The Sugar House

A Tess Monaghan Mystery

By: Laura Lippman

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Laura Lippman won the Nero Wolfe Award for this powerful mystery.

Former journalist turned P.I. Tess Monaghan thought she knew Baltimore like the back of her hand—but what she doesn't know just might kill her in this grim yet irresistible novel.

Solve another case with Tess Monaghan.©2000 Laura Lippman (P)2008 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"A rare find: a puzzle so finely calibrated that each new disclosure brings revelation and deepening mystery at the same time." (Kirkus Reviews)

Best In the series

Great story. Well-written. Weaved the professional investigation and personal challenges brilliantly. Best in series.

Love Tess and all her quirky friends and relatives!

Tess Monihans journey thru the back allies of Baltimore continues with a twisted story of politics and mayhem. Tess meets more interesting Baltimore natives, both rich and not so rich, mysterious and ordinary. The richness of the characters continues to build in this interesting and satisfying addition to the series.

The narrator was different

Many times I thought about returning this book but I wanted to finish it. I was not a fan of the narrator, I think she did a good job but the voice didn't match what I was used to. It was too different and to harsh.

Ingenious Twists Enliven Baltimore Murder Mystery

The murder of a homeless teenage beauty sets in motion an investigation that reaches from an eating disorder treatment center for the super rich to the Maryland legislature.
P.I. Tess Monaghan is on the case in this impossible to put down audiobook of Laura Lippman’s The Sugar House.
Barbara Rosenblat is the perfect mystery narrator with a great, noir whiskey voice and an incredible ability to create many distinct characters. Lippman and Rosenblat are a perfect combination.

GREAT MYSTERY!

LAURA LIPPMAN, REALLY HAD ME HOOKED AS THE STORY UNFOLDED. IT IS A REAL AND TRUE CONDITION SHE ADROITLY SPINS A TALE AROUND. I HAVE NEVER READ ONE OF HER NOVELS, BUT SHE DEFINITELY IS A GREAT CONTENDER WITH THE VERY TOP TIER OF WOMEN WRITERS. IT WAS AN ENJOYABLE READ, WITH NO EXPLICIT, TAU DRY SEX SCENES, OR SPEECH. GREAT WRITERS DO NOT NEED TO EMPLOY THIS DEMEANING PRACTICE, WE ARE INTELLIGENT PEOPLE, AND JUST WANT A GOOD, WELL WRITTEN BOOK. BARBARA ROSENBLAT WAS EXCELLENT, AS USUAL, I LOVE HER AS A NARRATOR. SHE IS MY FAVORITE MY A LONG SHOT.