The Resource Lady in the lake : a novel, Laura Lippman
Lady in the lake : a novel, Laura Lippman
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The item Lady in the lake : a novel, Laura Lippman represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Georgetown Peabody Library.
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- Summary
- "The revered New York Times bestselling author returns with a novel set in 1960s Baltimore that combines modern psychological insights with elements of classic noir, about a middle-aged housewife turned aspiring reporter who pursues the murder of a forgotten young woman. In 1966, Baltimore is a city of secrets that everyone seems to know--everyone, that is, except Madeline "Maddie" Schwartz. Last year, she was a happy, even pampered housewife. This year, she's bolted from her marriage of almost twenty years, determined to make good on her youthful ambitions to live a passionate, meaningful life. Maddie wants to matter, to leave her mark on a swiftly changing world. Drawing on her own secrets, she helps Baltimore police find a murdered girl--assistance that leads to a job at the city's afternoon newspaper, the Star. Working at the newspaper offers Maddie the opportunity to make her name, and she has found just the story to do it: a missing woman whose body was discovered in the fountain of a city park lake. Cleo Sherwood was a young African-American woman who liked to have a good time. No one seems to know or care why she was killed except Maddie--and the dead woman herself. Maddie's going to find the truth about Cleo's life and death. Cleo's ghost, privy to Maddie's poking and prying, wants to be left alone. Maddie's investigation brings her into contact with people that used to be on the periphery of her life--a jewelery store clerk, a waitress, a rising star on the Baltimore Orioles, a patrol cop, a hardened female reporter, a lonely man in a movie theater. But for all her ambition and drive, Maddie often fails to see the people right in front of her. Her inability to look beyond her own needs will lead to tragedy and turmoil for all sorts of people--including the man who shares her bed, a black police officer who cares for Maddie more than she knows"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 340 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062390028
- Label
- Lady in the lake : a novel
- Title
- Lady in the lake
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Laura Lippman
- Subject
-
- Detective and mystery fiction
- FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical
- FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
- FICTION / Suspense
- Housewives -- Fiction
- Journalists -- Fiction
- Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
- African American women -- Crimes against -- Fiction
- Suspense fiction
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- Mystery fiction
- Baltimore (Md.) -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The revered New York Times bestselling author returns with a novel set in 1960s Baltimore that combines modern psychological insights with elements of classic noir, about a middle-aged housewife turned aspiring reporter who pursues the murder of a forgotten young woman. In 1966, Baltimore is a city of secrets that everyone seems to know--everyone, that is, except Madeline "Maddie" Schwartz. Last year, she was a happy, even pampered housewife. This year, she's bolted from her marriage of almost twenty years, determined to make good on her youthful ambitions to live a passionate, meaningful life. Maddie wants to matter, to leave her mark on a swiftly changing world. Drawing on her own secrets, she helps Baltimore police find a murdered girl--assistance that leads to a job at the city's afternoon newspaper, the Star. Working at the newspaper offers Maddie the opportunity to make her name, and she has found just the story to do it: a missing woman whose body was discovered in the fountain of a city park lake. Cleo Sherwood was a young African-American woman who liked to have a good time. No one seems to know or care why she was killed except Maddie--and the dead woman herself. Maddie's going to find the truth about Cleo's life and death. Cleo's ghost, privy to Maddie's poking and prying, wants to be left alone. Maddie's investigation brings her into contact with people that used to be on the periphery of her life--a jewelery store clerk, a waitress, a rising star on the Baltimore Orioles, a patrol cop, a hardened female reporter, a lonely man in a movie theater. But for all her ambition and drive, Maddie often fails to see the people right in front of her. Her inability to look beyond her own needs will lead to tragedy and turmoil for all sorts of people--including the man who shares her bed, a black police officer who cares for Maddie more than she knows"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1959-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lippman, Laura
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3562.I586
- LC item number
- L33 2019
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Murder
- African American women
- Housewives
- Journalists
- Baltimore (Md.)
- FICTION / Suspense
- FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
- FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical
- Label
- Lady in the lake : a novel, Laura Lippman
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1059250052
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 340 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062390028
- Lccn
- 2018058807
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1059250052
- Label
- Lady in the lake : a novel, Laura Lippman
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1059250052
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 340 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062390028
- Lccn
- 2018058807
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1059250052
Subject
- Detective and mystery fiction
- FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical
- FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
- FICTION / Suspense
- Housewives -- Fiction
- Journalists -- Fiction
- Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
- African American women -- Crimes against -- Fiction
- Suspense fiction
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- Mystery fiction
- Baltimore (Md.) -- 20th century -- Fiction
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