Butchers Hill

Tess Monaghan has finally made the move and set herself up as a private investigator, complete with an office in Butchers Hill. Maybe it's not the best address in Baltimore, but it's a start.

Then into her office walks Luther Beale, the notorious vigilante who, five years ago, shot a boy for vandalising his car. Just out of prison, he says he wants to make reparations to the kids who witnessed his crime, so he needs Tess to find them. But once she starts snooping, the witnesses start dying. Is the 'Butcher of Butchers Hill' at it again?

Whether she likes it or not, Tess is embroiled in a case that encompasses the powers-that-be, a heartless system that has destroyed the lives of children, and a nasty trail of money and lies leading all the way back to Butchers Hill.

Winner of Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original 1999 (UK)
Winner of Agatha Award 1999 (UK)

“One of the best novelists around, period”

As in Baltimore Blues and Charm City, dialogue is on the mark, accompanied by lively observations about female entrepreneurship, adoption, foster home rackets, and quirky Baltimore natives and neighborhoods. A bittersweet, perfectly plausible ending winds things up PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
One of America's most important literary voices IRISH TIMES
Laura Lippman continues to push the envelope of modern crime-writing -- Harlan Coben
Lippman is a writing powerhouse USA TODAY
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. She is simply a brilliant novelist, an unflinching chronicler of life in America right now -- Gillian Flynn
WASHINGTON POST
Lippman has enriched literature as a whole CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Lippman is the closest writer America has to Ruth Rendell -- Stephen King
Laura Lippman is among the select group of novelists who have invigorated the crime fiction arena with smart, innovative, and exciting work -- George Pelecanos
Ably demonstrates why Lippman has been sweeping up the American crime awards. A gripping sense of place and a great new sleuthette make this a page-turner GUARDIAN

Laura Lippman is a reporter and lives in Baltimore. Her Tess Monaghan novels have won numerous awards, including the Shamus, the Edgar, the Anthony and the Agatha awards.

Tess Monaghan has finally made the move and set herself up as a private investigator, complete with an office in Butchers Hill. Maybe it's not the best address in Baltimore, but it's a start.Then into her office walks Luther Beale, the notorious vigilante who, five years ago, shot a boy for vandalising his car. Just out of prison, he says he wants to make reparations to the kids who witnessed his crime, so he needs Tess to find them. But once she starts snooping, the witnesses start dying. Is the 'Butcher of Butchers Hill' at it again?Whether she likes it or not, Tess is embroiled in a case that encompasses the powers-that-be, a heartless system that has destroyed the lives of children, and a nasty trail of money and lies leading all the way back to Butchers Hill.

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