Every Secret Thing

One of mystery writing's most acclaimed novelists for her brilliant Tess Monaghan series, Laura Lippman makes quite a splash with this riveting stand alone. Winner of both the Anthony and Barry Awards, Every Secret Thing showcases Lippman at the peak of her craft. Kicked out of a birthday party, 11-year-olds Alice and Ronnie walk home and encounter a baby left in a carriage. Their earnest desire to do a good deed ends tragically, however, and seven years later they are released from "kid jail" to start their lives anew. But Alice and Ronnie find they've exchanged one prison for another, as neighborhood suspicion grows ever more oppressive-especially when another child disappears. Hailed as "a startling page-turner" by Booklist, this brilliant novel is further evidence that, when it comes to suspenseful fiction, Lippman has few equals."With this book, much darker than any in her past series, Lippman shows she is an author willing to take risks in both writing and storytelling. Her deft handling of this disturbing material is sure to increase the breadth of her readership." -Publishers Weekly