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The Most Dangerous Thing
The Most Dangerous Thing | Laura Lippman
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“One of the best novelists around, period.” —Washington Post “Lippman has enriched literature as a whole. —Chicago Sun-Times One of the most acclaimed novelists in America today, Laura Lippman has greatly expanded the boundaries of mystery fiction and psychological suspense with her Tess Monaghan p.i. series and her New York Times bestselling standalone novels (What the Dead Know, Life Sentences, I’d Know You Anywhere, etc.). With The Most Dangerous Thing, the multiple award winning author—recipient of the Anthony, Edgar®, Shamus, and Agatha Awards, to name but a few—once again demonstrates how storytelling is done to perfection. Set once again in the well-wrought environs of Lippman’s beloved Baltimore, it is the shadowy tale of a group of onetime friends forced to confront a dark past they’ve each tried to bury following the death of one of their number. Rich in the compassion and insight into flawed human nature that has become a Lippman trademark while telling an absolutely gripping story, The Most Dangerous Thing will not be confined by genre restrictions, reaching out instead to captive a wide, diverse audience, from Harlan Coben and Kate Atkinson fans to readers of Jodi Picoult and Kathryn Stockett.
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Nitpickyabouttrains
The Most Dangerous Thing | Laura Lippman
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This was my third Laura Lippman and I am super into her writing. I love how Baltimore centric it is.

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Susanita
The Most Dangerous Thing | Laura Lippman
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Mehso-so

Unless you‘re a Laura Lippman completist, I think you can skip this one. Good local color and a Tess Monaghan cameo helped, but only a little bit. The story definitely has substance, but it‘s murky and flat. All the characters are annoying at best, as is the structure. Nobody at book club liked this, but we did have a good discussion. I told them she usually does better.

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Susanita
The Most Dangerous Thing | Laura Lippman
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1. The Most Dangerous Thing and The Mystery of Three Quarters
2. Tom and Lorenzo‘s Pop Style Opinionfest
3. The Most Dangerous Thing was this month‘s mystery book club selection, and we were all rather meh about it. I usually love the author but haven‘t finished this one yet, if that tells you anything.
#weekendreads

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Viji
The Most Dangerous Thing | Laura Lippman
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Interesting so far, but a little confusing. The POV keeps switching from past to present and from one character to another.