num_pages: 336
description: New York Times bestseller Laura Lippman showcases why she is one of todays top crime writers in this acclaimed collection of suspenseful stories featuring fierce womenincluding one never-before-published novella. A first-rate collection an obvious must for the legions of Lippman fans but also great reading for anyone who savors short crime fiction.  Booklist (starred review)The award-winning master of psychological suspense is in top form in this collection of diverse and diabolically clever stories. In the never-before-published Just One More a married couplelonging for that old romantic sparkcreates a playful diversion that comes with unexpected consequences. Lippmans beloved Baltimore PI Tess Monaghan keeps a watchful eye on a criminally resourceful single father in Seasonal Work while her mother Judith realizes that the life of The Everyday Housewife is an excellent cover for all kinds of secrets. In Slow Burner a husbands secret cell phone proves to be a dicey temptation for a suspicious wife. A fathers hidden past piques the curiosity of a young snoop in The Last of Sheila-Locke Holmes. Plus seven other brilliantly crafted stories of deception murder dangerous games and love gone wrongirrefutable evidence that Laura Lippmans riveting fiction will more than satisfy any crime reader.
language: English
title: Seasonal Work: Stories
publisher: William Morrow