Another Thing to Fall (Tess Monaghan Mysteries) | 
| Author: Laura Lippman
Publisher: HarperLuxe
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Format: Large Print
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Pages: 448
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 0061469173
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780061469176
ASIN: 0061469173
Publication Date: March 1, 2008
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Product Description
When private investigator Tess Monaghan literally runs into the crew of a fledgling TV series while sculling, she expects sharp words and evil looks, not an assignment. But the company has been plagued by a series of disturbing incidents since their arrival on location in Baltimore. Worried for the safety of the young female lead, they ask Tess to serve as her bodyguard/babysitter. In the past, Tess has had enough trouble guarding her own body; keeping a spoiled movie princess under wraps may be more than she can handle. But the fish-out-of-water p.i. is abruptly pulled back in by an occurrence she's all too familiar with—murder. Suddenly the wall of secrets is in danger of toppling, leaving shattered dreams, careers, and lives scattered among the ruins—a catastrophe that threatens the people Tess cares about…and the city she loves.
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 Boring book with a great audiobook performance May 2, 2008
I have enjoyed previous Lippman books, but this story was quite a bore. The audiobook failed to engage me at all. The set up involving a TV production crew on location in Baltimore seemed really forced and fake. Lippman tries too hard to be hip and modern with her Hollywood and entertainment industry references.
Linda Emond does another great job as a narrator. Her performance is dynamic enough to be engaging, yet subtle enough to not be distracting. She doesn't distract the listener with falsetto voices for male characters which I appreciate. My only critique is that (being from Baltimore myself) she doesn't do an accurate Baltimore accent. Since the author draws specific attention to one character's Baltimore accent this shortcoming is more noticeable. Too bad Linda Edmonds didn't have a better story to perform.
 Fantastic read April 30, 2008
This book was an enjoyable read, I hadn't read any of Laura Lippman's books before this one but I love the characters I read about in this book, Tess seems like she would be an amazing person to be around. I am planning on reading many more Laura Lippman's book. I also thoroughly enjoyed Love Returns Through The Portal Of Time.
A Week in Baltimore April 28, 2008
Tess Monaghan returns for the 10th time in this Baltimore-based series when she is retained to babysit an obstreperous starlet, who is featured in a television show being produced in the city. A series of mishaps--a fire, a suicide and various other pranks and events--are hampering progress on the show, and the producer, fearing for the safety of his leading lady, asks Tess to protect her.
Then a murder takes place late one night near the production office, and Tess warms to her specialty. The task becomes more and more difficult amid the egos and foibles of the actors and writers, lies and hidden motives.
Laura Lippman is a skilled craftsman, using her native city as a backdrop, and her recently learned knowledge of the television industry (her husband was the writer/producer of a wonderful TV series) to good advantage. She has written about people with a deep insight into human emotions and, as usual, told a sparkling tale.
Not as engaging as her others, but still an enjoyable read April 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a huge fan of Laura Lippman, especially the Tess Monaghan books. I found this book to be a slow starter. In the beginning, there are a lot of chapters from the point of view of the minor characters in the book and little about Tess. Once Tess is brought into the story more, the book starts to have a better flow because Tess is the one we really care about. I would have liked to have seen more of the supporting characters in the series. Tess's aunt is completely absent and Crow is barely in the story at all. Even though it doesn't have the suspense of the other books, the plot kept me interested in the outcome and I will eagerly await the next book in the Tess series.
 Fast, fun, fabulous April 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not sure why others seem so tepid to this book, as it is a hugely enjoyable read. Tess is solo for most of the adventure, with minimal participation by boyfriend Crow, Detective Tull, bff Whitney or Aunt Kitty--but hey, the Baltimore private eye we ALL secretly would love to hang out with easily holds her own. Lippman has opened a door to the behind-the-scenes world of TV series drama, with accurate renditions of the people, the process and the places, both physical and personal. Her swift word sketches of the activity and the emotions, as well as the lightly comic touches, provide a pure escape with a nice dose of suspense. A new minor player adds a light note that also pays homage to a character familar to readers of Lenora Mattingly Weber's novels, which longtime fan Lippman salutes in all of her Tess stories. Not as dark or 'serious' as some of the Tess series, ATTF is also a counterbalance to Lippman's brilliant standalone "What the Dead Know," published last year. Take a breath, laugh a little, it's ok to simply groove along with Tess in a satisfying story that entertains every page of the way.
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