Hardly Knew Her by Laura Lippman
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Hardly Knew Her SummaryLippman sets many of the stories in this sterling anthology, Hardly Knew Her, 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, "Scratch a Woman", 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. Hardly Knew Her Reviews"Lippman fans won't be disappointed with these small treasures." - Kirkus Reviews.
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Laura Lippman was a
reporter
for twenty years, including twelve years at The
(Baltimore) Sun. She began writing
novels while working fulltime and published seven books about
“accidental PI”
Tess Monaghan before leaving daily journalism in 2001. Her work has
been
awarded the Edgar ®, the Anthony, the Agatha, the Shamus, the Nero
Wolfe,
Gumshoe and Barry awards. She also has been nominated for other prizes
in the
crime fiction field, including the Hammett and the Macavity. She was
the
first-ever recipient of the Mayor’s Prize for Literary Excellence and
the first
genre writer recognized as Author of the Year by the Maryland Library
Association. Recently Published Short Stories/Essays
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