Charm City

Both entertaining and unexpectedly touching. More Please. Baltimore Sun

A natural storyteller at the height of her powers. LEE CHILD

A TESS MONAGHAN MYSTERY

As a practised reporter until her newspaper went to that great pressroom in the sky, PI Tess Monaghan knows and loves every inch of her native Baltimore. Its a quirky city where baseball reigns, but lately homicide seems to be the second most popular local sport.

Business tycoon Wink Wynkowski is trying to change all that by bringing pro basketball back to town, and everybodys rooting for him - until a devastating exposé of his lurid past appears on the front page of the Baltimore Beacon-Light Its a surprise even to the newspapers editors, who thought theyd killed the piece. Instead, the piece killed Wink, whos found in his garage with the car running.

Tess is hired to find the unknown computer hacker who planted the lethal story - but it doesnt take long for her to discover deeper, darker secrets. . .

Exciting and complex. I read it in one day because I just couldnt stop. 5* reader review

I thoroughly enjoy Lippmans writing style. . . it was a fun, wonderful time 5* reader review

Fun and suspense-filled. . . I highly enjoyed it! 5* reader review

PRAISE FOR THE TESS MONAGHAN SERIES

Tess is a heroine with a nose for what she is not being told, and she is never content with half the story. These Baltimore novels are effective thrillers, because they are stories about wanting to know what happens next. Times Literary Supplement

Whip smart female protagonist, gritty Baltimore setting. Loved Tess! 5* reader review

Readers wont be able to resist Tess, who, like one of Baltimores famous crabs, sports a tough shell that hides a sweet centre. BOOKLIST

Digestible, fun, tense NPR

In this series, Lippman has developed sturdy tales, wry humour, and snappy dialogue wrapped around an insiders view of Baltimore. SUN-SENTINEL

Tess, is a ballsy, free-spirited woman who thinks on her feet and has a commanding physical presence. . . Highly recommend 5* reader review

What fun! I discovered a new (to me) mystery series. Tess Monaghan is a terrific main character. 5* reader review

I really have fallen in love with Tess Monaghan. These mystery novels well deserve the awards Lippman has won. 5* reader review