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Every Secret Thing

"This is a standout."

—Orlando Sentinel

"One of those books that publishers like to say 'transcends the genre,' but in this case it's true."

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—Chicago Sun-Times

Every Secret Thingis a riveting story of love and murder, guilt and innocence, adult sins and childhood darkness that the New York Times Book Reviewhailed as, "powerful...disturbing." Stepping away from her acclaimed, award-winning mystery series featuring Baltimore private investigator Tess Monaghan, author Laura Lippman has delivered a novel of psychological suspense that will shock and mesmerize readers, gripping them to the page while breaking their hearts. The tale of a terrible event that devastates three families, after two young girls discover by of an unsupervised baby on an empty street, Every Secret Thingis a bravura demonstration of the extraordinary storytelling skill that has won Laura Lippman every major literary prize bestowed upon mystery writers, including the Edgar(r), the Anthony, the Shamus, and the Agatha Awards.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 410 pages

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