Description
When Luisa “Lu” Brant, a fiercely ambitious state’s attorney, returns to Columbia, Maryland, to care for her ailing father, she takes on the high-profile prosecution of a mentally unstable drifter accused of murdering a woman. The case draws Lu back into a troubling episode from her own adolescence—one involving her brother and his friends—and forces her to question the reliability of memory, perception, and inherited family narratives. Set against the seemingly safe, carefully planned community of Wilde Lake, this atmospheric psychological mystery explores family loyalty, ambition, justice, and the secrets concealed beneath familiar surroundings. With sharp characterization and a richly observed Maryland setting, the novel examines how revisiting the past can transform everything we think we know.
Available Editions
paperback
HarperCollins Publishers
Published Jan 1, 2016
ISBN: 9780062083470
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Details
First Published
2016
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman.