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Lady in the Lake

'Haunting . . . Extraordinary.' STEPHEN KING
By Laura Lippman
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NOW A MAJOR APPLE TV+ SERIES STARRING NATALIE PORTMAN 'A real triumph of storytelling and suspense.' Daily Mail 'A very special kind of twisted genius.' SARAH HILARY 'Complex, hard-hitting and unflinching' Irish Times 'Aching, thoughtful, and compulsively readable.' Vanity Fair A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Cleo... Read More
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SOON TO BE A MAJOR APPLE TV+ SERIES STARRING NATALIE PORTMAN:
A stunning, multi-voiced, period piece - tackling race, gender politics, and the volatility of mid '60s America - from one of today's most interesting crime writing voices

SOON TO BE A MAJOR APPLE TV+ SERIES STARRING NATALIE PORTMAN:
A stunning, multi-voiced, period piece - tackling race, gender politics, and the volatility of mid '60s America - from one of today's most interesting crime writing voices

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NOW A MAJOR APPLE TV+ SERIES STARRING NATALIE PORTMAN

'A real triumph of storytelling and suspense.' Daily Mail

'A very special kind of twisted genius.' SARAH HILARY

'Complex, hard-hitting and unflinching' Irish Times

'Aching, thoughtful, and compulsively readable.' Vanity Fair

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Cleo Sherwood disappeared eight months ago. Apart from her parents and her two young sons, no one seems to have noticed.

Until Maddie Schwartz, working her first job at the Baltimore Sun, hears of a body that has been pulled from the fountain in a city park. Thinking it's a lead that could make her name, she soon finds that, in 1966, this is a story no-one wants her to tell...

What readers are saying:

* 'A twisty, thrilling, mesmerising ride. I couldn't put it down!'

* 'It was a delight reading this book. I enjoyed the insight into each character. The mystery was always there, but with a different twist.'

* 'It really grabbed me... more than a simple detective novel.'

* 'The absolute best Lippman to date... This novel grabbed me in the first pages and didn't let go.'

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571394050

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 July 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main - TV Tie-In

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Laura Lippman's novels have won many crime fiction prizes, including the Edgar, Anthony, Agatha and eDunnit Awards. Her more recent works include Sunburn, a Waterstones Thriller of the Month in 2018, Dream Girl, which was shortlisted for the 2022 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger and Lady in the Lake, adapted by Apple TV+ in 2024. In 2025 she was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.

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