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By A Spider's Thread

By A Spider's Thread

by Laura Lippman (Author)

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    Paperback 2004

    $3.25
Synopsis

Natalie Rubin, middle-class Jewish wife and mother, has vanished. Worse, she has taken her three children - nine year old Isaac and boy/girl twins of five - with her. Her husband Mark is devastated. He loves her, he thought she was happy. He approaches Tess to trace her. At first Tess is wary. She doesn't like getting involved in domestic disputes, and Mark's love for his wife seems to contain a strong desire to control her. Did he drive her away? Did he perhaps kill her? But as Tess pursues her quest for Natalie, she discovers a woman whose past were better kept hidden, a man whose values will challenge her own, and a family that knows how to button up its secrets ...A SPIDER'S THREAD is part tense thriller, part all-too-human drama about what families do to each other It confirms Laura Lippman as a storyteller of rare intelligence, insight and power.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 368
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 02 Sep 2004
ISBN 10: 0060858443
ISBN 13: 9780752866628
Book Overview: EVERY SECRET THING raised Lippman's sales and profile on both sides of the Atlantic. In the US her sales have risen by 35 per cent An award-winning author: BUTCHERS HILL won the Anthony and Agatha Awards for best paperback original; and CHARM CITY the Edgar and Shamus Awards. In total Lippman's thrillers have garnered a phenomenal thirteen awards and nominations Lippman receives consistently excellent reviews: 'It deals with the subject of children who kill, but in the most sensitive and emotionally understated way. It's a gripping and thoughtful narrative that lingers uncomfortably in the mind' Val McDermid 'A compelling tale of innocence soiled and the power of guilt, this is an outstanding example of writing that successfully combines suspense with an acute insight into the dark recesses of human nature' Maxim Jakubowski, Guardian 'One of the most polished and consistently interesting writers of detective fiction today' Economist

Media Reviews
Brilliant. PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH, 11 September; A clever piece of writing... hard to put down www reviewingtheevidence.com, September; Curl up with this gripping thriller WOMAN'S OWN, 13 September; Private investigator Tess Monaghan makes a welcome return CHOICE, October; A well-constructed mystery, unique characters, and a heavy dose of wit make this a good addition to the Monaghan series. Definitely recommended. DEADLY PLEASURES, Winter 04; Lippman tells her story through four separate points of view... she has structured it extremely well, revealing only just enough background information to keep the narrative moving, then springing a whole series of surprises. None of them is predictable and yet they're all convincing. With its background themes of racism, damaged children and family bitterness, this is a most impressive novel. SHERLOCK, Issue 64 2004
Author Bio
Laura Lippman is a freelance journalist and lives in Baltimore. Her previous novels are: BALTIMORE BLUES; (nominated for the Shamus Award); CHARM CITY (winner of the Edgar and Shamus Awards); BUTCHER'S HILL (winner of the Anthony and Agatha Awards); IN BIG TROUBLE (winner of the Anthony and Shamus Awards);THE SUGAR HOUSE (winner of the Nero Wolfe Award), IN A STRANGE CITY and THE LAST PLACE