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And When She was Good
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by Laura Lippman (Author) (edit contributors)

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Perennial New York Times and nationally bestselling author and acclaimed multiple–prize winner Laura Lippman delivers a brilliant novel about a woman with a secret life who is forced to make desperate choices to save her son and herself.

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When Hector Lewis told his daughter that she had a nothing face, it was just another bit of tossed-off cruelty from a man who specialized in harsh words and harsher deeds. But twenty years later, Heloise considers it a blessing to be a person who knows how to avoid attention. In the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

When Hector Lewis told his daughter that she had a nothing face, it was just another bit of tossed-off cruelty from a man who specialized in harsh words and harsher deeds. But twenty years later, Heloise considers it a blessing to be a person who knows how to avoid attention. In the comfortable suburb where she lives, she's just a mom, the youngish widow with a forgettable job who somehow never misses a soccer game or a school play. In the state capitol, she's the redheaded lobbyist with a good cause and a mediocre track record.

But in discreet hotel rooms throughout the area, she's the woman of your dreams—if you can afford her hourly fee.

For more than a decade, Heloise has believed she is safe. She has created a rigidly compartmentalized life, maintaining no real friendships, trusting few confidantes. Only now her secret life, a life she was forced to build after the legitimate world turned its back on her, is under siege. Her once oblivious accountant is asking loaded questions. Her longtime protector is hinting at new, mysterious dangers. Her employees can't be trusted. One county over, another so-called suburban madam has been found dead in her car, a suicide. Or is it?

Nothing is as it seems as Heloise faces a midlife crisis with much higher stakes than most will ever know.

And then she learns that her son's father might be released from prison, which is problematic because he doesn't know he has a son. The killer and former pimp also doesn't realize that he's serving a life sentence because Heloise betrayed him. But he's clearly beginning to suspect that Heloise has been holding something back all these years.

With no formal education, no real family, and no friends, Heloise has to remake her life—again. Disappearing will be the easy part. She's done it before and she can do it again. A new name and a new place aren't hard to come by if you know the right people. The trick will be living long enough to start a new life.

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The headline catches Heloise's eye as she waits in the always-long line at the Starbucks closest to her son's middle school.

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Monday, October 3
1989
Tuesday, October 4
1990
Wednesday, October 5
1991
Thursday, October 6
1992
Friday, October 7
1993
Sunday, October 9
1994
Monday, October 10
1995
Tuesday, October 11
1999
Wednesday, October 12
1999
Thursday, October 13
1999-2000
Friday, October 14
2000
Monday, October 17
2001
Wednesday, October 19
2005
Tuesday, October 25
2005
Wednesday, October 26
2005-October 28, 2011
Monday, November 7
Tuesday, November 8
Thursday, November 10
Tuesday, November 15
Friday, November 18
Sunday, November 20
Tuesday, November 22
Wednesday, November 23
Friday, November 25
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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  1. Laura Lippman (Author)

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Page Count: 320

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