Ebook {Epub PDF} Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman

 · WILDE LAKE By Laura Lippman pp. William Morrow/HarperCollins Publishers. $ Former reporters have often become renowned novelists — Author: Scott Turow. Wilde Lake is a detective novel by American author Laura Lippman. Set in Howard County, Maryland, it follows the local state’s attorney, Luisa “Lu” Brant, who prosecutes a mentally unstable drifter accused of brutally murdering a woman in her own home. Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman is a William Morrow publication. One- part family saga, one- part mystery- Luisa “Lu” Brant, a newly elected state’s attorney is drawn into a case that on the surface isn’t all that sexy. A homeless man kills a woman, but the case suddenly thrusts Lu back in time- to when an incident at Wilde Lake, involving her brother, one that may have come back to haunt them all/5.

'Wilde Lake' is the first novel by Laura Lippman that I have read and I did so because of a highly favourable review in a reputable publication. It surprised me, then, as I was reading, that the reviewer had made no mention of the similarities between the characters in 'Wilde Lake' and those in Harper Lee's novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. Editions for Wilde Lake: (Hardcover published in ), (Kindle Edition published in ), (Kindle Edition published in ), (Pa. Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman is a William Morrow publication. One- part family saga, one- part mystery- Luisa "Lu" Brant, a newly elected state's attorney is drawn into a case that on the surface isn't all that sexy. A homeless man kills a woman, but the case suddenly thrusts Lu back in time- to when an incident at Wilde Lake, involving her brother, one that may have come.

“Wilde Lake is engrossing, suspenseful and substantial, its wit easing a sober, somewhat elegiac air.” -- New York Times Book Review “Lippman draws on two decades of crime reporting to produce a heart-stopping new thriller, which pivots on a state attorney’s drive and cunning as she unravels a baffling murder case with personal implications.”. WILDE LAKE is told from Lu’s perspective twice once in first person narration and once in third person narration. Each time there are different details and a different tone. How effective was this unique storytelling style? What did Laura Lippman gain by telling the story in this way? 2. The various characters keep many different secrets. Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman is a William Morrow publication. One- part family saga, one- part mystery- Luisa “Lu” Brant, a newly elected state’s attorney is drawn into a case that on the surface isn’t all that sexy. A homeless man kills a woman, but the case suddenly thrusts Lu back in time- to when an incident at Wilde Lake, involving her brother, one that may have come back to haunt them all.