when she''s not tackling troublesome cases? In this fictional article, author Laura Lippman takes you to Baltimore where she speaks with the accidental detective herself to find out what makes her tick. You''ll learn about Tess''s parents and her childhood. You''ll hear from her longtime boyfriend Edward "Crow" Ransome, as well as her lifelong best friend, Whitney Talbot. Lippman shares what daily life is like for the tough PI. Soon, you''ll discover why readers can''t get enough of Tess. Praise for Laura Lippman and the Tess Monaghan Novels "One of the best novelists around, period." — The Washington Post "Lippman is incapable of writing an un-compelling mystery." — The Baltimore Sun "A juicy whodunnit." — Entertainment Weekly on Another Thing to Fall "Lippman is a dynamic storyteller. . . . This series [is] one of the best." — USA Today "An imaginative, well-plotted mystery." — South Florida Sun Sentinel on Butcher''s Hill

Gebroken vertrouwen

release date: Jan 21, 2022
Gebroken vertrouwen
Bestsellerauteur Gerry krijgt telefoontjes van iemand die niet bestaat: een personage uit zijn bestverkochte boek Na een nare val van de trap is bestsellerauteur Gerry zes weken aan bed gekluisterd in zijn luxeappartement in Baltimore. De twee vrouwen die voor hem zorgen kent hij amper: zijn piepjonge nieuwe assistente en een nogal slome nachtverpleegster. Dan krijgt hij op een avond een telefoontje van iemand die zich voordoet als Aubrey, de hoofdpersoon uit zijn bestverkochte boek Dream Girl. Maar zij bestaat alleen in Gerry''s verbeelding. Zou dit soms een gemene grap zijn van een van zijn drie exen? Is hij al aan het dementeren, zoals zijn moeder, of hallucineert hij door de pijnstillers die hij krijgt? Aubrey blijft hem bellen, en haar toon wordt steeds dreigender. Gerry voelt zich bang en alleen – en dan wordt er ook nog een moord gepleegd. Vanaf dat moment weet hij zeker dat er iets veel duisterders aan de hand is dan hij dacht. In de pers ''Prettig lichtvoetig en met een satanisch plezier geschreven, vol kleurrijke personages en onvoorspelbare plotwendingen.'' **** VN Detective & Thrillergids ''Uitzonderlijk, zelfs buitengewoon goed.'' Stephen King over De vrouw in het meer in The New York Times ''Lippman beweegt briljant heen en weer in de tijd, ze strooit met talloze plottwists tot aan de overweldigende finale.'' Booklist ''Lippman lijkt alleen maar beter te worden.'' Entertainment Weekly

La donna del lago

release date: May 05, 2021
La donna del lago
««Lippman ci racconta un mystery classico attraverso il prisma di molti personaggi, e in tutti si sente il riverbero delle tensioni razziali e femministe della Baltimora degli anni Sessanta». » «Vanity Fair» «Lippman ci racconta un mystery classico attraverso il prisma di molti personaggi, e in tutti si sente il riverbero delle tensioni razziali e femministe della Baltimora degli anni Sessanta.» «Vanity Fair» «Ogni volta che Laura Lippman scrive un romanzo mi emoziono, perché so che mi metterò ancora una volta nelle mani di un grande maestro.» Gyllian Flynn, autrice di L amore bugiardo ««Ogni volta che Laura Lippman scrive un romanzo mi emoziono, perché so che mi metterò ancora una volta nelle mani di un grande maestro». » Gyllian Flynn, autrice di L amore bugiardo Baltimora, 1966. Dopo diciotto anni di matrimonio, Maddie Schwartz, consapevole che nella sua dedizione alla vita di moglie e madre una parte importante di sé è andata perduta, decide di lasciare il marito e le giornate da casalinga per riprendere in mano la sua esistenza. Negli stessi giorni scompare da casa una ragazzina di undici anni. Maddie si unisce alle ricerche, e seguendo il suo istinto, scopre qualcosa che, dopo breve, le frutterà un lavoro nella redazione di un quotidiano locale. Maddie ama il suo nuovo lavoro, ci tiene a distinguersi e presto si appassiona al caso di Cleo Sherwood, una donna afroamericana trovata morta in un lago cittadino. Se si fosse trattato di una donna bianca, i giornalisti di Baltimora avrebbero fatto a gara per occuparsi della storia, che invece ottiene solo un breve trafiletto relegato nelle ultime pagine di cronaca. Maddie, sola contro tutti, comincia a indagare. Raccontato da una pluralità di punti vista, e con impressionante ritmo narrativo, La donna del lago non è soltanto il resoconto di un’indagine dai toni noir, ma è la storia del rapporto tra due donne che in realtà non si sono mai conosciute, nate in due contesti diversissimi, ma entrambe impegnate nello sforzo di contrastare il destino loro assegnato. Laura Lippman ci regala un romanzo pieno di suspense incentrato sulla redazione di un giornale in una città e in anni in cui razzismo, classismo e sessismo imbevevano l’opinione pubblica. Un bellissimo thriller letterario che, al di fuori delle costrizioni del genere, cattura alla perfezione lo spirito del tempo componendo, contemporaneamente, il ritratto di una ambizione femminile che non ha bisogno di altre giustificazioni.

