Baltimore local Tess Monaghan thought she knew the Sugar Housethe abandoned factory that remains a stubborn and defiant legacy of the citys pastuntil a client named Ruthie asks the newspaperwoman-turned-p.i. to investigate a year-old Jane Doe murder and its grim aftermath. Ruthies low-life brother, Henry, confessed to killing a teenage runaway over a bottle of glueand, a month into his prison term, met the same fate as his victim. Following a precious few tantalizing clues, Tesss hunt for the truth is leading her from Baltimores exclusive Inner Harbor to the citys seediest neighborhoodsa hunt that turns deadly with the shocking discovery of the runaways true identity. Suddenly, a supposedly solved murder case is turning up newer, fresher corpses and newer, scarier versions of the Sugar Houseplaces that look sweet and safe . . . but only from the outside.
- | Author: Laura Lippman
- | Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
- | Publication Date: Apr 19, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 416 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
- | ISBN-10: 0062403257
- | ISBN-13: 9780062403254