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“Powerful….A gripping tale that is a mystery only in the same sense as To Kill a Mockingbird was….Brilliant, insightful, moving.” —Chicago Sun-Times There are excellent reasons why New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman has won the Edgar, Agatha, Anthony, Nero Wolfe, and...

New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman has been hailed as one of the best crime fiction writers in America today, winning virtually every major award in the genre. The author of the enormously popular series featuring Baltimore P.I. Tess Monaghan as well as three critically lauded...

Systrarna Heather och Sunny Bethany ska bara göra några ärenden på ett av Baltimores stora köpcentrum, ett ställe de besökt många gånger förr. Men den här dagen blir det annorlunda – de återvänder aldrig därifrån. Dagar blir till veckor som blir till månader och år, utan att minsta spår efter de två systrarna dyker upp. Trettio år senare skadas en kvinna i en smitningsolycka. När hon tas om hand hävdar hon att hennes namn är Heather Bethany, mer än så kan hon inte säga. Polisen står handfallen inför kvinnans påstående.

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.

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...

“My dream novel. I devoured this in three days. The sharpest, clearest-eyed take on our #MeToo reckoning yet. Plus: enthralling."" —Megan Abbott, Edgar Award-winning author of Dare Me and The Fever Following up on her acclaimed and wildly successful New York Times bestseller Lady in the Lake...

Five thrilling tales of mystery, mayhem, and murder from an exceptional quintet of Edgar, CWA Dagger, and National Book Award winners.

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.

Polly y Adam se conocen en un bar de Belleville, una pequeña población de Delaware. Ella viaja hacia el oeste y él dice estar de paso. Aun así, ella se queda y él también, atraído por esa pelirroja misteriosa cuyo cuerpo voluptuoso contrasta con su actitud glacial. Un potente impulso carnal imanta a los dos protagonistas y dura un verano más intenso que cualquier presente, porque quizá sea el último. En Belleville, donde tantas mujeres han intentado embarcarse para escapar de la estrechez doméstica, una heroína decide tomar las riendas de su propio destino.