A trade paperback collection of 16 short stories, some new, some published before, all together for the first time, featuring Tess Monaghan, New York Times Bestselling author Laura Lippman's acclaimed private eye For the first time together in one collection is a mix of brand new Tess Monaghan short mysteries as well as previously published, award-winning short stories. Split into three parts-Girls Gone Wild (seven stories about girls behaving badly); Other Cities, Not My Own (four stories about places outside of Baltimore); My Baby Walks the Streets of Baltimore (four stories and a profile)-the inimitable Tess Monaghan, along with some old friends and new faces, is back solving crime.

Honor Bar

Josie, Kat et Perri sont inséparables. Depuis ce serment qu´elles ont prêté et qui a marqué toutes leurs années à Glendale, la banlieue bourgeoise de Baltimore. Elles sont toujours restées fidèles à ce pacte indestructible qui a fait d´elles le trio le plus célèbre du lycée: l´actrice rebelle, la gymnaste et la beauté généreuse. Désormais, ce sont trois jeunes femmes, prêtes à se lancer dans la grande aventure de l´université et de la liberté.
Pourtant, en ce dernier jour de classe, des coups de feu éclatent au lycée. Et quand la police force la porte des toilettes, Perri et Josie baignent dans leur sang tandis que Kat est étendue plus loin, morte d´une balle en pleine poitrine.  Que s´est-il passé pour qu´une telle amitié bascule ainsi dans l´horreur ? Est-ce que Josie, la moins gravement touchée, dit vraiment la vérité aux policiers ? Et n´y avait-il vraiment que trois personnes dans ces toilettes ? Le doute et la suspicion s´immiscent lentement dans les esprits et remettent tout en cause, jusqu´aux plus belles promesses du passé.

Celle qui devait mourir

L'inspecteur Kevin Infante n'officiait pas à Baltimore trente ans plus tôt. Il ne connaît donc pas l'histoire des soeurs Bethany, deux petites filles enlevées dans un centre commercial en 1975. Pourquoi croirait-il une femme qui affirme être l'une des soeurs disparues ? Et qui plus est une femme en état de choc, arrêtée alors qu'elle tentait de fuir la police...

Ce que savent les morts

Un beau brun fait escale dans le bar d'un minuscule bled du Delaware. Il est aussitôt séduit par une rousse dont le corps incendiaire contraste avec l'attitude glaciale. Les deux héros, surgis d'on ne sait où, s'attirent et se repoussent comme deux aimants. Pourquoi jouent-ils ainsi au chat et à la souris, sous l'oeil placide de deux habitués du bar et le regard jaloux de la serveuse ? Avec ce vingt-troisième roman, Laura Lippman reprend des marqueurs du noir classique (l'inconnue sexy qui débarque en ville, le privé bien de sa personne, la fraude à l'assurance, le sexe torride et l'été meurtrier) dans une intrigue résolument moderne. Elle signe un thriller ramassé et inlâchable.

Corps inflammables

New York Times BestsellerAward-winning and New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman's Tess Monaghan-first introduced in the classic Baltimore Blues-must track down a missing wife and unravel the secrets in her marriage that led her to flee."A hair raising ride."-Boston GlobeMark Rubin's family is missing-and the police won't get involved because all the evidence indicates that his wife left willingly. So the successful Baltimore furrier turns to Tess Monaghan, hoping she can help him find his wife and three children. Tess doesn't quite know what to make of Rubin, who doles out vitally important information in grudging dribs and drabs. According to her client, he and his beautiful wife, Natalie, had a flawless, happy marriage. Yet one day, without any warning or explanation, Natalie gathered up their children and vanished. Tapping into a network of fellow investigators spread across the country, Tess is soon able to locate the runaway wife and the children who have been moving furtively from state to state, town to town. But the Rubins are not alone. A mysterious man is traveling with them, a stranger described by witnesses as "handsome" and "charming" but otherwise unremarkable. And the deeper Tess digs, the more she suspects that the motive behind Natalie's reckless flight lies somewhere in the gap between what Rubin will not say and what he refuses to believe. An intricate web of betrayal and vengeance is already beginning to unfold, as memory begets rage, and rage begets desperation.and murder. Suddenly, much more than one man's future happiness and stubborn pride are in peril. For the lives of three innocent children are dangling by the slenderest of threads.

