Category Archives: Laura Lippman

Laura Lippman, Charm City (1992)

Tess Monaghan # 2 I first met Tess Monaghan because I fell for the cover of The Girl in the Green Raincoat. Lovely protagonist – after two novels, I feel like I know her. If you like series like Sue … Continue reading

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Laura Lippman, What the Dead Know (2007)

This week I needed something I was certain I would enjoy, so I picked this American standalone. I bought itself, and I could see the former owner needed a lot of chocolate to get through the last, nerve-wrecking chapters. Some … Continue reading

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Laura Lippman, The Last Place (2002)

This American mystery is the seventh Tess Monaghan story. “He has cut the engine for the last part of his journey, gliding to a stop beneath a low-lying overpass. Not many people know about this small inlet off the wider … Continue reading

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>Laura Lippman, Hardly Knew Her III

> This is the third and final post about Lippman´s collection of short stories. Easy as A-B-CThis is the story about a contractor who ends up redecorating his grandparents´ old house for a very charming, new buyer. I liked this … Continue reading

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>Laura Lippman, Hardly Knew Her II

> This is the second post about Lippman´s collection of short stories. The Babysitter´s Code“The rules, the real ones, have seldom been written down, yet every girl knows them.” Read this story about the young babysitter Terri Snyder, and you´ll never … Continue reading

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>Laura Lippman, Hardly Knew Her (2008)

> This is a collection of very different American short stories, the first part set in Baltimore. The Crack Cocaine DietKelley and her friend Molly have just dropped their boyfriends which is why they need a quick diet and new … Continue reading

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>Laura Lippman, The Girl in the Green Raincoat (2011)

> This American novella is a NetGalley review, published by HarperCollins. It is the eleventh Tess Monaghan mystery, and it will be for sale by January 2011. “I´m being held hostage,” Tess Monaghan whispered into her iPhone. “By a terrorist.” … Continue reading

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