Laura Lippman

Since her debut in 1997, Laura Lippman has been hailed as a distinctive voice in crime fiction. Recently named one of the "essential" crime writers of the last 100 years, she has produced 24 novels, a book of short stories, a collection of essays, and a children's picture book, and been published in more than 25 languages. A New York Times bestseller, she also has won more than 20 prizes for her work and been shortlisted for 30 more. Her 2019 novel, Lady in the Lake, will be produced as a television series starring Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong'o. Lippman lives in Baltimore and New Orleans.