59:
Lippman was inspired to write the book by two unrelated deaths in
Baltimore in 1969: the murder of 11-year-old Esther Lebowitz, and the mysterious death of Shirley Parker, a 33-year-old black woman. Lippman first learned about the latter death, which was underreported, while working at
74:
A bored Jewish housewife leaves her husband and moves to downtown
Baltimore to become an investigative reporter. She soon begins unraveling the mystery behind the murder of a black bartender and a young Jewish girl. The book deals with themes of racism and misogyny in 1960s America.
335:
289:
185:
160:
161:"Natalie Portman & Lupita Nyong'o To Star In 'Lady In The Lake' Series At Apple From Alma Har'el, Dre Ryan, Jean-Marc Vallée, Bad Wolf & Endeavor Content"
107:, whose reviewer wrote that it "captures the era's zeitgeist while painting a striking portrait of unapologetic female ambition." Clémence Michallon of
330:
210:
101:
and called it "a stylish, sexy, suspenseful period drama about a newsroom and the city it covers." It also received a starred review from
340:
320:
325:
127:
44:
229:
247:
36:
186:"How 2 unrelated deaths from 1969 inspired Baltimore crime novelist Laura Lippman's 'Lady in the Lake'"
20:
93:, calling it "extraordinary", and praising the novel's use of plot twists and characterizations.
89:
103:
62:
132:
109:
98:
94:
40:
314:
32:
136:
84:
265:
122:
48:
211:"Real Disappearances Are The Premise For Laura Lippman's 'Lady In The Lake'"
113:
praised the novel's characters and realistic portrayal of 1960s
Baltimore.
230:"Stephen King Reviews Laura Lippman's New Novel, 'Lady in the Lake'"
121:The book has been adapted for television as an
336:American novels adapted into television shows
8:
290:"Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman, review"
154:
152:
148:
7:
87:gave the novel a positive review in
266:"Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman"
14:
331:William Morrow and Company books
184:Tkacik, Christina (2019-07-23).
1:
228:King, Stephen (2019-07-18).
159:White, Peter (2021-03-10).
45:miniseries of the same name
357:
341:Jewish American literature
37:William Morrow and Company
18:
19:Not to be confused with
321:American mystery novels
16:Novel by Laura Lippman
326:2019 American novels
209:Kelly, Mary Louise.
39:. It was adapted by
21:The Lady in the Lake
31:is a 2019 novel by
248:"Lady in the Lake"
234:The New York Times
90:The New York Times
270:Publishers Weekly
104:Publishers Weekly
63:The Baltimore Sun
348:
305:
304:
302:
301:
286:
280:
279:
277:
276:
262:
256:
255:
244:
238:
237:
225:
219:
218:
206:
200:
199:
197:
196:
181:
175:
174:
172:
171:
156:
128:Lady in the Lake
125:limited series,
97:gave the book a
28:Lady in the Lake
356:
355:
351:
350:
349:
347:
346:
345:
311:
310:
309:
308:
299:
297:
294:The Independent
288:
287:
283:
274:
272:
264:
263:
259:
246:
245:
241:
227:
226:
222:
208:
207:
203:
194:
192:
183:
182:
178:
169:
167:
158:
157:
150:
145:
133:Natalie Portman
119:
110:The Independent
81:
72:
57:
35:, published by
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
354:
352:
344:
343:
338:
333:
328:
323:
313:
312:
307:
306:
281:
257:
252:Kirkus Reviews
239:
220:
201:
176:
147:
146:
144:
141:
118:
115:
99:starred review
95:Kirkus Reviews
80:
77:
71:
68:
56:
53:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
353:
342:
339:
337:
334:
332:
329:
327:
324:
322:
319:
318:
316:
295:
291:
285:
282:
271:
267:
261:
258:
253:
249:
243:
240:
235:
231:
224:
221:
216:
212:
205:
202:
191:
190:Baltimore Sun
187:
180:
177:
166:
162:
155:
153:
149:
142:
140:
138:
134:
130:
129:
124:
116:
114:
112:
111:
106:
105:
100:
96:
92:
91:
86:
78:
76:
69:
67:
65:
64:
54:
52:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
33:Laura Lippman
30:
29:
22:
298:. Retrieved
296:. 2019-07-27
293:
284:
273:. Retrieved
269:
260:
251:
242:
233:
223:
214:
204:
193:. Retrieved
189:
179:
168:. Retrieved
164:
137:Moses Ingram
126:
120:
108:
102:
88:
85:Stephen King
82:
73:
61:
58:
27:
26:
25:
131:, starring
41:Alma Har'el
315:Categories
300:2023-12-17
275:2023-12-17
195:2023-12-16
170:2023-12-16
143:References
117:Adaptation
55:Background
123:Apple TV+
79:Reception
49:Apple TV+
43:into the
165:Deadline
83:Author
70:Premise
135:and
215:NPR
47:on
317::
292:.
268:.
250:.
232:.
213:.
188:.
163:.
151:^
139:.
66:.
51:.
303:.
278:.
254:.
236:.
217:.
198:.
173:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.