The Accidental Detective

Name: The Accidental Detective
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Laura Lippman
ISBN: 9780061762888

Author: Laura Lippman

Narrator: Linda Emond, Francois Battiste

Unabridged: 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/07/2008

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Private Investigators, Women, Hard-boiled

Synopsis

New York Times 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.In Femme Fatale, a chance encounter in a Starbucks introduces a 68-year-old widow to the world of fetish porn and to a way out of her money worries.

About Laura Lippman

Since Laura Lippman’s debut, she has been recognized as a distinctive voice in mystery fiction and named one of the “essential” crime writers of the last 100 years. Stephen King called her “special, even extraordinary,” and Gillian Flynn wrote, “She is simply a brilliant novelist.” Her books have won most of the major awards in her field and been translated into more than twenty-five languages. She lives in Baltimore and New Orleans with her teenager.

About Linda Emond

Linda Emond's credits include The Sopranos, all four Law & Orders, and American Experience: John & Abigail Adams. On Broadway: 1776 and Life x 3 (Tony® nomination, Outer Critics Circle Award). Off-Broadway appearances include Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul (Lucille Lortel Award, Obie Award).

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ludditus

This was my first contact with Laura Lippman, and a rather pleasant one. This collection is somewhat bizarre, consisting of two sets of four stories each, plus a portrait of Tess Monaghan—"The Accidental Detective.” Truth be told, that last one is totally unwarranted, especially as Tess Monaghan is......more

Goodreads review by Karen

I didn't realise until the third story that I had read this before, the last part of the book is an "interview" with Tess Monaghan, a Baltimore reporter turned private investigator, who features in Laura Lippman's series novels - and occasionally as a walk-on in her stand-alone ones. Rereading was a......more

Goodreads review by Mangus

I'm such a Tess Monahan fan. Lippman's approach to storytelling is amazing. I might be a groupie......more