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Wilde Lake
The brilliant, moving and psychologically complex new standalone novel from the New York Times-bestselling author of After I’m Gone, And When She Was Good, and What the Dead Know.
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‘Intriguing premise, stunning reveal, irresistible read.’ VAL McDERMID
‘A satisfying mystery’ ALEX MARWOOD
‘Engrossing, suspenseful and substantial.’ SCOTT TUROW
In an acclaimed modern twist on To Kill a Mockingbird, Laura Lippman once again proves herself to be one of crime writing’s most thrilling reads.
Luisa Brant has just been elected State’s Attorney, a job her revered father once held, and is prosecuting her first murder, by a homeless man on a woman to whom he had seemingly no connection. However, as Luisa investigates, she is startled to learn that this murder might have its roots in a violent event in the past involving her own family. And that maybe no one – her precious father, her brother, her late mother – is quite who she thought. .
'Just finished #WildeLake. Intriguing premise, stunning reveal, irresistible read.'
Even for a writer of Lippman's caliber, Wilde Lake is a standout novel: an intelligent, emotional, satisfying mystery that explores huge themes in small-town microcosm, in the manner of To Kill A Mockingbird, the inspiration on which it reflects.
Laura Lippman is one of my favorite writers ... Her writing makes me wish I lived a sexier and more violent life.
'Wilde Lake is a psychologically complexed story with plenty of secrets that are deftly woven into the plot. Lippman is a master story teller who creates strong characters and a narrative that keeps you racing to the very last page.'
You could label it as a subtle psychological thriller, or an unconventional police procedural novel, or a piece of literary fiction about family relationships and the power of grief and love. Whatever the label, Laura Lippman’s ‘Wilde Lake’ remains a great accomplishment at any of these levels, and a truly brilliant read.
'Lippman draws on two decades of crime reporting to produce a heart-stopping new thriller, which pivots on a state attorney's drive and cunning as she unravels a baffling murder case with personal implications.'
Laura Lippman’s novels have won many crime fiction prizes, including the Edgar, Anthony, Agatha and eDunnit Awards. Her more recent works include Sunburn, a Waterstones Thriller of the Month in 2018, Lady in the Lake, currently being adapted by Apple TV+, and Dream Girl, shortlisted for the 2022 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger.
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