The Last Place

By: Laura Lippman

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Laura Lippman has claimed all the major prizes in mystery writing and is a New York Times best-selling author.

In this seventh novel from Lippman's acclaimed series, Baltimore investigator Tess Monaghan has her hands full with five murder cases that have gone cold. Each has a domestic violence angle, and the cases also share a disturbing connection - one that points to Tess herself.

©2002 Laura Lippman (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"Favors for friends don't always turn out as expected, Tess Monagham learns in this harrowing encounter with obsession involving her own past. At the urging of best friend Whitney Talbot, Tess agrees to research how police inexperienced with murder cases handle domestic-violence-related investigations. Delving into the specifics of the five deaths she's been assigned, Tess begins to sense that a simple review of the facts won't suffice and that these aren't isolated incidents. [Lippman] contrasts the methods of the privileged with the ways ordinary folk must cope and how disastrous the results can be when the monstrous invades their lives." ( Booklist)

Good step by step deceive

Well written and performed sucking the reader or listener into the story until you can't put it down

Wow

Ending super suspenseful. Looking forward to the next one. Lippman is my new fave author.

Another great listen

Excellent tale that weaves into Tess's past. Her unorthodox investigation puts her in extreme danger and has her questioning her own motives.

Excellent Character Study Enlivens Mystery

I’ve been enjoyably making my way though the Tess Monaghan mysteries and “The Last Place” is one of Laura Lippman’s best.
Mysteries often fall short on character development. “The Last Place” is an exception. The former toll booth cop and the killer are very well developed and their psychology is astute.
The narrator is perfect. She changes charter like a chameleon and her throaty voice is perfect for a neo- noir.

Entertaining

My first by Laura Lippmann. Nicely written, well read by the ever-reliable Barbara Rosenblat and entertaining enough for me to check out more of her stuff. True to the formula that you find in most female driven detective novels, but more skillfully done than many I've slogged through. Enjoyable, not too deep, didn't insult my intelligence. Worth a credit.