Book description
Seven deliciously dark, funny and twisted short stories from one of
America's top crime writers.
EXCLUSIVE EBOOK EDITION ALSO INCLUDES A FREE EXTRACT FROM LAURA'S
FORTHCOMING NOVEL THE INNOCENTS.
If you haven't discovered Laura Lippman yet, delve into these seven
ingenious tales and read an exclusive extract from Laura's latest novel
The Innocents.
In this short story collection we are taken back to richly drawn 1975
where we meet Sofia and her degenerate gambling father in 'Hardly Knew
Her'; and in 'Femme Fatale' we are introduced to sixty-eight year old
Mona who suddenly finds herself in a rather surprising situation.
Sometimes poignant, sometimes humorous and always filled with shocking
twists and turns, expect the unexpected…
If you enjoy this collection, why not try 'The Accidental Detective and
other stories'. Also available now as an exclusive ebook short story
collection. 'Here scams and murders are not the desperate acts of
Baltimore's downtrodden but, rather, the calculated moves of soccer
moms, real-estate-savvy suburbanites, and nihilistic teens and college
students. In an intoxicating mix of Poe-like horror and the pleasingly
bitter irony of Dorothy Parker, Lippman tells deliciously vicious,
topsy-turvy tales of women taking revenge for the endless insults and
injuries of sexist, selfish men, and, for good measure, of guys who rid
themselves of manipulative women. Lippman is a class act and a potent
storyteller in these elegant, furious, and blues-blasting dispatches
from the endless war between the sexes.' -Donna Seaman, Booklist
'Laura's stories stand apart from her novels in revelatory and
satisfying ways. Plus, they're beautifully written and contain the kind
of offbeat observations and insights that someday, no doubt, will come
to be known as “Lippman moments.' George Pelecanos
PRAISE FOR THE INNOCENTS:
'The Innocents is compelling, suspenseful - everything a great thriller
should be - but it is SO much more than that. That rarest of books - a
nuanced and beautifully literate page-turner - this confirms what many
of us have known for some time. Laura Lippman is not just the author of
top-notch psychological thrillers, she is one of the finest writers in
America. Simple as that.' Mark Billingham
'A story that ripples with menace, sorrow and the dark churn of
adolescence-the prices families pay for secrets, the things we can't
look at in ourselves.' Megan Abbott, bestselling author of The End of
Everything Laura Lippman was a reporter for twenty years, including
twelve years at the Baltimore Sun. She is the author of eleven Tess
Monaghan books including Baltimore Blues, Another Thing to Fall, and The
Girl in the Green Raincoat; five stand- alone novels, including Every
Secret Thing, Life Sentences and Don't Look Back; and a short story
collection. She has won numerous awards for her work including the
Edgar, Quill, Anthony, Nero Wolfe and Agatha awards. To find out more
about Laura visit www. lauralippman. com.
