In Big Trouble, 9780752837628
Paperback
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

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    31 December 2000

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Summary

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 …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780752837628
ISBN-10:0752837621
Series:Tess Monaghan Investigation
Author:Laura Lippman
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Orion
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:31 December 2000
Weight:220g
Dimensions:178mm x 110mm x 18mm
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Critics Review

One of the best novelists around, period

Laura Lippman is among the select group of novelists who have invigorated the crime fiction arena with smart, innovative, and exciting work – George PelecanosA 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 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 FlynnLaura Lippman continues to push the envelope of modern crime-writing – Harlan CobenLippman is the closest writer America has to Ruth Rendell – Stephen King

About The Author

Laura Lippman

Before becoming a full time novelist, Laura Lippman was a newspaper reporter for 20 years, including 12 years at the BALTIMORE SUN. She lives in Baltimore with her partner, the writer David Simon.

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