Faber & Faber- 9780571319992
A plot worthy of Poe himself. Splendid entertainment. Guardian
One of the best crime novelists writing today. TESS GERRITSEN
An homage to the city of Baltimore. Booklist
A TESS MONAGHAN MYSTERY
Three red roses and a half-empty bottle of cognac have been left on the grave of Edgar Allan Poe every 19th of January for the past fifty years.
Baltimore P. I. Tess Monaghan takes on the strangest case of her career when a man approaches her asking her to find out who is behind the ritual. On 19th January, as she watches Poes grave, two cloaked figures appear. There is a gunshot, and one is killed.
Who was the mysterious client who has given her a fake name, and how does an old friend from Tesss past fit into the case? When more cryptic clues are left at her home, Tess realises that someone is watching her every move. Someone bent on killing again.
Compulsive and beautifully realised. SHOTS magazine
Extremely well-written who-done-it. . . A must read for those fellow suspense readers like myself! 5* reader review
A satisfying mystery. 5* reader review
PRAISE FOR THE TESS MONAGHAN SERIES
Tess is a heroine with a nose for what she is not being told, and she is never content with half the story. These Baltimore novels are effective thrillers, because they are stories about wanting to know what happens next. Times Literary Supplement
Whip smart female protagonist, gritty Baltimore setting. Loved Tess! 5* reader review
Readers wont be able to resist Tess, who, like one of Baltimores famous crabs, sports a tough shell that hides a sweet centre. BOOKLIST
Digestible, fun, tense NPR
In this series, Lippman has developed sturdy tales, wry humour, and snappy dialogue wrapped around an insiders view of Baltimore. SUN-SENTINEL
Tess, is a ballsy, free-spirited woman who thinks on her feet and has a commanding physical presence. . . Highly recommend 5* reader review
What fun! I discovered a new (to me) mystery series. Tess Monaghan is a terrific main character. 5* reader review
I really have fallen in love with Tess Monaghan. These mystery novels well deserve the awards Lippman has won. 5* reader review
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Laura Lippman (Atlanta, 1959) creció en Baltimore y estudió periodismo en la Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Trabajó durante dos décadas como reportera en Waco Tribune-Herald, San Antonio Light y The Baltimore Sun, y publicó varios libros sobre la «detective privada accidental» Tess Monaghan antes de dejar la prensa diaria en 2001 para dedicarse a la literatura. Su obra, publicada en más de veinte países, ha sido galardonada con los premios Edgar, Anthony, Agatha, Shamus, Nero Wolfe, Gumshoe y Barry. Entre sus novelas más recientes destacan Piel quemada (Salamandra, 2021) y La dama del lago, cuya miniserie homónima se estrenará este año en AppleTV+ con Natalie Portman y Lupita Nyong'o como protagonistas. Laura Lippman, la primera mujer en recibir el Mayor's Prize for Literary Excellence y la primera reconocida como Autora del Año por la Maryland Library Association, vive entre Baltimore, Nueva York y Nueva Orleans con su familia.
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