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Butchers Hill: a Tess Monaghan Mystery (Tess Monaghan Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)
by Laura Lippman (Author)
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All PI Tess Monaghan has to do is find some witnesses - that is, until the witnesses start dying . . . --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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When Luther Beale, a vigilante who shot a boy, appeals to Baltimore detective Tess Monaghan to help him atone for his crime, she finds herself on a trail of money, mendacity, and murder that leads straight to Butchers Hill.

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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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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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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
Published on 24 Aug 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Lippman gets better with every book
I've recently felt suckered by continuing series ("N is for Noose" and "The Moor" both disappointed badly), but my faith revived as soon as I read the first... Read more
Published on 7 Jul 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Best of the series so far
Tess really becomes a person in this third entry in this series. As the reader learns more about the missing children, more is also revealed about Tess and her relationships with... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC
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