Laura Lippmanhas published two dozen novels, most set in Baltimore, most mysteries. But her newest is the first she calls a book of horror.

"I think that this is a work of horror because I think what goes on in writers minds is pretty horrible! I think it’s scary!” 

Dream Girl is a twisty plot, from the improbable accident that immobilizes an aging novelist in his luxury apartment in Locust Point … to the mysterious phone calls that terrorize him -- but don’t slow his vivid  flashbacks -- memories of literary success, an unfaithful father, ex-wives and sexual escapades. He knows he’s addled, but is it the drugs for his pain, or is it dementia?   And then something truly baffling happens …  

<a href="http://tinyletter.com/lauralippman">Laura Lippman</a> has published two dozen novels, most set in Baltimore, most mysteries. But her newest is the first she calls a book of horror.
"I think that this is a work of horror because I think what goes on in writers minds is pretty horrible! I think it&rsquo;s scary!&rdquo; &nbsp;
<a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9780062390073">Dream Girl</a> is a twisty plot, from the improbable accident that immobilizes an aging novelist in his luxury apartment in Locust Point &hellip; to the mysterious phone calls that terrorize him -- but don&rsquo;t slow his vivid&nbsp; flashbacks -- memories of literary success, an unfaithful father, ex-wives and sexual escapades. He knows he&rsquo;s addled, but is it the drugs for his pain, or is it dementia?&nbsp; &nbsp;And then something truly baffling happens &hellip;&nbsp;

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