In Big Trouble by Laura Lippman
For PI Tess Monaghan secrets from the past can be murder . . . From the author of SUNBURN and LADY IN THE LAKE Winner of the Edgar and Shamus awards First 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 . . .
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 *
Lippman is a writing powerhouse * USA TODAY *
Ably demonstrates why Lippman has been sweeping up the American crime awardsA 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
A gripping mystery * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *
One of the most polished and consistently interesting writers of detective fiction today * THE ECONOMIST *
Lippman is a writing powerhouse * USA TODAY *
Ably demonstrates why Lippman has been sweeping up the American crime awardsA 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
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780752837628 |
| ISBN 10 | 0752837621 |
| Title | In Big Trouble |
| Author | Laura Lippman |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2005-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Winner of Shamus Award 2000 (UK), Winner of Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original 2000 (UK) |
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