What the Dead Know A Novel
What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman, published by Harper Collins on March 13, 2007, is a first edition novel that spans 384 pages. This work delves into the haunting mystery surrounding the disappearance of two sisters from a shopping mall thirty years ago, a case that has left many questions unanswered. The narrative begins with a disoriented woman involved in a hit-and-run who claims to be one of the missing sisters, prompting a renewed investigation into the long-cold case.
Readers will find a complex exploration of identity and memory as the story unfolds, revealing the layers of intrigue surrounding the sisters’ disappearance. The plot weaves through various leads, including a beloved Baltimore cop and a family fractured by tragedy, while maintaining a suspenseful atmosphere. With elements of fiction, romance, and mystery, this novel invites readers to ponder the nature of truth and the impact of unresolved pasts.
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Thirty years ago two sisters disappeared from a shopping mall. Their bodies were never found and those familiar with the case have always been tortured by these questions: How do you kidnap two girls? Who—or what—could have lured the two sisters away from a busy mall on a Saturday afternoon without leaving behind a single clue or witness?
Now a clearly disoriented woman involved in a rush-hour hit-and-run claims to be the younger of the long-gone Bethany sisters. But her involuntary admission and subsequent attempt to stonewall investigators only deepens the mystery. Where has she been? Why has she waited so long to come forward? Could her abductor truly be a beloved Baltimore cop? There isn’t a shred of evidence to support her story, and every lead she gives the police seems to be another dead end—a dying, incoherent man, a razed house, a missing grave, and a family that disintegrated long ago, torn apart not only by the crime but by the fissures the tragedy revealed in what appeared to be the perfect household.
In a story that moves back and forth across the decades, there is only one person who dares to be skeptical of a woman who wants to claim the identity of one Bethany sister without revealing the fate of the other. Will he be able to discover the truth?
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