The Best Laura Lippman Books

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List of the best Laura Lippman books, ranked by voracious readers in the Ranker community. With commercial success and critical acclaim, there's no doubt that Laura Lippman is one of the most popular authors of the last 100 years. If you're a huge fan of her work, then vote on your favorite novels below and make your opinion count. This poll is also a great resource for new fans of Laura Lippman who want to know which novels they should start reading first. With memorable characters, like Tess Monaghan, and excellent storytelling, there's no reason why you shouldn't check out her work if you're a big reader.

What the Dead Know and Another Thing to Fall are only the beginning of the books on this list. What are Laura Lippman's best novels? Vote on this list and help us definitively answer that question.


  • What the Dead Know
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    What the Dead Know is a crime thriller by Laura Lippman published in 2007. The story, set in Baltimore in 2005, is about an investigation into a woman who claims to be Heather Bethany, a girl who had gone missing thirty years before. The book was critically acclaimed. It won the 2007 Quill Award in the mystery/suspense/thriller category and 2008 Anthony Award for Best Novel.
    • Author: Laura Lippman
    • First Published: 2007
    • Subjects: Crime, Missing person
    • Genres (Book): Crime Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Every Secret Thing
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    Every Secret Thing is a crime novel by Laura Lippman. It follows now-18-year-olds Alice Manning and Ronnie Fuller as they cope with the aftermath of tragic childhood incident that changed their lives forever.

    • Author: Laura Lippman
    • First Published: 2003
    • Genres (Book): Novel
    • Original Language: English Language
  • I'd Know You Anywhere is a crime novel by Laura Lippman. Eliza Benedict's life is shook when she receives a letter from the death row inmate who kidnaped her as a child. Through their interactions Eliza is forced to recollect long buried trauma from her past.

    • Author: Laura Lippman
    • First Published: 2010
    • Genres (Book): Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • And When She Was Good
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    And When She Was Good is a novel by Laura Lippman. It follows Heloise Lewis whose secretive life is threatened when the father of her son – a man who does not know he even has a son – may be released from prison, where he resides thanks to Heloise's betrayal.

    • Author: Laura Lippman
    • First Published: 2012
    • Genres (Book): Novel
    • Original Language: English Language
  • After I'm Gone
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    After I'm Gone is a novel by Laura Lippman. Retired Baltimore detective Roberto “Sandy” Sanchez dives into a cold case uncovering decades' old secrets swirling around the disappearance of businessman Felix Brewer.

    • Author: Laura Lippman
    • First Published: 2014
    • Genres (Book): Novel
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Sunburn
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    Sunburn is a novel by Laura Lippman. From the moment Polly and Adam meet they become inseparable as they engage in a summer-long affair. The only thing that seems to threaten their resolve is a mysterious death.

    • Author: Laura Lippman
    • First Published: 2018
    • Genres (Book): Novel
    • Original Language: English Language