![]() With the freedom earned by her success, Lippman’s last several stand-alone novels have explored themes and structures originally introduced by other authors: Wilde Lake was an homage to To Kill a Mockingbird Sunburn to Double Indemnity, and her current release, Lady in the Lake, to Marjorie Morningstar. Her 2003 release, Every Secret Thing, was made into a movie in 2014 starring Diane Lane. ![]() Later, Lippman branched out into stand-alone crime novels, becoming one of the most celebrated authors in the genre. ![]() ![]() When Baltimore-based author Laura Lippman published her first book, Baltimore Blues, starring romantically challenged PI Tess Monaghan, some critics referred to her series as “chick lit with a gun.” While some may have been insulted – it was the latter part of the 1990's, and Bridget Jones and her friends were all the rage – Lippman embraced the title, and Tess went on to star in 11 more books, the latest published in 2015. ![]()
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