Leégve

release date: Apr 23, 2021
Leégve
Az egyikük hosszú távra játszik. De melyikük? Egy kisvárosi étteremben találkoznak. Polly nyugat felé tart. Adam azt mondja, ő is csak átutazóban van ott. Polly mégis marad. És Adam is marad – rabul ejti a rejtélyes vörös hajú nő, mert egyszerre aggasztja és izgatja csendes nyugalma. A perzselő nyár során Polly és Adam óhatatlanul forró, szenvedélyes viszonyba bonyolódnak. Mégis, mindketten elhallgatnak valamit a másik elől – veszélyes, sőt halálos titkokat. Aztán valaki meghal. Baleset volt vagy hidegvérrel kitervelt gyilkosság? Mostanra Polly és Adam annyira belegabalyodott egymás életébe és hazugságaiba, hogy egyikük sem tudja, hogyan állhatna tovább – vagy hogy egyáltalán tovább akar-e állni. Elég erős a szerelmük ahhoz, hogy kibírja az igazságot, vagy végül elpusztítja őket? Valakinek engednie kell. Melyikük lesz az?

My Life as a Villainess

release date: Aug 04, 2020
My Life as a Villainess
New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman, a journalist for many years, collects here her recent essays exploring motherhood as an older mom, her life as a reader, her relationships with her parents, friendship, and other topics that will resonate with a large audience. Her voice is wry and relatable, her takes often surprising. Meet the Woman Behind the Books… In this collection of new and previously published essays, New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman offers her take on a woman''s life across the decades. Her childhood and school years, her newspaper career, her experiences as a novelist—Lippman finds universal touchstones in an unusual life that has as many twists as her award-winning crime fiction. Essays include: · Men Explain The Wire to Me · Game of Crones · My Life as a Villainess · My Father’s Bar · The 31st Stocking These candid essays offer long-time readers insight into the experiences that helped Lippman become one of the most successful crime novelists of her generation.

De vrouw in het meer

release date: Mar 12, 2020
De vrouw in het meer
Lippmans werk is bekroond met iedere prijs die er bestaat binnen het thrillergenre Baltimore, 1966. De stad zindert van de geheimen die iedereen lijkt te kennen – iedereen behalve Maddie Schwartz. Een jaar geleden was ze nog een gelukkige vrouw die -alles had wat haar hart begeerde. Nu heeft ze een punt gezet achter haar huwelijk van bijna twintig jaar, en is ze vast-besloten om alsnog haar jeugdige ambities waar te maken om een ??gepassioneerd, zinvol leven te leiden. Ze krijgt een baan bij een middagkrant en verdiept zich in de zaak van een vermoorde vrouw, wier lichaam werd gevonden in een park. Cleo Sherwood was een jonge Afro-Amerikaanse vrouw en niemand lijkt er iets om te geven dat ze werd vermoord. Maddies onderzoek brengt haar in contact met mensen die ooit een rol in Cleo’s leven hebben gespeeld en zorgt zo voor heel wat opschudding in hun bestaan. Maar haar onvermogen om verder te kijken dan haar eigen blik op de wereld leidt tot een hoop ellende en onrust, ook voor de man met wie ze het bed deelt, een zwarte politieagent die meer van Maddie weet dan ze denkt. De pers over de boeken van Laura Lippman ‘Het zijn de haarfijn geschilderde portretten van de personages die ervoor zorgen dat Lippman een blijvende indruk maakt.’ Vrij Nederland ‘Een intrigerend boek over personages met levensechte, complexe gevoelens.’ ???? Chicklit.nl ‘Het spannende, goed vertaalde verhaal leidt via een psychologisch uitstekend opgebouwde plot vakkundig naar een heel verrassende, overtuigende ontknoping.’ NBD Biblion

