The Most Dangerous Thing - (P.S.) by Laura Lippman (Paperback)

About the Book

Years ago, they were all the best of friends. But as time passed, they grew apart, and began to forget about the past--and the terrible lie they all shared. Could their long-ago lie be the reason for their troubles today?

Book Synopsis

"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(R), 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.

From the Back Cover

Years ago, they were all the best of friends. But as time passed and circumstances changed, they grew apart, became adults with families of their own, and began to forget about the past--and the terrible lie they all shared. But now Gordon ("Go-Go"), the youngest and wildest of the five, has died unexpectedly and the other four have come together for the first time in years. Suddenly each of these old friends has to wonder if the dark secret they've shared for so long is the reason for their troubles today . . . and if someone within the circle is trying to destroy them all.

Review Quotes

"This razor-sharp mystery nails Baltimore and the reader to the page... The false leads and twists and turns wind up in a surprising, satisfying finish." - Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Superb storyteller Lippman continues her trenchant investigation into the malleability of memory and the unexpected ripple effect of crime in another superb stand-alone novel... Spiked with sniper-precise humor, Lippman's wise and provocative novel of destructive choices reminds us that the greatest mystery of all is the inner lives of others." HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Acclaimed and ever-popular Lippman keeps readers enthralled on two fronts, following her latest Tess Monaghan installment with a powerful novel beyond category. - Booklist
"No one explores the delicate interplay between children and the adults they grow into better than Lippman." - Kirkus Reviews
"She's one of the best novelists around, period." - Washington Post
"The publication of a new book by Laura Lippman is always a cause for celebration." - Chicago Sun-Times
"Lippman has enriched literature as a whole." - Chicago Sun-Times
"Succeeds brilliantly... Lippman is in total command of her material, weaving strands about race, family myths and self-deception into a mystery so taut the reader is nearly afraid to keep going--and simultaneously powerless to stop." - People
"This is a story that grips you not with suspense but with its acute psychological autopsy of a survivor. Lippman's knack for elucidating the horrors humans can inflict on one another through violence and manipulation -- while telling a compelling story--is disarming and fascinating." - USA Today