By A Spider's Thread - Softcover

Lippman, Laura

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060506717 ISBN 13: 9780060506711

Publisher: Avon Books, 2005

Synopsis

Private detective Tess Monaghan gets more than she had bargained for when she is hired by Mark Rubin, an Orthodox Jew, to find his missing wife and three children, who had apparently walked away from Rubin with the help of a mysterious ex-con named Zeke. Reprint.

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Review:

"Again, Yes! To Tess."--Baltimore Sun

"Compulsively readable" may be a clich?, but it's a perfect description for this novel.--Toronto Globe and Mail

"The fast-paced, intelligent story involves a maze of betrayal, surprises and a murder."--Jewish Week

"Both entertaining and unexpectedly touching. More Please."--Baltimore Sun

"A sense of place so unerring that it makes Baltimore everyone's hometown."--Kirkus Reviews

"Laura Lippman in her series featuring Baltimore private investigator Tess Monaghan just keeps getting better and better."--Houston Chronicle

"BY A SPIDER'S THREAD - arguably the most complex, moving novel in her Tess Monaghan detective series."--Time Out New York

"Tess is feisty . . . And it is a joy to watch her come alive."--Washington Times

Laura Lippman in her series featuring Baltimore private investigator Tess Monaghan just keeps getting better and better. --Houston Chronicle"

By a Spider s Threadarguably the most complex, moving novel in her Tess Monaghan detective series. --Time Out New York"

Book Description:

After her brilliant stand-alone thriller EVERY SECRET THING, Lippman returns to her series character, PI Tess Monaghan, and her home town of Baltimore.

About this edition

• Publisher: Avon Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060506717
• ISBN 13: 9780060506711
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 367