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by Laura Lippman (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: William Morrow & Company (Nov 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0061255718
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061255717
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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Tess Monaghan has finally made the move and hung out her sign as a private investigator for hire, complete with an office in Butchers Hill. Maybe it's not the greatest address in Baltimore, but you've got to start somewhere. Then in walks Luther Beale, the notorious vigilante who five years ago shot a boy for vandalising his car. Just out of prison, he wants to make reparations to the kids who witnessed his crime, so he needs Tess to find them. But once she starts snooping, the witnesses start dying. Is the 'Butcher of Butchers Hill' at it again? Like it or not, Tess is embroiled in a case that encompasses the powers-that-be, a heartless system that has destroyed the lives of children, and a nasty trail of money and lies leading all the way back to Butchers Hill. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Before becoming a full time novelist, Laura Lippman was a newspaper reporter for 20 years, including 12 years at the BALTIMORE SUN. She lives in Baltimore with her partner, the writer David Simon. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Another strong outing for Laura and for Tess!, 25 Dec 1998
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This review is from: Butchers Hill: a Tess Monaghan Mystery (Tess Monaghan Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)
I read a series mystery for character, and a character is not interesting if she doesn't grow. With Butcher's Hill, Lippman takes us, and her character, inside the seedy side of Baltimore and adoption politics, and Lippman is a mistress of both. You always feel Baltimore when you read her books. More important, she takes you along with Tess. I love Tess. Lippman's protagonist is delightfully human. Like your little sister, the one you are frustrated with, hope the best for, love, admire, and wish she'd straighten up and find someone decent to love, Tess bumbles and fumbles her way through a life that's wonderfully rich, complex and authentic. Welcome to Baltimore. Welcome to Tess's world. And welcome another Lippman success. I can't wait for the next one!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Each novel gets stronger, 21 Nov 1998
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This review is from: Butchers Hill: a Tess Monaghan Mystery (Tess Monaghan Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)
Butchers Hill is the best of the series. There are many surprising twists. And well-constructed: I quickly got trapped in the dream of the novel, switching focus as the author placed different lenses of perspective on the "facts" presented to Tess. I also like that Tess herself puts together incorrect suppositions. It's real to life -- unlike, say, Mickey Spillane. Though mystery aficionados might find Tess' humanity a nuisance.

Nice touch with the convict's dictionary-derived pedantry; I wish it had been carried further (in Charm City Laura did a similar thing with Spike's assistant's forming statements as questions).

One caveat for the author: the heroine's family/friend environment is starting to resemble a Tom Clancylike picture of social palatability, albeit with an NPR-approved, nineties urbanite twist. Sigh. I mean, what's next? Kitty becomes a lesbian and finally can enjoy a meaningful relationship? There might be more dimension in revealing the humanity of one who is politically anathema to the author. Readers should check out NYC journalist Sparkle Hayter's wacky mysteries. Though I prefer Baltimore!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brings new depth and dimension to the detective genre., 2 Sep 1998
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Lippman uses the well-written detective stories to comment on today's society, particularly the Baltimore history. Her writing is enriched at many levels and she writes with a level of knowledge and experience that would appear to be well beyond her youth. Look forward to really big things from this lady!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Major Talent
I agree with the first reviewer from Washington--why isn't this woman being published in hardcover?!? Avon lucked out with this author. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lippman gets better with every book
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Tess Monaghan feels good about switching careers and officially opening up a private investigator's office in a not so nice address in Baltimore. Read more
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