Plotty, page-turning pleasure.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “You can tell how much fun the author had updating the classic noir tropes, and it’s contagious. “Modern noir at its best, it will delight old-movie lovers, satisfy suspense readers, and reward Lippman’s legion of fans.” - Library Journal (starred review) “Suspenseful as hell, and she writes like a dream Lippman’s always good, but this is a cut above.” - Stephen King Sunburn, her take on noir, may be her nerviest novel yet, an unsparing look at how lovers can betray one another.” - Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Laura Lippman continues to push the envelope of modern crime-writing. Read it.” - Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl She is simply a brilliant novelist, an unflinching chronicler of life in America right now, and Sunburn is her dark, gleaming noir gem. “Every time Laura Lippman comes out with a new book, I get chills because I know I am back in the hands of the master.

“A masterful mix from a total pro.” - People “Cool and twisty.” - New York Times Book Review

“Fast-paced and unpredictable, Sunburn is a smart, sly riff on love in a world of trouble that’s puzzling until the very last piece falls into place.” - O, the Oprah Magazine Cain’s masterpieces The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, and Mildred Pierce, Sunburn is a tantalizing modern noir from the incomparable Laura Lippman. Is their love strong enough to withstand the truth, or will it ultimately destroy them? Was it an accident, or part of a plan? By now, Adam and Polly are so ensnared in each other’s lives and lies that neither one knows how to get away-or even if they want to. Still, each holds something back from the other-dangerous, even lethal, secrets. Over the course of a punishing summer, Polly and Adam abandon themselves to a steamy, inexorable affair. Yet she stays and he stays-drawn to this mysterious redhead whose quiet stillness both unnerves and excites him. They meet at a local tavern in the small town of Belleville, Delaware. But instead of rules, this game has dark secrets, forbidden desires, inevitable betrayals-and cold-blooded murder. New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with a superb novel of psychological suspense about a pair of lovers with the best intentions and the worst luck: two people locked in a passionate yet uncompromising game of cat and mouse. Read it.' -Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl 'Every time Laura Lippman comes out with a new book, I get chills because I know I am back in the hands of the master.

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