by Laura Lippman
HarperCollins/William Morrow Publishers
Copyright 2008, 158 pages, ISBN 9780061938368
Rating: 4/5
Quote from Book: "One man, three wives. Two dead, one missing."
My Plot Summary in 100 Words or Less: There's more to the missing girl in the green raincoat than private investigator Tess Monaghan ever imagined. She's watched the girl walking in the park every day with her dog. Then one day she spots the dog running through the park alone. What happened? The problem is that Tess can only watch the action from her bed. She's confined there in the final months of her pregnancy. Friends can help her do the legwork. And Tess has a strategic mind to unravel clues. But not everyone wants secrets revealed and Tess may find her pregnancy is more final than she intended.
My Reaction: Once you're in Lippman's grip there's no letting go until the climactic end. Lippman puts a new spin on Hitchcock's Rear Window and makes it her own. Told with style and plot twists even Hitchcock would find impressive.
Lippman knows how to write believable characters that readers connect with. And she can also send a chill up your spine when there's danger. I felt a roller coaster of emotions at the end.
After I finished the novel I couldn't stop thinking about the story. I finished on Tuesday and it's still lingering in my mind. There are messages to take away from the book and to learn from. One is about family and relationships. The most important message is one that I can't discuss for fear of spoiling the ending. My advice is to grab a copy of your own and see where the green raincoat takes you.
Win A Free Copy: Thanks to the slowness of media mail coming to Hawaii, I have two copies of The Girl in the Green Raincoat from the publisher. One is going to a lucky reader. Maybe you? The other stays in my private library. I'm not letting this one out of my sight.
Limit Two Entries Per Person: Comment on this post and you're automatically entered. For an additional entry share this review on Facebook or Twitter. Leave a second comment that you've done so.
Contest is open to everyone. I'll even mail the book outside the United States. Winner to be announced on Sunday, February 6. A random number generator will select the winner.
For more information on award winning author Laura Lippman, visit her website and Facebook fan page.
I would love to win this book! I am a fan of Laura Lippman.
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oh this sounds good!
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Big confession: I haven't read a Laura Lippman book yet. This one sounds like it's right up my alley. Thank you for entering me
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This sounds good. I haven't read any Laura Lippman bu have a few on my wishlist
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I have read 1 book by Laura Lippmann, TO THE POWER OF THREE, which I enjoyed. This one sounds really good too.
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I would love to read this book. It sounds a little similiar to one of my favorite Alfred Hitchcock stories, 'Rear View Window'. I also am a Laura Lippman fan.
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I love the storyline of this book and would love to read it.
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Thanks for opening it outside the US! I saw another giveaway for this book, and wanted to win it, but it was US only. :( So happy to have the chance to win!!
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I would love to win a copy, thanks for the giveaway opportunity. I have admittedly not read anything of Lippman's yet, but I've heard so many good things about this book and her already that I'll have to start now.
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I've started this one on my ipod, but I would love to have an actual copy. I am really enjoying it. It is my first exposure to Lippman.
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Rob thanks so much for making it open to all. Only those with no access to the good books will appreciate your offer!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI've not had good luck with her books in the past, now I've only read one so I'm not sure that counts. This one though sounds like something I'm almost sure to enjoy. I would love to be entered in the contest.
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I'd love to be entered for this.
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I have heard good things about this book. Please include me.
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Books that linger with you days after you've read them are the absolute best! So glad you loved the book. :)
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sounds excellent. One of those books to read at home alone on a stormy night (not). Reminds me of the movie Disturbia, that my son made me watch repeatedly.
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ReplyDeleteLove Laura Lippman! Can't wait to read this one. Thanks for the chance to win it!
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This certainly sounds like one I wouldn't be able to put down. I'm going to add it to my list right now.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for entering. The Girl in the Green Raincoat goes to Elly (#11, chosen by Random Number).
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Rob