Lady in the Lake

release date: Jul 23, 2019
Lady in the Lake
SOON TO BE A SERIES FROM APPLE TV! A New York Times Bestseller The revered New York Times bestselling author returns with a gripping historical mystery set in 1960s Baltimore that combines modern psychological insights with elements of classic noir, about a middle-aged housewife turned aspiring reporter who pursues the murder of a forgotten young woman. In 1966, Baltimore is a city of secrets that everyone seems to know—everyone, that is, except Madeline "Maddie" Schwartz. Last year, she was a happy, even pampered housewife. This year, she’s bolted from her marriage of almost twenty years, determined to live a passionate, meaningful life. Maddie wants to matter, to leave her mark on a swiftly changing world. Drawing on her own secrets, she helps Baltimore police find a murdered girl—assistance that leads to a job at the city’s afternoon newspaper, the Star. Working at the newspaper offers Maddie the opportunity to make her name, and she has found just the story to do it: Cleo Sherwood, a missing woman whose body was discovered in the fountain of a city park lake. If Cleo were white, every reporter in Baltimore would be clamoring to tell her story. Instead, her mysterious death receives only cursory mention in the daily newspapers, and no one cares when Maddie starts poking around in a young Black woman''s life—except for Cleo''s ghost, who is determined to keep her secrets and her dignity. Cleo scolds the ambitious Maddie: You’re interested in my death, not my life. They’re not the same thing. Maddie’s investigation brings her into contact with people that used to be on the periphery of her life—a jewelry store clerk, a waitress, a rising star on the Baltimore Orioles, a patrol cop, a hardened female reporter, a lonely man in a movie theater. But for all her ambition and drive, Maddie often fails to see the people right in front of her. Her inability to look beyond her own needs will lead to tragedy and turmoil for all sorts of people—including Ferdie, the man who shares her bed, a police officer who is risking far more than Maddie can understand.

Liza Jane & the Dragon

release date: Oct 02, 2018
Liza Jane & the Dragon
New York Times best-selling author Laura Lippman''s picture book debut offers a timely parable about family values, a little girl, and a dragon. "This enjoyable book delivers a lesson, and its playful drawings invite the young reader into a wonderful place somewhere between fantasy and reality." — New York Times Book Review "A girl frustrated with her parents'' rules fires them and hires a dragon to take their place." — Publishers Weekly, Included in Fall 2018 Announcements Liza Jane believed she could find better parents. So she fired her mom and dad and hired the first applicant who came to the door—what could possibly go wrong? And at first everything was fun. The dragon did whatever Liza Jane wanted him to do. But it turned out the dragon had only one response to all problems—opening his mouth and belching fire. Suddenly, people were scared of Liza Jane. The pizza deliveryman didn''t want to come to her house. No one wanted to play with her. And all that fire was very bad for the furniture. Could Liza Jane have been wrong about what kind of qualities she wanted in a parent?

