Laura Lippman has claimed all the major prizes in mystery writing and is a New York Times best-selling author. In this seventh novel from Lippman's acclaimed series, Baltimore investigator Tess Monaghan has her hands full with five murder cases that have gone cold. Each has a domestic violence angle, and the cases also share a disturbing connection-one that points to Tess herself.
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"The 7th in Laura Lippman's Tess Monaghan series and the best one yet since the first. Tess is such a terrific protagonist. Tough, flawed but totally likable. In this story she is asked to investigate a series of five seemingly unrelated homicides over the last 6 years only to find, with time and lots of wrong turns the common link. She hooks up with a retired Toll Cop, Carl, who is obsessed and flawed himself but an absolutely perfect partner for Tess in this story. The book is amazingly written and the plot terrific; multiple twists and turns and surprises. It's really cool how Lippman ties this story with the one in the first book of the series; closing a number of loose ends left hanging through the last 5 books. An excellent, excellent read but would not recommend if you have not read other books in the series. Particularly the first one.."
— Lori (5 out of 5 stars)
" if this is representative of the tess monaghan ouevre, i am very disappointed. i'll give the series one more try but that is all. such a shame considering how good "what the dead know" was. "
— Patti, 2/19/2014" Really good mystery writer I've never read before. I am going to go back and start at the beginning and try to read them all. "
— Susan, 2/10/2014" Laura Lippman outdoes herself in this book. Another in the Tess Monaghan series, Laura creates a frightening serial killer who is stalking Tess. This roams all over Maryland and the surrounding countryside. We watch Tess go through a tremendous growth in this book as she works out the details in not one but five cases that tie together. Not everything works out as Tess would have liked, but that's the way it goes in real life as well. This book will make a believer out of you. "
— Penelope, 2/8/2014" Really good addition to the series. A little gruesome in some details towards the end but really liked the mystery aspect and felt that it actually seemed plausable for Tess to be solving it and it seemed like it wasn't just her dumb luck for once! "
— Emily, 2/8/2014" My first read of her books. Enjoyed it and will read more. "
— Bill, 1/16/2014" Another terrific read from Laura Lippman. "
— Annette, 1/16/2014" I gave this one star, respectively, because it was too slow. "
— Msmithclan, 12/24/2013" Didn't have quite the slam-bang finish of other Lippman books I've read and I felt as though I should have read other Tess Monaghan stories before this one to really feel the impact of what the murderer did. Entertaining and quick read though and I'll definitely read more Tess books. "
— Jenny, 11/2/2013" Not as good as Lippman's What the Dead Know, but an entertaining mystery. "
— Kirsti, 8/13/2013" Best book yet in the Tess Monaghan series. "
— Shari, 5/31/2013" A darn good read with Tess following the clues fed to her by a serial killer. Just enough of the creepy killer's point of view to draw me on but not so much that it made my skin crawl. And not too much of Crow. Carl was a terrific multi-faceted character. "
— Carolyn, 3/5/2013" This was my least favorite of the Tess Monaghan books so far. There was far more darkness and violence in this one than the others. Perhaps I'm just a wimp and take things too much to heart but the end was very disturbing to me. "
— Laura, 12/12/2012" I am really enjoying this series - Tess Monaghan is a very interesting character. She's a private eye, based in Baltimore. In this book she deals with an Internet creep while also helping to solve a serial killing spree that started many years earlier. "
— Jan, 11/28/2012" An excellent dark mystery that keeps you wondering where it will turn next and how it all fits into Tess and her life. "
— Annette, 11/1/2012" I think Lippman is currently my favorite mass market mystery writer. "
— Sherry, 8/5/2012" I usually enjoy Lippman books...I find Tess likable and I am fond of the Baltimore setting. This one also incorporated the Eastern Shore/Crisfield area and North East in Cecil County. "
— Lisa, 8/1/2012" I had a hard time putting this one down, and stayed up late to finish it. "
— Maggie, 7/28/2012" Another great page-turner from Lippman "
— Deb, 4/15/2012" Definitely one of Ms. Lippman's crazier plots. But who cares ! Read it all through in a day. Yum. "
— Kyra, 10/24/2011" I could not put this book down, almost go to work late. "
— Paulette, 5/13/2011" this is my favorite genre of books: strong, but flawed,female detective (love tess), good mystery, underlying conflicts, suspense. some might argue "but not great literature" and i agree, but a great escape and pure enjoyment for me. "
— Barb, 2/20/2011" It was just an okay book. This was the first book that I tried in the series. It was slightly better than her normal books that she writes. But at the same time it still has some slow spots. I wasn't that thrilled with the plotline. "
— Jill, 1/13/2011" Quick read. Kept my attention while driving to and from Park City and yet had no problem putting it down to navigate or to play with my iPad. "
— Lisa, 1/2/2011" This one was barely listen-to-able. The narrator was just awful. It made it really hard to get through it. I'll admit that I skipped through some of it. Ugh. I enjoyed the ending though. "
— Mickey, 10/6/2010" I had a hard time putting this one down, and stayed up late to finish it. "
— Maggie, 11/28/2009Laura Lippman is a New York Times bestselling novelist who has won more than twenty awards for her fiction, including the Edgar Award—and been nominated for thirty more. Since her debut in 1997, she has published almost two dozen novels, a novella, a children’s book, and a collection of short stories. Her books have been translated into over twenty languages. Laura lives in Baltimore with her husband, David Simon, and their daughter.
Barbara Rosenblat, one of the most awarded narrators in the business, was selected by AudioFile magazine as one of the Golden Voices of the Twentieth Century. She has received the prestigious Audie Award multiple times and has earned more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards. She has also appeared in film, television, and theater, both in London’s West End and on Broadway.