Henry Carter Hull

Old friends are reunited after many years by the death of Gordon, the youngest and wildest of five, and, though they have grown apart, they share a common bond through the terrible lie they all share, but begin to wonder whether there is more danger in keeping their secret or hiding the truth from the ones they love.

Laura Lippman has claimed all the major prizes in mystery writing and is a New York Times best-selling author. In this seventh novel from Lippman's acclaimed series, Baltimore investigator Tess Monaghan has her hands full with five murder cases that have gone cold. Each has a domestic violence angle, and the cases also share a disturbing connection-one that points to Tess herself.

"The revered New York Times bestselling author returns with a novel set in 1960s Baltimore that combines modern psychological insights with elements of classic noir, about a middle-aged housewife turned aspiring reporter who pursues the murder of a forgotten young woman. In 1966, Baltimore is a city of secrets that everyone seems to know--everyone, that is, except Madeline "Maddie" Schwartz. Last year, she was a happy, even pampered housewife. This...

"From its gripping opening pages ... Life Sentences may be the most absorbing, entertaining mystery published in the last year." - Boston Globe USA Today calls Laura Lippman, "A writing powerhouse," and Life Sentences powerfully confirms it. Past and present, truth and memory collide in this searing novel from a New York Times bestselling author whose novels have won virtually every major prize bestowed for crime fiction-from the Edgar® to the Anthony...

Baltimore private detective and new parent Tess Monaghan is plunged into a disturbing case involving murder , a manipulative mother, and a judgmental stalker that has been watching her every move.

Luisa "Lu" Brant is the newly elected—and first female—state’s attorney of Howard County, Maryland, a job in which her widower father famously served. Fiercely intelligent and ambitious, she sees an opportunity to make her name by trying a mentally disturbed drifter accused of beating a woman to death in her home. It’s not the kind of case that makes headlines, but peaceful Howard County doesn’t see many homicides.

Laura Lippman is a top-tier mystery novelist. This thrilling stand-alone mystery reveals the author writing at the top of her game. A tragic school shooting brings to scrutiny the secret troubles of three affluent high school girls, best-friends since the third grade. But as homicide Sgt. Harold Lenhardt's investigation builds momentum, difficult questions arise that must be answered.

Suburban prostitute Heloise decides to leave the profession and disappear with her child after another prostitute is found dead, and must stay a step ahead of a convicted murderer--and the father of her child--whose sentence is about to be overturned.

New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman plunges Baltimore private investigator Tess Monaghan into a twisted and disturbing case. Tess Monaghan has encountered almost every possible criminal motive throughout her career: greed, revenge, jealousy, rage. But there are crimes that defy all attempts at understanding, where a search for motive seems pointless. Melisandre Harris Dawes committed such a crime. Found not guilty by reason of insanity,...