Lisa Lutz es una autora de bestsellers del New York Times celebrada por su enfoque distintivo en la narración. Sus obras a menudo profundizan en las complejidades de la naturaleza humana, combinando agudeza con profundas perspectivas sobre las dinámicas familiares y los aspectos más oscuros de la psique. Lutz elabora hábilmente narrativas que mantienen a los lectores enganchados, marcadas por giros inesperados y una voz narrativa única que la distingue. Es conocida por su capacidad para explorar paisajes psicológicos con inteligencia y un agudo sentido del suspense.
Now in paperback, the fifth installment in the critically acclaimed, bestselling, Edgar Award-nominated series about a fearless private investigator Izzy Spellman and her quirky, yet endearing, family of sleuths.
Targeted by the members of her dysfunctional family for control over Spellman Investigations after staging a retaliatory takeover, Izzy is wrongly accused of embezzling funds from a wealthy Alzheimer's patient
Having been ordered into therapy after getting a little too close to her previous subject, former private investigator Izzy Spellman is wisely taking a break from Spellman Inc, having embarked on a less controversial career as a barmaid. But when her boss, Milo, simultaneously cuts her bartending hours and introduces her to a 'friend' looking for a private eye, Izzy reluctantly finds herself with a new client. A suspicious husband who wants his wife tailed, it would appear to be a routine case involving nothing more than that most boring of PI rituals: surveillance. But Izzy soon discovers that she's not the only person keeping a close eye on Mrs Ernie Black and with each passing hour the Case of the Wayward Wife throws up more questions than answers.
A gripping psychological thriller on the bonds of friendship and the cost of
breaking them, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Passenger and
the Spellman Files.
Set in a New England prep school, the narrative explores a provocative gender conflict initiated by a teacher, leading to unforeseen and deadly repercussions. The story delves into themes of power dynamics, societal expectations, and the impact of education on personal beliefs, showcasing the volatile nature of relationships within an academic environment. The tension escalates, revealing the darker sides of ambition and rivalry among students and faculty alike.
She's left her dead husband--and within forty-eight hours Tanya Dubois is a fugitive. It's almost impossible to live off the grid today, but Tanya-once-Amelia-now-Debra and Blue, a bartender, have the courage, the ingenuity, and the desperation, to try. Hopscotching from city to city, Debra especially is chased by a very dark secret--can she outrun her past?
A trio of former college friends reunite 20 years later to share the stories of their adventures, rivalries, secrets and losses while reevaluating the events of a single night that shaped all of them.