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Bedridden after a freak accident, a novelist begins to question his own sanity as he moves through dreamlike memories of his own fictional characters.
Injured in a freak accident, novelist Gerry Andersen lies in a hospital bed in his glamorous but sterile apartment, isolated from the busy world he can see through his windows. He is utterly dependent on two women he barely knows: his young assistant and a night nurse whose competency he questions....
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"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...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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Eliza Benedict's peaceful suburban life is shattered after being contacted by Walter Bowman, the man who kidnapped and held her hostage as a teen in 1985, and who now claims to want forgiveness while on death row. An edgy, utterly gripping tale of psychological manipulation.
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Suburban madam Heloise, with no one left to trust, decides to get out of the game when another suburban madam is brutally murdered, forcing her to stay one step ahead of a killer--and the father of her child--who is just as lethal behind bars as he was on the outside.
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Amber Glass has spent her entire adult life putting as much distance as possible between her and her hometown of Baltimore, where she fears she will forever be known as "Prom Mom"-the girl who allegedly killed her baby on the night of the prom after her date, Joe Simpson, abandoned her to pursue the girl he really liked. But when circumstances bring Amber back to the city, she realizes she can have a second chance-as long as she stays away from Joe,...
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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. As Lu prepares for the trial,...
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Baltimore detective Kevin Infante becomes caught up in investigating a long-ago crime when police arrest a woman involved in a rush-hour accident only to have her tell them she is the younger of the two Bethany sisters who went missing from a local mall thirty years earlier.
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William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
1st ed.
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388 p. ; 24 cm.
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English
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Alice Manning and Ronnie Fuller were best friends until their good intentions lead to a horrific tragedy, forcing them to go their separate ways and start over, but when a baby disappears, the girls find themselves under suspicion once more and must find a way to prove their innocence.
11) After I'm gone
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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 lucrative--if not all legal--businesses, she and their three little girls live in luxury. But on the Fourth of July, 1976, Bambi's comfortable world implodes when Felix, newly convicted and facing prison, mysteriously vanishes. Though Bambi has no idea where her husband--or his money--might...
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Tess Monaghan mysteries volume 11
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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Though told to remain immobile by her doctor during her third trimester of pregnancy, Tess Monaghan is determined to get to the bottom of the disappearance of a young woman.
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William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2004
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1st ed.
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354 p. ; 24 cm.
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English
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Mark Rubin's family is missing -- and the police can't do a thing because all the evidence indicates that his wife left willingly. So the successful furrier turns to Baltimore P.I., Tess Monaghan, hoping she can help him find his wife and three children.
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Tess Monaghan mysteries volume 5
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2000
Edition
1st ed.
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306 p. ; 24 cm.
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English
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Private investigator Tess Monaghan uncovers a web of murder and corruption when she agrees to help her father's friend, Ruthie, uncover the identity of the unknown girl Ruthie's brother killed fourteen months earlier.
15) Hush, hush
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Harper Audio
Pub. Date
2015.
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Unabridged.
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9 audio discs (10 hr.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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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.
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Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
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First Harper Large Print edition ; Large print edition.
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388 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
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English
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"In a suspenseful collection of stories featuring fierce women--including one never-before-published novella--New York Times bestseller Laura Lippman showcases why she is one of today's top crime writers"--
17) Life sentences
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William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
344 p. ; 24 cm.
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English
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When successful memoirist Cassandra Fallows returns home to Baltimore in search of her next best-seller, she starts exploring the story of a childhood friend accused of killing her infant son. But as she digs deeper into her friend's life, Cassandra unearths secrets about her own past that cast her dearest memories in a new light. Now Cassandra must decide if uncovering the truth is worth the pain of revealing what really happened on the forgotten...
18) No good deeds
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Harper Audio
Pub. Date
p2006
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8 sound discs (10 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Private investigator Tess Monaghan, working as a consultant to a local Baltimore newspaper, is not thrilled when her boyfriend Crow brings home Lloyd, a homeless kid who tried to scam him, but when she learns Lloyd holds an important clue about the unsolved murder of a federal prosecutor, Tess must decide how to get that information in the right hands while protecting everyone involved.
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