In a Strange City

Tess Monaghan Mysteries

By: Laura Lippman

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

In a Strange City stars PI Tess Monaghan in a chilling thriller.

When a murder occurs during the annual visit of a cloaked individual to Edgar Allan Poe's grave, Tess is drawn into unearthing a killer.

©2001 Laura Lippman (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"Lippman's second Tess Monaghan novel is a perfectly good mystery, but even more, it's an homage to the city of Baltimore." ( Booklist)

Disappointment

Narrator is not that great. Hard to keep characters dialog straight. Story was so so.

Ugh the narrator

The narrator was hard to listen to, I’ve listen to a lot of Tess Monaghan books and this narrator was my least favorite. Her voice was distracting and a lot of the characters sounded the same but yet it felt over acted.

Great story with literary allusions

One of my favorite Lippmann books yet! The narrator was excellent (I didn't let myself be dissuaded by the negative reviews of this narrator--I really liked her), and the story is inventive and smart.

Excellent

Not a thriller (which is good). The pace is a bit slow, but a rich and interesting mystery is laid out in a leisurely rate. The character development is outstanding. The narration is outstanding and greatly enhances each character, and the city itself.

Best One Yet!!!

I’m a true Baltimorean and love the Tess Monaghan series, but this one really hit home...I grew up in the Poe Homes on Amity Street!!! I loved this one...can’t wait to start on my next book in this series!