Hardly Knew Her

Name: Hardly Knew Her
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Laura Lippman
ISBN: 9780061763038

Author: Laura Lippman

Narrator: Linda Emond, Francois Battiste

Unabridged: 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/07/2008

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Private Investigators, Women, Hard-boiled

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman has been hailed as one of the best crime fiction writers in America today, winning virtually every major award in the genre. The author of the enormously popular series featuring Baltimore P.I. Tess Monaghan as well as three critically lauded stand-alone novels, Lippman now turns her attention to short stories—and reveals another level of mastery.For people who have yet to listen to Lippman, get ready to experience the spellbinding power of ""one of today's most pleasing storytellers, hailed for her keen psychological insights and her compelling characterizations,"" (San Diego Union-Tribune), who has ""invigorated the crime fiction arena with smart, innovative, and exciting work"" (George Pelecanos). As for longtime devotees of her multiple award-winning novels, you'll discover that you hardly know her.This audio contains the individual short story “Hardly Knew Her”, from the collection Hardly Knew Her.

About Laura Lippman

Since Laura Lippman’s debut, she has been recognized as a distinctive voice in mystery fiction and named one of the “essential” crime writers of the last 100 years. Stephen King called her “special, even extraordinary,” and Gillian Flynn wrote, “She is simply a brilliant novelist.” Her books have won most of the major awards in her field and been translated into more than twenty-five languages. She lives in Baltimore and New Orleans with her teenager.

About Linda Emond

Linda Emond's credits include The Sopranos, all four Law & Orders, and American Experience: John & Abigail Adams. On Broadway: 1776 and Life x 3 (Tony® nomination, Outer Critics Circle Award). Off-Broadway appearances include Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul (Lucille Lortel Award, Obie Award).

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tiffany on December 27, 2024

Decent!......more

Goodreads review by Krok Zero on August 26, 2010

Laura Lippman is Mrs. David Simon, which makes her the First Lady of The Wire, which is almost reason enough to check out her stuff -- but she's accumulated a fair amount of buzz in her own right, her status as a member of the crime fiction elite confirmed by George Pelecanos's fawning introduction......more

Goodreads review by Patricia on October 27, 2008

Even if you are a reader that doesn’t enjoy reading short stories I think Hardly Knew Her will change your mind. The stories are so good that you will wish you were reading a book instead of just a short story. I didn’t find even one of the stories that I didn’t like but I did have my favorites. The......more

Goodreads review by Judy on January 20, 2009

I have always enjoyed Laura Lippman's novels--in part, I think, because they are set in Baltimore, Maryland and the city usually becomes a major character in each book. This book, however, proved that, in truth, I did hardly know her. In this collection of short stories, Lippman extends her range an......more

Goodreads review by Sabrina on December 13, 2019

Laura Lippman is such a master of writing women who aren’t especially likeable, doing morally questionable things, and making me root for them. Murderers aren’t criminal masterminds, they’re average people trying to get through the day without worrying too much about being “good” or “bad” in the eye......more