Lady in the Lake - Large Print by Laura Lippman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>SOON TO BE A SERIES FROM APPLE TV!</strong></p><p><strong>A</strong><strong> </strong><em><strong>New York Times</strong></em><strong><em> </em></strong><strong>Bestseller</strong></p><p><strong>The revered</strong><strong> </strong><em><strong>New York Times</strong></em><strong> </strong><strong>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.</strong> </p><p>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 year, she's bolted from her marriage of almost twenty years, determined to make good on her youthful ambitions to live a passionate, meaningful life.</p> <p>Maddie 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 <em>Sta</em><em>r.</em> 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.</p> <p>If 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: <em>You're interested in my death, not my life. They're not the same thing.</em></p> <p>Maddie'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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>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 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.</p><p>Cleo 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 . . .</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"...as much a mystery as it is a stylized look at life in 1966 Baltimore. Another must read from Lippman."--<em>Popsugar</em><br><br>"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."--<em>Booklist </em><strong>(starred review)</strong><br><br>"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. The racism, classism, and sexism of 50 years ago wrapped up in a stylish, sexy, suspenseful period drama..."--<em>Kirkus Reviews </em><strong>(starred review)</strong><br><br><strong>Praise for <em>Sunburn</em>: <br></strong>“Suspenseful as hell, and she writes like a dream. . . . Lippman's always good, but this is a cut above.”--Stephen King<br><br>"[Lippman] only seems to be getting better."--<em>Entertainment Weekly</em><br><br>"Baltimore in the mid-1960s is the setting of <em>Lady in the Lake</em>, 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."--<em>Wall Street Journal</em><br><br>"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."--<em>Washington Post</em><br><br><strong>Praise for <em>Sunburn: </em></strong>“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.”--<em>O, the Oprah Magazine</em><br><br>"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."--<em>People</em><br><br>"...the closest writer America has to Ruth Rendell.... What makes this book special, even extraordinary, is that the crossword puzzle aspect is secondary...[<em>Lady in the Lake</em>] reflects the gulf which then existed between what women were expected to be and what they aspired to be."--Stephen King<br><br>"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."--Associated Press<br><br>"Lippman's fans will devour this sophisticated crime novel, which captures the era's zeitgeist while painting a striking portrait of unapologetic female ambition."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em> <strong>(starred review)</strong><br><br>“A masterful mix from a total pro.”--<em>People</em><br><br>"[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...<em>Lady in the Lake</em> is aching, thoughtful, and compulsively readable."--Vanity Fair<br><br>"Don't miss this novel."--Anna Quindlen, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author<br>
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