Title: Lady in the LakeAuthor: Laura Lippman
Genre: Mystery
Synopsis: It's Baltimore 1966 and Madeline Morgenstern Schwartz, 37, questions the purpose of her life as her son heads off to college. Never seriously questioning her role as a homemaker before, a visit from an old schoolmate sparks Maddie's decision to leave her husband. When a young girl who attends the local synagogue goes missing, Maddie's mother, concerned more with the well-being of her daughter than the lost child, suggests that she join the search. Maddie finds that helping the police leads her to a job at a local newspaper where she is ready to make a name for herself. When a woman turns up dead in a fountain and no one seems interested Maddie is determined to know more, but it seems that this woman doesn't want her murder to be solved.
My Thoughts
With Christmas and my birthday both at the end of December, I am excited to say that I have a whole stack of new books to read as we enter 2020. I received the Lady in the Lake as a Christmas gift from a dear friend who used the NPR book concierge to find me a book to my taste.
It only took me 10 days to get through this one because it. was. awesome. You all know that I love when a story has a good twist and this one has just that.
Maddie's character is predictable in all the right ways, but what really makes this story shine is the insight from the people she interacts with. When Maddie has a significant interaction with another character, the next chapter is told from the perspective of that character. He or she then describes the encounter from their point of view and provides insight into the story that only he or she can. Then the novel continues as a 3rd person account following Maddie.
Lady in the Lake has the perfect balance of identity crisis, struggles of women in the workforce and race relations in the 1960s, crime, and mystery. What's not to like?
To buy this book from Amazon now, click on the image at the top of the post.
To see more from the author, visit the website linked above
It only took me 10 days to get through this one because it. was. awesome. You all know that I love when a story has a good twist and this one has just that.
Maddie's character is predictable in all the right ways, but what really makes this story shine is the insight from the people she interacts with. When Maddie has a significant interaction with another character, the next chapter is told from the perspective of that character. He or she then describes the encounter from their point of view and provides insight into the story that only he or she can. Then the novel continues as a 3rd person account following Maddie.
Lady in the Lake has the perfect balance of identity crisis, struggles of women in the workforce and race relations in the 1960s, crime, and mystery. What's not to like?
To buy this book from Amazon now, click on the image at the top of the post.
To see more from the author, visit the website linked above
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