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By (author) Lippman, Laura

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Something – or someone – has to give. Instead of rules, this game has dark secrets, forbidden desires, inevitable betrayals – and cold-blooded murder.

What readers are saying:

***** ”Seriously twisted!”

***** ”Great characters and unpredictable story.

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WINNER OF THE eDUNNIT AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL

NOMINATED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER

”Dark, gleaming. Read it.” GILLIAN FYNN

”Note perfect . . . Not to be missed.” MEGAN ABBOTT

Over the course of a punishing summer, Polly and Adam abandon themselves to a steamy, inexorable affair. Still, each holds something back from the other – dangerous, even lethal secrets.

Then someone dies. Was it an accident or part of a plan? By now Adam and Polly are so ensnared in each other”s lives and lies that neither one knows how to get away – or even if they want to. Is their love strong enough to withstand the truth, or will it ultimately destroy them?

Something – or someone – has to give.

A superb novel of psychological suspense about a pair of lovers with the best intentions and the worst luck. Instead of rules, this game has dark secrets, forbidden desires, inevitable betrayals – and cold-blooded murder.

What readers are saying:

***** ”Seriously twisted!”

***** ”Great characters and unpredictable story. A definite must!”

***** ”A stunning page turner. I could not put it down”

***** ”Best noir of the decade! Lippman has outdone herself”

Biographical note:
Laura Lippman has been awarded every major prize in crime fiction. Since the publication of What the Dead Know, each of her hardcovers has hit the New York Times bestseller list.A recent recipient of the first-ever Mayor”s Prize, she lives inBaltimore, New Orleans and New York City with her family. To Find out more about Laura visit

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Meet Polly, which may or may not be her real name, this year”s most dangerous leading lady…

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A brilliant novelist, an unflinching chronicler of life in America right now, and Sunburn is her dark, gleaming noir gem. Read it.

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Note-perfect noir . . . not to be missed.

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Another extraordinary novel from Laura Lippman – full of just-one-more chapter, stay-up-late suspense, but packed too with nuance, subtlety, observation and humanity.

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A tantalising, ingeniously constructed page-turner.

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When you reach for one of Lippman”s books, you know you will be lost to your world for a bit, and totally immersed in hers.

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A pacy, pithy modern take on the noir tradition – and influenced by the old movies that the heroine loves – this is terrific entertainment.

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What, as a certain Dr Freud asked, do women want? . . . Rich philosophy fora noir tale to sustain, but Lippman handles it with masterly flair, delivering a thrilling succession of revelations and perfectly weighted twists in a fluent prose liberally salted with side-of-the-mouth wit and wisdom.

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Fast-paced and unpredictable, Sunburn is a smart, sly riff on love in a world of trouble that”s puzzling until the very last piece falls into place.

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”If you”re lucky, you read one book every year that makes you ration yourself to a chapter a day because you don”t want it to end. For me, Sunburn was that book.