Wie er breekt

release date: Aug 07, 2018
Wie er breekt
De nieuwe standalone van een topauteur binnen het thrillergenre Polly en Adam ontmoeten elkaar in de lokale bar van het stadje Belleville. Zij is op weg naar het westen, hij zegt ook op doorreis te zijn. Toch blijft ze en hij blijft ook – geïntrigeerd als hij is door deze mysterieuze vrouw. Een zomer lang verliezen Polly en Adam zich in een hartstochtelijke liefde. Maar iets weerhoudt ze ervan zich compleet aan elkaar te geven. Gevaarlijke geheimen staan tussen hen in. Dan valt er een dode. Was het een ongeluk of onderdeel van een plan? Inmiddels zijn Adam en Polly zo verweven in elkaars levens en leugens, dat ze geen van beiden weten hoe ze elkaar de rug toe kunnen keren – en of ze dat wel willen. Wie zal als eerste breken? De pers over Wie er breekt ‘Je kunt merken hoe veel plezier de auteur had in het schrijven, en dat is besmettelijk.’ Kirkus Reviews ‘Dit is Lippman op haar best. Een naam om rekening mee te houden binnen het thrillergenre.’ Publishers Weekly ‘Ingenieus geconstrueerd en extreem spannend.’ Booklist ‘Een auteur op de toppen van haar kunnen. Lippmans ster blijft rijzen.’ Booklist

The Tess Chronicles

release date: Jun 05, 2018
The Tess Chronicles
Laura Lippman''s beloved Baltimore private investigator, Tess Monaghan, has been featured in several short stories, including “Ropa Vieja”, “The Shoeshine Man''s Regrets”, and “The Book Thing*”. Another story, “The Every Day Housewife”, provides the first look into the inner life of Tess''s mother as a young newlywed in the 1970s. As a bonus, there is also a "profile" of Tess—bylined by former journalist Laura Lippman-—that appeared in the award-winning anthology, The Line-Up. Available singly or as a collection.

Five Fires

release date: May 01, 2018
Five Fires
Everyone in small-town Bellville is talking about a series of mysterious fires disrupting the typically tranquil summer. The authorities attribute them to heat lightning, but some Belleville residents are not so sure… High-school student Beth, like everyone else in Belleville, has been following the fires – she has plenty of time between her monotonous day job at the deli and solitary nights at home while her mom works late. The fires aren’t the only unusual occurrence – Beth’s old friend Tara, who left town the year before after a mysterious incident, returns with no real explanation. Circumstances only get stranger when Beth unwittingly discovers clues as to what – or who – is the cause of the fires.

Sunburn

release date: Feb 20, 2018
Sunburn
"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, and Sunburn is her dark, gleaming noir gem. Read it." -Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with a superb novel of psychological suspense about a pair of lovers with the best intentions and the worst luck: two people locked in a passionate yet uncompromising game of cat and mouse. But instead of rules, this game has dark secrets, forbidden desires, inevitable betrayals—and cold-blooded murder. One is playing a long game. But which one? They meet at a local tavern in the small town of Belleville, Delaware. Polly is set on heading west. Adam says he’s also passing through. Yet she stays and he stays—drawn to this mysterious redhead whose quiet stillness both unnerves and excites him. Over the course of a punishing summer, Polly and Adam abandon themselves to a steamy, inexorable affair. Still, each holds something back from the other—dangerous, even lethal, secrets. Then someone dies. Was it an accident, or part of a plan? By now, Adam and Polly are so ensnared in each other’s lives and lies that neither one knows how to get away—or even if they want to. Is their love strong enough to withstand the truth, or will it ultimately destroy them? Something—or someone—has to give. Which one will it be? Inspired by James M. Cain’s masterpieces The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, and Mildred Pierce, Sunburn is a tantalizing modern noir from the incomparable Laura Lippman.

Mauvaise compagnie

release date: Sep 14, 2016
Mauvaise compagnie
Deux fillettes rentrent chez elles par une chaude après-midi de juillet à Baltimore. Dans une rue qu''elles n''auraient pas dû emprunter, elles trouvent un bébé abandonné dans un landau. La gentille Alice Manning et Ronnie Fuller, la tête brûlée, sont pleines de bonnes intentions. Elles veulent juste aider ce bébé et faire une bonne action... Mais la situation prend un tour dramatique et la vie de trois familles s''en trouve bouleversée à jamais. Sept ans plus tard, Alice et Ronnie rentrent chez elles, séparément cette fois. Leur amitié n''est plus qu''un lointain souvenir, mais leur secret les lie à jamais. Alors qu''elles tentent de tourner le dos à leur sombre passé, un enfant disparaît, dans des circonstances si troublantes qu''elles désignent tout de suite Alice et Ronnie comme coupables. Déterminée à retrouver l''enfant disparu et à faire éclater la vérité au grand jour, le détective Nancy Porter, qui avait déjà résolu la première disparition, prend l''affaire à cœur. Mais il ne faut jamais se fier aux apparences, car dans ce monde, l''innocence n''existe plus, pas même chez les enfants.

