Laura Lippman, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Most Dangerous Thing, I'd Know You Anywhere, and What the Dead Know, returns with an addictive story that explores how one man's disappearance echoes through the lives of the wife, mistress, and daughters he left behind.When Felix Brewer meets Bernadette "Bambi" Gottschalk at a Valentine's Dance in 1959, he charms her with wild promises, some of which he actually keeps. Thanks to his lu...

NOW A SERIES FROM APPLE TV!A New York Times BestsellerThe revered New York Times bestselling author returns with a novel set in1960s Baltimore that combines modern psychological insights with elements ofclassic noir, about a middle-aged housewife turned aspiring reporter whopursues the murder of a forgotten young woman.

"Well-plotted, well-written, clear-eyed. I never saw the end coming. There's a hell of a one-two punch waiting for you." —Stephen KingNew York Times bestseller Laura Lippman tells the story of Amber Glass, desperately trying to get away from her tabloid past but compulsively drawn back to the city of her youth and the prom date who destroyed everything she was reaching for.Amber Glass has spent her entire adult life putting as much...

"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, and Sunburn is her dark, gleaming noir gem. Read it."-Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone GirlNew York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with a superb ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Murder Takes a Vacation has all Laura Lippman's trademark razor-sharp insight and effortlessly absorbing writing, plus huge amounts of warmth and fun. Mrs. Blossom is a pure joy, and I'm already hoping for more.” –Tana FrenchHighly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with an irresistible mystery featuring Muriel Blossom, a former private investigato...

Meet some of the most dangerous women master of psychological suspense Laura Lippman has ever created in works so dark that her husband observed that most of her short stories center on betrayals between men and women. These stories include a senior citizen porn star ("Femme Fatale"); two twenty-somethings deranged by calorie deprivation ("The Crack Cocaine Diet"); a petulant tourist deceived by love in Dublin ("Honor Bar"); and a mysterious Good Samaritan-hobbyist ("Dear Penthouse

**A TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF 2025A CRIME READS BEST BOOK OF 2025'A top-notch holiday read.' GUARDIAN'Effortlessly absorbing.' TANA FRENCH'A page-turner.' KATE ATKINSON'Playful and witty and completely absorbing.' ANN CLEEVES'The master.' GILLIAN FLYNN**Meet Mrs Blossom. . .A widow who has never left the USA grandmother with a knack for blending inA lottery winner with an unexpected fortune

««Lippman ci racconta un mystery classico attraverso il prisma di molti personaggi, e in tutti si sente il riverbero delle tensioni razziali e femministe della Baltimora degli anni Sessanta». »«Vanity Fair»«Lippman ci racconta un mystery classico attraverso il prisma di molti personaggi, e in tutti si sente il riverbero delle tensioni razziali e femministe della Baltimora degli anni Sessanta.»«Vanity Fair»«

Eliza Benedict mène une existence heureuse dans sa belle maison de la banlieue de Washington. Elle est une jeune mère proche et attentive pour ses enfants Izobel et Albie. Pourtant, lorsqu’Albie lui apporte un matin la lettre qu’il vient de trouver sous la porte, elle sait bien qu’elle ne leur a pas tout dit. Car cette lettre lui est adressée par Walter Bowman, un homme qui l’a kidnappée quand elle avait quinze ans, un prédateur qui avait déjà tué au moins une autre femme au moment où il a...

«Ogni volta che Laura Lippman scrive un romanzo mi emoziono, perché so che mi metterò ancora una volta nelle mani di una maestra del thriller.»Gillian Flynn, autrice di «L'amore bugiardo»«Un thriller stratificato e pieno di tensione che racconta di un uomo e una donna il cui passato è segnato da tragedie e pettegolezzi meschini, ma le cui vite attuali sono accomunate da qualcosa di molto più potente: il desiderio di una seconda possibilità....

“Lippman is a writing powerhouse. ”—USA Today“I love her books.”—Harlan CobenNew York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman—winner of the Edgar® Award and every other major literary prize given for mystery and crime fiction—embroils Baltimore p.i. Tess Monaghan in the strange case of The Girl in the Green Raincoat. Originally serialized in the New York Times, The Girl in the Green Raincoat is now in book form for the very...