By a Spider's Thread - A Tess Monaghan Novel

A powerful and utterly riveting tale that skillfully moves between past and present to explore the lasting effects of crime on a victim's life that will leave readers racing to the final page, I'd Know You Anywhere is a virtuoso performance from acclaimed, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Laura Lippman. Eliza Benedict cherishes her peaceful, ordinary suburban life with her successful husband and children, thirteen-year-old Iso and eight-year-old Albie. But her tranquillity is shattered when she receives a letter from the last person she ever expects-or wants-to hear from: Walter Bowman. There was your photo, in a magazine. Of course, you are older now. Still, I'd know you anywhere. In the summer of 1985, when she was fifteen, Eliza was kidnapped by Walter and held hostage for almost six weeks. He had killed at least one girl and Eliza always suspected he had other victims as well. Now on death row in Virginia for the rape and murder of his final victim, Walter seems to be making a heartfelt act of contrition as his execution nears. Though Eliza wants nothing to do with him, she's never forgotten that Walter was most unpredictable when ignored. Desperate to shelter her children from this undisclosed trauma in her past, she cautiously makes contact with Walter. She's always wondered why Walter let her live, and perhaps now he'll tell her-and share the truth about his other victims. Yet as Walter presses her for more and deeper contact, it becomes clear that he is after something greater than forgiveness. He wants Eliza to remember what really happened that long-ago summer. He wants her to save his life. And Eliza, who has worked hard for her comfortable, cocooned life, will do anything to protect it-even if it means finally facing the events of that horrifying summer and the terrible truth she's kept buried inside.

I'd Know You Anywhere - A Novel

Men in Laura Lippman's haunting and suspenseful stories can be terrified witnesses, unwitting victims, or bemused perpetrators. In "Pony Girl and Black-Eyed Susan", young African-American men find themselves bystanders to horrific crimes central to local celebrations. In "What He Needed", a happily married magazine editor recounts the end of her marriage to a depressed, possibly dangerous husband. "A Good Fuck Spoiled" reveals a man terrified by a mistress he never meant to have. And in "Easy as A-B-C", a Baltimore contractor offers a new spin on Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart when he falls for a client who hires him to build a wine cellar in her basement. Available singly or as a collection.

The Weaker Sex - Pony Girl, Black-Eyed Susan, What He Needed, A Good Fuck Spoiled, Easy as A-B-C

Blague sinistre ou chantage ? Lorsque, moins d'un an après l'avoir quitté, Tess Monaghan reçoit une photo de son ex-petit ami surmontée des mots " en danger ", son premier réflexe est de ne pas réagir à ce qui ressemble à un canular de fort mauvais goût. Mais, depuis leur séparation, Tess est devenue détective privée. Et rien ne lui prouve que son mystérieux correspondant soit bien l'homme qu'elle a aimé. Dans quel bourbier Crow Ransome, ce faux rebelle, ce tendre rocker s'est-il égaré ? Moins d'une semaine plus tard, le remords le disputant à la curiosité, Tess et sa Toyota blanche quittent Baltimore (Maryland) pour le Texas, où Crow a monté un groupe de country music. Le Texas : autant dire la planète Mars. Un Etat asséché de soleil, où l'on ne plaisante pas avec la peine de mort. Crow y est introuvable, mais, sur sa piste, Tess fait la connaissance d'un ancien repris de justice, voleur, tueur et ravisseur d'enfant. A l'état de cadavre... En danger, Crow Ransome ? Ou dangereux ? La réponse à cette question, Emmie, la jeune chanteuse qu'il a engagée, est peut-être seule à la détenir. Si elle accepte de livrer son secret...
Petite musique de meurtre est la quatrième enquête de Tess Monaghan, détective de coeur et de poigne.

Petite musique de meurtre. une enquete de tess monaghan

Tess Monaghan has finally made the move and hung out her shingle as a p.i.-for-hire, complete with an office in Butchers Hill. Maybe it's not the best address in Baltimore, but you gotta start somewhere, and Tess's greyhound Esskay has no trouble taking marathon naps anywhere there's a roof. Then in walks Luther Beale, the notorious vigilante who five years ago shot a boy for vandalizing his car. Just out of prison, he says he wants to make reparations to the kids who witnessed his crime, so he needs Tess to find them. But once she starts snooping, the witnesses start dying. Is the "Butcher of Butchers Hill" at it again? Like it or not, Tess is embroiled in a case that encompasses the powers that-be, a heartless system that has destroyed the lives of children, and a nasty trail of money and lies leading all the way back to Butchers Hill.

Honor Bar

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