{"product_id":"hardly-knew-her-stories-isbn-9780061734878","title":"Hardly Knew Her: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Lippman is a writing powerhouse.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—\u003cem\u003eUSA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author and winner of every major prize awarded for crime fiction—including the Edgar®, Anthony, Shamus, Agatha, and Nero Wolfe Awards—Laura Lippman brilliantly demonstrates her astonishing agility as a short story writer with \u003cem\u003eHardly Knew Her. \u003c\/em\u003eA sterling collection of sixteen suspenseful short fictions and novellas—most set in and around her beloved Baltimore and several featuring her popular series character private investigator Tess Monaghan—\u003cem\u003eHardly Knew Her \u003c\/em\u003ewas called, “Riveting…One of the best collections released in some time” by the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e. The \u003cem\u003eSeattle Times \u003c\/em\u003esays, “something in the short-story form brings out the wicked in Laura Lippman,” and this exceptional collection is indisputable proof that Lippman is without peer as she walks boldly on the dark and dangerous side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Laura Lippman has been hailed as one of the best crime fiction writers in America today, winning virtually every major award in the genre. The author of the enormously popular series featuring Baltimore P.I. Tess Monaghan as well as three critically lauded stand-alone novels, Lippman now turns her attention to short stories—and reveals another level of mastery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLippman sets many of the stories in this sterling anthology, \u003cem\u003eHardly Knew Her\u003c\/em\u003e, in familiar territory: her beloved Baltimore, from downtown to its affluent suburbs, where successful businessmen go to shocking lengths to protect what they have or ruthlessly expand their holdings, while dissatisfied wives find murderous ways to escape their lives. But Lippman is also unafraid to travel—to New Orleans, to an unnamed southwestern city, and even to Dublin, the backdrop for the lethal clash of two not-so-innocents abroad. Tess Monaghan is here, in two stories and a profile, aligning herself with various underdogs. And in her extraordinary, never-before-published novella, \u003cem\u003eScratch a Woman\u003c\/em\u003e, Lippman takes us deep into the private world of a high-priced call girl\/madam and devoted soccer mom, exploring the mystery of what may, in fact, be written in the blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of these ingenious tales is a gem—sometimes poignant, sometimes humorous, always filled with delightfully unanticipated twists and reversals. For people who have yet to read Lippman, get ready to experience the spellbinding power of \"one of today's most pleasing storytellers, hailed for her keen psychological insights and her compelling characterizations,\" (\u003cem\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e), who has \"invigorated the crime fiction arena with smart, innovative, and exciting work\" (George Pelecanos). As for longtime devotees of her multiple award-winning novels, you'll discover that you hardly know her. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Hypnotic…gripping…an all but flawless performance by a writer at the peak of her powers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Every Secret Thing should be shouted about: ‘Get out and buy this book!’ An absolutely gripping thriller will brilliantly drawn characters, first-class writing, and a narrative drive that will leave you breathless.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Isaacs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I’m thankful I found Laura Lippman’s suspenseful - and ultimately moving - Every Secret Thing, not one of her usual Tess Monaghan mysteries but a stand-alone novel now available in paperback.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ebestselling author Stephen King for Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lippman writes with such a deft touch and with such keen insight.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Unlike many mystery novels, What the Dead Know manages to maintain its suspense until the end... she’s a graceful writer... . Truth, identity and the quintessentially American impulse toward self-reinvention are all smartly explored.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lippman is a writing powerhouse.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lippman takes an imaginative leap and exercises a considerable amount of narrative ingenuity…. She uses her fractured narrative style to delve into the ways in which every serious crime tears to shreds the lives of its victims.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Uncommonly clever. . . .What the Dead Know, like the best books in this tradition, is doubly satisfying. You read it once just to move breathlessly toward the finale. Then you revisit it to marvel at how well Ms. Lippman pulled the wool over your eyes.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The best mystery writing around.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fans of bestseller Lippman’s long-running series featuring Baltimore PI Tess Monaghan (Another Thing to Fall, etc.) will be pleased to find that the 17 selections in her first short story collection are as intricate and witty as her novels.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Both entertaining and unexpectedly touching. More Please.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Again, Yes! 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