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The Last Place (Tess Monaghan, Bk 7)
Author: Laura Lippman

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Publisher: Avon
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780380810246 - ISBN-10: 0380810247
Publication Date: 9/1/2003
Pages: 432


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Audio CD, Hardcover

Book Description:

Five lives in the Baltimore area have been brutally destroyed over the past six years -- five unsolved homicides, seemingly unconnected except for the suspicion that each death was the result of domestic violence. In hot legal water -- and court-ordered therapy -- Tess Monaghan accepts an assignment with a local nonprofit organization, agreeing to review police documents on each case for inconsistencies and investigative blunders. But curiosity is leading the disgraced P.I. off the paper trail as she follows scant leads and intuitions into the most remote corners of Maryland -- where a psychopath can hide as easily in the fabric of a tiny fishing community as in the alleys and shadows of Charm City. Because a single common thread to five senseless murders is beginning to emerge with shocking clarity to tie the loose ends together into one bloody knot -- and the link is Tess Monaghan herself.


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Richard M. (algernon99) reviewed 10/23/2006...
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2 member(s) found this review helpful.

An excellent entry into the Tess Monaghan series. Lippman improves with each book. This is an intricate, interesting story with believable characters that are not the ordinary everyday serial killers that I get so tired of in the bestsellers.

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Absolutely excellent. Possibly the best of the series. Tess investigates 5 seemingly unrelated homicides at the request of a Baltimore non-profit and discovers they have her in common. I was expecting this one to be difficult to tie up without a lot of allowances by the reader, but it wasn't. Lippman is consistently a 5 star author with this series.

Lori B. (pdocgirl) reviewed 8/29/2006...
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I liked this book because it explored and captured the areas around Baltimore so perfectly. Tess Monaghan is a thoroughly believable and likable character.

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Another strong entry in the Tess Monaghan series. Intricate plotting and for me, a satisfying conclusion to the story. I think each book gets better and better.

Suzanne H. (DameEdna) - Monroe Twp, NJ reviewed 8/9/2005...
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I am a fan of Lippman's Tess Monaghan series, which take place in Baltimore. This is a swift and tense read.


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Allison W. (sealady) reviewed 7/27/2005...
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Five deaths in Baltimore area unsolved; Tess, in trouble after taking vengeance into her own (and Whitney's) hands to get a teen chaser off the internet, works for Whitney's foundation to "see if the cops did their job"....and finds a single common thread, of course, to solve all five...

Karen K. (k5karen) reviewed 11/7/2005...
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five lives have been destroyed over the past 6 years. a common thread emerges to hook all 5 together with tess monaghan at the center.

Jane C. B. (janebbooks) reviewed 1/2/2006...
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Five unsolved homicides in the Baltimore area.
Tess Monaghan to the rescrue!


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