About this title: Did an Orthodox Jewish woman leave her husband willingly, or is there some more sinister reason why she and her three children have vanished? The husband, Mark Rubin, hires Tess Monaghan to investigate in this eighth mystery to feature the Baltimore PI. Although Mr. Rubin is not exactly forthcoming with useful information, Tess quickly picks up the trail of the Rubin family, and learns that they are traveling with a suave-seeming man whose volatile temper could endanger the children.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Date Published: 07/2004
ISBN-13:9780060506698ISBN:0060506695
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 354 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Date Published: 07/2004
ISBN-13:9780060506698ISBN:0060506695
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 354 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Avon Books
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780060506711ISBN:0060506717
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Nice soft cover, lightly read, light shelf wear to cover, light creases on spine, slight aging to pages, stk #2308r9. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 384 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Avon
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780060506711ISBN:0060506717
Description: Good. C-Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Average reading copy. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Avon
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780060506711ISBN:0060506717
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
"This is another in the Tess Monaghan series set in Baltimore. In this installation, Crow is at his parent's house as his mother ungoes cancer treatment. Tess had rejected Crow's suggestion of marriage, but Tess's Aunt Kitty marries. Tess's customer is a devout Jewish businessman whose wife and 3 children have disappeared. The wife has run away with her husband's step brother, and the step brother plans to kill the husband. I liked the way that Lippman interweaves Jewish customes into the story. And I especially like the 8-year-old son, Isaac. In this book, Tess questions her own JEwish heritage and her true feelings towards Crow. Also, we meet a women detective network, that really sounds interesting. #8 Tess Monaghan"
"No need for me to continue with this series. Picked this book up independently, didn't realize it was book 8 of a series, don't think i missed anything. It was a slow read that really didn't get you invested in the outsome of the characters lives. Everyone was evil in their own sort of way, but it took too long to read because it just wasn't that interesting. I have read her stand alone books and found them really good, so I am not sure what happened with this series, but I won't likely try another!"
"I picked this up off a discard shelf at the library, so I didn't realize it was part of a longer series. Although I'm curious about some of the details of her back story, and wonder where it might go, I'm not sure I will read more in the series.
Given all that, while I was not familiar with this author or this series, I enjoyed the book. I like the successive revealings and plot twists. I was able to figure out a few things before the characters, but not the entire story. Overall, quite enjoyable!"
"I'd've liked it better if it were more of a mystery (there are viewpoint chapters for the missing wife), but Lippman is such a strong writer, and Tess Monaghan is such a great character, that it was a pleasure to hang in for the not-so-surprising denouement."
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