Baltimore Blues

<p>Discover the first novel in <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Laura Lippman's outstanding Tess Monaghan series! When a former Baltimore reporter must solve the murder of a notorious attorney she discovers Charm City is rife with dark sordid and dangerous secrets.</p><p>In a city where someone is murdered almost every day attorney Michael Abramowitz's death should be just another statistic. But the slain lawyer's notoriety--and his taste for illicit midday trysts--make the case front-page news in every local paper except the Star which crashed and burned before Abramowitz did.</p><p>A former Star reporter who knows every inch of this town--from historic Fort McHenry to the crumbling projects of Cherry Hill--now-unemployed journalist Tess Monaghan also knows the guy the cops like for the killing: cuckolded fiancé Darryl Rock Paxton. The time is ripe for a career move so when rowing buddy Rock wants to hire her to do some unorthodox snooping to help clear his name Tess agrees.</p><p>But there are lethal secrets hiding in the Charm City shadows. And Tess's own name could end up on that ever-expanding list of Baltimore dead.</p>