This mystery story kept me guessing until the end. Guessing so wildly that I suspected nearly every character, and even wondering whether there was a murder at all. Even better, I was glued to the story for the characters as much as the plot. They were nuanced enough that none were heroic, but nearl...
This is a difficult book to review. At first I couldn't get into the storyline. It skips between so many characters and past and present times. I had trouble getting a hold on what was going on. After it caught me, it really caught me. I was so into the twisted tale of what really happened. Th...
By Laura Lippman Narrated By: Linda Emond Length: 10 hrs. 34 min. ISBN: 0062083414 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: 8/12/2014 Format: Audio My Rating: 4 Stars After I’m Gone by Laura Lippman reminds me of an old black and white 50’s movie with a mix of love, tragedy, gangster type...
Goodreads giveaway. 4.5 stars rounded up to 5.Beautifully crafted, like a delicately woven rug. Each chapter past and present building upon each other to make the pattern complete at the end. I wanted to know the answers to the riddles, but. I didn't want to stop the expert story telling.
I thoroughly enjoyed After I'm Gone. It's the second book I have read by this author and I feel like it is the better of the two I read. I was engaged throughout the entire story. I liked how the details of Julie's murder and Felix's vanishing were laid out for the reader. The pacing for the s...
I always enjoy Lippman's books and this was no exception with the usual compelling story, well developed characters, and Baltimore setting. It was also nice to see a few old favorite characters pop up too.
Publication Date: April 2014 from Faber and Faber. Thank you to the author and publisher for the beautiful advanced reading copy. When Felix Brewer meets nineteen-year-old Bernadette ‘Bambi’ Gottschalk at a Valentine’s Dance in 1959, he charms her with wild promises, some of which he actually ke...
Felix Brewer disappeared on July 4, 1976, leaving behind a wife (Bambi) and three daughters. His mistress, Julie Saxony went missing almost ten years to the day on July 3, 1986. It was assumed Julie had gone to join her old lover Felix...until her remains are found. Fast forward 26 more years and a ...
One disappearance and then another ten years later. Could both these disappearances have been planned far apart so no one would know the real reason? Felix Brewer disappeared because he wanted to avoid going to jail for his misdeeds. He left his wife and three daughters, but was his wife really s...
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