{"product_id":"lady-in-the-lake-a-novel-isbn-9780062390042","title":"Lady in the Lake: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOON TO BE A SERIES FROM APPLE TV!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe revered \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author returns with a gripping historical mystery 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 year, she’s bolted from her marriage of almost twenty years, determined to live a passionate, meaningful life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaddie wants to matter, to leave her mark on a swiftly changing world. Drawing on her own secrets, she helps Baltimore police find a murdered girl—assistance that leads to a job at the city’s afternoon newspaper, the \u003ci\u003eStar.\u003c\/i\u003e Working at the newspaper offers Maddie the opportunity to make her name, and she has found just the story to do it: Cleo Sherwood, a missing woman whose body was discovered in the fountain of a city park lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Cleo were white, every reporter in Baltimore would be clamoring to tell her story. Instead, her mysterious death receives only cursory mention in the daily newspapers, and no one cares when Maddie starts poking around in a young Black woman's life—except for Cleo's ghost, who is determined to keep her secrets and her dignity. Cleo scolds the ambitious Maddie: \u003ci\u003eYou’re interested in my death, not my life. They’re not the same thing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaddie’s investigation brings her into contact with people that used to be on the periphery of her life—a jewelry store clerk, a waitress, a rising star on the Baltimore Orioles, a patrol cop, a hardened female reporter, a lonely man in a movie theater. But for all her ambition and drive, Maddie often fails to see the people right in front of her. Her inability to look beyond her own needs will lead to tragedy and turmoil for all sorts of people—including Ferdie, the man who shares her bed, a police officer who is risking far more than Maddie can understand.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIn 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 year, she’s bolted from her marriage, determined to leave her mark on a swiftly changing world. Working at the Star newspaper offers Maddie the opportunity to make her name, and she has found just the story to do it: a missing woman whose body was discovered in a city park lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCleo Sherwood was a young black woman who liked to have a good time. No one seems to care why she was killed except Maddie—and the dead woman herself. Maddie’s going to find the truth about Cleo’s life and death—even if Cleo’s ghost wants her to stop her investigation before she goes too deep . . .\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eSunburn\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Suspenseful as hell, and she writes like a dream. . . . Lippman’s always good, but this is a cut above.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eSunburn: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Every time Laura Lippman comes out with a new book, I get chills because I know I am back in the hands of the master...\u003cem\u003eSunburn\u003c\/em\u003e is her dark, gleaming noir gem. Read it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGillian Flynn 1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Inspired by the unsolved death of Shirley Parker... Lippman’s ambitious novel weaves some 20 points of view into a seamless, vivid whole. The novel demonstrates that Lippman, a former Baltimore Sun reporter, is both a skilled journalist and a masterful novelist.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Baltimore in the mid-1960s is the setting of \u003cem\u003eLady in the Lake\u003c\/em\u003e, the latest novel from the ever impressive Laura Lippman...Lippman’s book is revelatory, too, in showing the personal and professional costs to others—friends, loved ones, sources, witnesses—of Maddie’s single-minded quest for achievement and recognition.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Lippman] tells a classic mystery through the prism of many characters, all feeling the reverberations of dawning feminism and racial tension in civil-rights-era Baltimore...\u003cem\u003eLady in the Lake\u003c\/em\u003e is aching, thoughtful, and compulsively readable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Don’t miss this novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Quindlen, New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A cavalcade of narrators--including Cleo’s ghost, who wants Maddie to stop poking into her world--and Lippman’s expert storytelling bring the city’s tensions wondrously to life.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lippman’s fans will devour this sophisticated crime novel, which captures the era’s zeitgeist while painting a striking portrait of unapologetic female ambition.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Riveting…This is a superb character study, a terrific newspaper novel, and a fascinating look at urban life and racial discrimination in the ’60s…Lippman’s critical acclaim and sales figures continue to climb, and this genre-crossing thriller will extend her reach still further.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Lippman] only seems to be getting better.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“...as much a mystery as it is a stylized look at life in 1966 Baltimore. Another must read from Lippman.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopsugar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“...the closest writer America has to Ruth Rendell.... What makes this book special, even extraordinary, is that the crossword puzzle aspect is secondary...[\u003cem\u003eLady in the Lake\u003c\/em\u003e] reflects the gulf which then existed between what women were expected to be and what they aspired to be.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Elegantly written, the novel moves with an eye to how people adapt to changes in culture, or maybe how an evolving culture causes shifts in people...Lippman again proves she’s a sharp observer of people, with an affinity for shaping complicated people in a refined plot.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eSunburn: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Fast-paced and unpredictable, Sunburn is a smart, sly riff on love in a world of trouble that’s puzzling until the very last piece falls into place.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO the Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A masterful mix from a total pro.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The story is bigger than the crime, and the crime is bigger than its solution, making Lippman’s skill as a mystery novelist work as icing on the cake. 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