DESCRIPTION :
Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman is a gripping thriller novel that intricately weaves together past and present in the small town of Columbia, Maryland. Protagonist Lu Brant, a newly appointed state’s attorney, finds herself drawn into a case that dredges up recollections of her childhood and her family’s tangled history. As Lu investigates a present day murder, parallels emerge with a shocking incident from her youth, forcing her to confront long-buried secrets and the complexities of fact and memory.