Verloren tijd

release date: Apr 21, 2016
Verloren tijd
‘Betoverend! Lippman schrijft helder en krachtig.’ Stephen King Eliza Benedict is gelukkig getrouwd en heeft twee kinderen. Na zeven jaar in Engeland verhuist ze met haar gezin terug naar Amerika. Er is geen vuiltje aan de lucht, tot ze een brief krijgt die haar leven op zijn kop zet. Vijfentwintig jaar geleden is Eliza ontvoerd en wekenlang vastgehouden door Walter Bowman. Hij is ter dood veroordeeld en zijn vonnis zal binnenkort worden voltrokken. En nu heeft hij Eliza geschreven – hij is ervan overtuigd dat zij informatie heeft die hem kan vrijspreken... Eliza is geschokt. Ze heeft haar verleden zorgvuldig verborgen gehouden en wil niets meer met de zaak te maken hebben. Toch heeft ook zij vragen over de gebeurtenissen in haar jeugd. Kan ze de moed opbrengen om niet alleen de confrontatie aan te gaan met Walter, maar ook met haar eigen herinneringen? De pers over Laura Lippman ‘Laura Lippman is een ware aanwinst.’ VN Detective en Thrillergids ‘Haar dialogen mogen er zijn. Geen bordkartonnen pionnen bij Lippman, maar echte botten met veel gecompliceerd vlees eromheen.’ AD Magazine

Wilde Lake

release date: Jan 01, 2016
Wilde Lake
Luisa "Lu" Brant is the newly elected - and first female - state''s attorney of Howard County, Maryland, a job in which her revered father famously served. Fiercely ambitious, she sees an opportunity to make her name by trying a mentally disturbed drifter accused of beating a woman to death in her home. As Lu prepares for the trial, the case dredges up painful memories, reminding her small but tight-knit family of the night when her brother, AJ, saved his best friend at the cost of another man''s life. Only 18, AJ was cleared by a grand jury. Propelled into the past, Lu realises that even if she could learn the whole truth, she probably wouldn''t want to.

Het suikerhuis

release date: Nov 19, 2013
Het suikerhuis
‘Optimale spanning, levensechte personages.’ – Harlan Coben Privédetective Tess Monaghan wordt ingeschakeld door Ruthie, een bekende van haar vader. Een jaar geleden is Ruthies lijmsnuivende broer doodgestoken in de gevangenis nadat hij had bekend een tienermeisje te hebben vermoord. Ruthie vraagt Tess om de identiteit van het vermoorde meisje te achterhalen – in de hoop het verband tussen deze moord en die op haar broer te ontdekken. Met niet meer dan een paar aanwijzingen volgt Tess een gevaarlijk spoor dat haar kriskras door Baltimore leidt. Met ieder antwoord dat ze vindt, komen er echter meer vragen op haar af. De belangrijkste: welke rol heeft haar eigen vader in deze moordzaak gespeeld? Laura Lippman was jarenlang journalist. Ze brak door met haar serie rond het personage Tess Monaghan. Ze heeft alle belangrijke prijzen in het thrillergenre gewonnen.

Dadendrang

release date: Mar 15, 2013
Dadendrang
De onopgeloste moord op een belangrijke officier van justitie in de Amerikaanse stad Baltimore is voor privédetective Tess Monaghan weinig meer dan een praktijkvoorbeeld voor haar saaie, maar goed betaalde consultancyklus. Dan neemt haar vriend, Crowe, een straatjongen mee naar huis voor een maaltijd en raakt Tess ineens persoonlijk bij de zaak betrokken: de doodsbange straatjongen blijkt de sleutel tot de moord te zijn. Tess belooft de naam van de jongen geheim te houden. Nadat een van zijn vrienden wordt vermoord, vlucht hij met hulp van Crowe de stad uit. Als de politie en de FBI de druk opvoeren om de identiteit van de jongen te achterhalen merkt Tess hoe ver de autoriteiten kunnen gaan om hun zin te krijgen.

