Rich philosophy for a noir tale to sustain, but Lippman handles it with masterly flair, delivering a thrilling succession of revelations and perfectly weighted twists in a fluent prose liberally salted with side-of-the-mouth wit and wisdom., Irish Timesįast-paced and unpredictable, Sunburn is a smart, sly riff on love in a world of trouble that's puzzling until the very last piece falls into place., O Oprah Magazine, Best Books to Read This Month What, as a certain Dr Freud asked, do women want?. When you reach for one of Lippman's books, you know you will be lost to your world for a bit, and totally immersed in hers., Daily MailĪ pacy, pithy modern take on the noir tradition - and influenced by the old movies that the heroine loves - this is terrific entertainment., Sunday Mirror Lee ChildĪ tantalising, ingeniously constructed page-turner., Guardian Megan AbbottĪnother extraordinary novel from Laura Lippman - full of just-one-more chapter, stay-up-late suspense, but packed too with nuance, subtlety, observation and humanity. A brilliant novelist, an unflinching chronicler of life in America right now, and Sunburn is her dark, gleaming noir gem.
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