Why read I'd Know You Anywhere?

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“Laura Lippman is among the select group of novelists who have invigorated the crime fiction arena with smart, innovative, and exciting work.”
—George Pelecanos

“Lippman’s taut, mesmerizing, and exceptionally smart drama of predator and prey is at once unusually sensitive and utterly compelling.
—Booklist

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2 authors picked I'd Know You Anywhere as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Paul J. Heald

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I really appreciated reading a book where the character on death row is not himself an innocent victim. As a former federal law clerk who worked on death cases, I eventually came to oppose capital punishment, but Lippman presents a character who seems to deserve death.

I liked being confronted once again with the fundamental question of what constitutes justice for the worst among us.

From Paul's list on capital punishment from an insider perspective.

Polly Stewart

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I think I’ve read all of Laura Lippman’s novels, both the Tess Monaghan series and the standalones, but this is hands-down my favorite.

On the surface, it’s high-concept subject matter: the story of a girl who was abducted by a serial killer and then let go, told in dual timelines. I was compelled by the thrilling and fast-paced plot, but again, the scenes I remember best are of the main character’s childhood in the 1980s, as she attempts to maneuver an adult world she can’t yet understand.

The novel is set in a part of southern Maryland that resembles my…

From Polly's list on fast-paced mysteries with a strong sense of place.