The Book Thing

release date: Oct 16, 2012
The Book Thing
"Tess Monaghan''s favorite children''s bookshop seems like an enchanted place out of a fairy tale where she hopes her daughter, Carla Scout, will one day escape into the world of C. S. Lewis and Dr. Seuss while curled up in a brightly painted rocker. Like every fable, however, beneath the magical whimsy of The Children''s Bookstore lives an insidious villain: a thief whose sticky fingers threaten to bring the shop to ruin. Tess brings it upon herself to expose this shoplifter, rescue the shop, and in turn brighten the mood of the shop owner, Octavia, whose snappish demeanor worsens with each disappearing book ..."--Dust jacket front flap.

Celle qui devait mourir

release date: Sep 19, 2012
Celle qui devait mourir
Josie, Kat et Perri sont inséparables depuis ce serment qu''elles ont échangé et qui a marqué toutes leurs années à Glendale, la banlieue bourgeoise de Baltimore. Elles sont toujours restées fidèles à ce pacte indestructible qui a fait d''elles le trio le plus célèbre du lycée: l''actrice rebelle, la gymnaste et la beauté généreuse. Désormais, ce sont trois jeunes femmes, prêtes à se lancer dans la grande aventure de l''université et de la liberté. Pourtant, en ce dernier jour de classe, des coups de feu éclatent au lycée. Et quand la police force la porte des toilettes, Perri et Josie baignent dans leur sang tandis que Kat est étendue plus loin, morte d''une balle en pleine poitrine. Que s''est-il passé pour qu''une telle amitié bascule ainsi dans l''horreur ? Est-ce que Josie, la moins gravement touchée, dit vraiment la vérité aux policiers ? Et n''y avait-il que trois personnes dans ces toilettes ? Le doute et la suspicion s''immiscent lentement dans les esprits et remettent tout en cause, jusqu''aux plus belles promesses du passé.

Hints of Heloise: Three Stories

release date: Jul 17, 2012
Hints of Heloise: Three Stories
A trade paperback collection of 16 short stories, some new, some published before, all together for the first time, featuring Tess Monaghan, New York Times Bestselling author Laura Lippman’s acclaimed private eye For the first time together in one collection is a mix of brand new Tess Monaghan short mysteries as well as previously published, award-winning short stories. Split into three parts—Girls Gone Wild (seven stories about girls behaving badly); Other Cities, Not My Own (four stories about places outside of Baltimore); My Baby Walks the Streets of Baltimore (four stories and a profile)—the inimitable Tess Monaghan, along with some old friends and new faces, is back solving crime.

The Innocents

release date: Jul 05, 2012
The Innocents
‘As five we were mighty, the points on a star...Once we five joined, it was never boys against girls...Two of our triangles cut themselves off and ran away together, and we were never whole again. Never.’

Tes dernières volontés

release date: Sep 14, 2011
Tes dernières volontés
Eliza Benedict mène une existence heureuse dans sa belle maison de la banlieue de Washington. Elle est une jeune mère proche et attentive pour ses enfants Izobel et Albie. Pourtant, lorsqu’Albie lui apporte un matin la lettre qu’il vient de trouver sous la porte, elle sait bien qu’elle ne leur a pas tout dit. Car cette lettre lui est adressée par Walter Bowman, un homme qui l’a kidnappée quand elle avait quinze ans, un prédateur qui avait déjà tué au moins une autre femme au moment où il a croisé son chemin. Aujourd’hui condamné à mort pour les meurtres d’autres jeunes filles, il attend son exécution dans le couloir de la mort d’une prison de la côte Est. Mais avant de mourir, il veut parler à Eliza. Il est prêt à tout pour la voir, il dit qu’il a des révélations à lui faire. Ecartelée entre son désir de protéger à tout prix sa nouvelle vie et sa volonté de savoir enfin pourquoi elle a été la seule fille que Walter ait relâchée, Eliza va devoir affronter ses souvenirs. Même ceux qui dissimulent peut-être une vérité qu’elle n’aurait jamais voulu connaître... Laura Lippman vit à Baltimore. Elle est l’auteur de quinze romans, traduits dans le monde entier dont Petite musique de meurtre (Point Seuil, 2005) et Ce que savent les morts (Seuil, 2009). Tes dernières volontés a été finaliste du Edgar Award, le plus prestigieux prix de littérature policière aux Etats-Unis.

