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Lippman is a former reporter for the now defunct San Antonio Light and The Baltimore Sun. She is best known for writing a series of novels set in Baltimore and featuring Tess Monaghan, a reporter turned private investigator. Lippman's works have won the Agatha, Anthony, Edgar, Nero, Gumshoe and Shamus awards.
Complete order of Laura Lippman books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
Since the publication of her first novel in 1997, Laura Lippman has won virtually every major award given to U.S. crime writings, including the Edgar Award, Anthony Award, Agatha Award, Nero Wolfe Award, Shamus Award, and the Quill Award. She is a New York Times bestseller.
One of the most acclaimed novelists in America today, Laura Lippman has greatly expanded the boundaries of mystery fiction and psychological suspense with her Tess Monaghan p.i. series and her New York Times bestselling standalone novels (What the Dead Know, Life Sentences, I’d Know You Anywhere, etc.).
Jul 20, 2023 · Laura Lippman's latest thriller, 'Prom Mom,' follows the long aftermath of a high-school pregnancy scandal — and pays homage to L.A.'s James M. Cain.
Feb 13, 2018 · 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.”
Laura Lippman was born on 31 January 1959 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Lady in the Lake (2024), Every Secret Thing (2014) and The Wire (2002). She is married to David Simon.