Hush Hush

Publisher Marketing: On a searing August day, Melisandre Harris Dawes left her two-month-old daughter locked in a car while she sat nearby. Found not guilty by reason of criminal insanity, Melisandre left the country, her husband and her two surviving children, determined to start over. But now Melisandre has returned to Baltimore to meet with her estranged teenage daughters and wants to film the reunion for a documentary. The problem is, she relinquished custody and her ex isn't sure he approves. Now that she's a mother herself, Tess Monaghan wants nothing to do with a woman crazy enough to have killed her own child. But her mentor Tyner Gray, Melisandre's lawyer, has asked Tess to assess Melisandre's security needs. Tess has always felt that her curiosity about others is her greatest strength. Yet the imperious Melisandre is someone she cannot begin to understand, much less empathize with. A decade ago, a judge ruled that Melisandre was beyond rational thought. But was she? Tess tries to keep her distance from her mercurial yet confident client. This strategy gets tricky after Melisandre becomes a prime suspect in a murder. And as her doubts about Melisandre grow, Tess realizes that she's under scrutiny as well, followed by a judgmental stalker with an ax to grind. . . Review Citations: Library Journal 05/15/2015 pg. 44 (EAN 9780062372352, Compact Disc) Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/15/2014 pg. 49 (EAN 9780062083425, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2014 (EAN 9780062083425, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Publishers Weekly 12/08/2014 (EAN 9780062083425, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 12/15/2014 pg. 30 (EAN 9780062083425, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 76 (EAN 9780062083425, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Romantic Times 03/01/2015 pg. 48 (EAN 9780062083425, Hardcover) People Weekly 03/02/2015 pg. 42 (EAN 9780062083425, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Lippman, Laura Laura Lippman is the author of eleven novels featuring Baltimore private detective Tess Monaghan, eight stand-alone novels, including After I'm Gonecoming out inFebruary, and a short story collection. Her six most recent books have all been New York Times bestsellers. Lippman has won numerous literary prizes for her work, including the Edgar(r), Anthony, Nero Wolfe, Agatha, Gumshoe, Barry, and Macavity Awards. Contributor Bio:  Maxwell, Jan Jan Maxwell has appeared on Broadway in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Dinner Party, The Sound of Music, A Doll's House, Dancing At Lughnasa, and City of Angels. On television she has been seen in numerous Law & Order episodes.