The Most Dangerous Thing

release date: Aug 23, 2011
The Most Dangerous Thing
Some secrets can’t be kept. . . . The Most Dangerous Thing Years ago, they were all the best of friends. But as time passed and circumstances changed, they grew apart, became adults with families of their own, and began to forget about the past—and the terrible lie they all shared. But now Gordon, the youngest and wildest of the five, has died and the others are thrown together for the first time in years. And then the revelations start. Could their long-ago lie be the reason for their troubles today? Is it more dangerous to admit to what they’ve done or is it the strain of keeping the secret that is beginning to wear on them and everyone close to them? Each one of these old friends has to wonder if their secret has been discovered—and if someone within the circle is out to destroy them.

Don't Look Back

release date: Mar 03, 2011
Don't Look Back
Tucked away in a leafy suburb of Washington, Eliza Benedict cherishes her quiet family life. But her world is shattered when her terrifying past comes back to haunt her.

In a Strange City

release date: Oct 13, 2009
In a Strange City
New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman’s Tess Monaghan must put her PI skills to the ultimate test when she falls into the crosshairs of a psychopath who knows everything about her. For the past fifty years on the birth date of Edgar Allan Poe, a person wearing a cloak has placed three roses and a half bottle of cognac on the writer’s gravesite. PI Tess Monaghan has never witnessed the event. But when John P. Kennedy, an eccentric antiques dealer, asks her to uncover the identity of the caped visitor, who he believes has duped him with the sale of an inauthentic antique, Tess decides to hold vigil on the night the cloaked stranger is expected to make an appearance. But the custom takes on a bizarre, fatal twist when two cloaked figures arrive. The imitator leaves his tribute and then makes his escape…after shooting the first visitor. Warning bells tell Tess to steer clear of this case. But when roses and cognac appear on her doorstep, Tess’s curiosity is piqued. She soon discovers that John P. Kennedy has vanished into thin air and much of what he told her was questionable. Then the identity of the shooting victim comes to light, and all clues seem to point to the possibility he was the target of a hate crime. But Tess isn’t convinced. What was his connection to the decades-long Edgar Allan Poe tradition and to the killer? When more cryptic clues are left at her home, Tess realizes that someone is watching her every move...someone who’s bent on killing again.

Twilight Zone

release date: Aug 12, 2009
Twilight Zone
An original anthology celebrating Rod Serling''s landmark television series featuring stories by Whitley Strieber, R. L. Stine, Laura Lippman, and others. When it first aired in 1959, The Twilight Zone was nothing less than groundbreaking television. Freed from much of the censors'' strict oversight because of the show''s classification as "science fiction," the 156 filmed episodes explored powerful and moving human themes—love, hate, pride, jealousy, terror—in their own unique style. The show has since inspired two revivals, as well as fiction, comic books, and magazines, and even a pinball game and theme park rides. Just as important, it sparked the imaginations of countless writers, filmmakers, and fans around the world, and is considered a seminal show for broadening the horizons of television. This anthology is an all-new collection of stories written in the vein of the original television show. Edited and introduced by Carol Serling, it includes brand-new stories by science fiction and fantasy luminaries such as Whitley Strieber, Loren D. Estleman, Joe Lansdale, R. L. Stine, Timothy Zahn, and Peter S. Beagle, as well as writers from the original series, Earl Hamner and Harlan Ellison, all in honor of Rod''s incredible vision.
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