Welcome to another Waiting on Wednesday event, hosted by Jill, at Breaking the Spine.
Every week, we gather around the blogosphere and search out the upcoming book releases, sharing our thoughts and blurbs. Today’s featured book will be released on May 3, 2016, and is from one of my favorite authors, Laura Lippman. Wilde Lake is an evocative and psychologically complex story about a long-ago death that still haunts a family.
Synopsis: Luisa “Lu” Brant is the newly elected—and first female—state’s attorney of Howard County, Maryland, a job in which her widower father famously served. Fiercely intelligent and ambitious, she sees an opportunity to make her name by trying a mentally disturbed drifter accused of beating a woman to death in her home. It’s not the kind of case that makes headlines, but peaceful Howard county doesn’t see many homicides.
As Lu prepares for the trial, the case dredges up painful memories, reminding her small but tight-knit family of the night when her brother, AJ, saved his best friend at the cost of another man’s life. Only eighteen, AJ was cleared by a grand jury. Now, Lu wonders if the events of 1980 happened as she remembers them. What details might have been withheld from her when she was a child?
The more she learns about the case, the more questions arise. What does it mean to be a man or woman of one’s times? Why do we ask our heroes of the past to conform to the present’s standards? Is that fair? Is it right? Propelled into the past, she discovers that the legal system, the bedrock of her entire life, does not have all the answers. Lu realizes that even if she could learn the whole truth, she probably wouldn’t want to.
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I stumbled upon this upcoming release while I was posting a review at Goodreads, and I am so grateful to have done so. I always enjoy this author’s books.
What do you think? What are you waiting for?
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POTPOURRI 
Ohh wow Iwasnt aware of this one– sounds good.
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I saw this in the sidebar at Goodreads! I am always eager for a new Laura Lippman. Thanks for stopping by, Diane.
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I have really loved several of Lippman’s books. Can’t wait!!
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Thanks for visiting, Kay, and I’m very excited!
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I love her books! This one looks very interesting!
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Me, too, Patty…thanks for stopping by.
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Sounds like a wonderful thriller and I really like that cover. I might check this one out so thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for stopping by, Barb, and I hope to love this one!
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This is an author that I have always wanted to read and this book sounds great. Thanks for sharing it!
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Thanks, Carole, and I hope you become as addicted as I am once you read her! Glad you could stop by.
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Sounds very mysterious. Hope you enjoy it!
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Oh, yes, and thanks for stopping by, Lakeisha!
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New to me but hope that you get a chance to read it soon! Happy wednesday and reading!
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Thanks, Brandileigh, and I love discovering new books in this event!
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Didn’t realize she had a new book coming out. Will be putting it on my list.
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I didn’t either, Catherine, until I was posting a review on Goodreads and saw it in the sidebar! I got very excited! Thanks for stopping by.
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I haven’t heard of this, but it sounds super interesting! Happy Reading!!
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Thanks, Bean, and if you haven’t read her yet, you are in for a treat! Thanks for stopping by.
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ooooh this looks really interesting. I haven’t ever heard of it before, so thank you for sharing! definitely adding this to my tbr 🙂 thanks for stopping by my wow earlier!
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Thanks for stopping by, Caroline, I know I can’t wait to get this one!
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This sounds right up my alley! Definitely adding to my TBR
Thanks for stopping by my WoW!
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Thanks, Eva, mine too! Enjoy!
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-Slowly putting this on my to read list-
You had me at murder trial. Thanks for introducing me to this!
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That part of the story reeled me in, too, Camryn. Thanks for stopping by.
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This books sounds really interesting. Thanks for the heads up!
Renee ~ My Wow
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Thanks for visiting, Renee, and I am eager to start reading this one as soon as possible!
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It sounds like it asks some interesting questions, and I’d be curious to see how the events of 1980 are interpreted differently from today. Interesting.
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I’m curious about that, too, Greg….thanks for stopping by.
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I’m not sure this is my kind of read, but I hope you love it! 😀
Here’s my WoW!
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Thanks, Tracy, eager to dive in!
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This sounds great!
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I think so, too, Yvonne….thanks for visiting!
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Love this author and will put this book on my TBR list.
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Oh, yes, so do I, Nise! Thanks for visiting.
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I haven’t heard of this one, but I have heard of that author before. I hope you can get it soon! Thanks for visiting my WOW earlier!
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Thanks, Buffy, so eager to add this one to my shelves.
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Oh, another stand-alone from her! Can’t wait to read it myself. She is such a talented mystery writer in her series, and psychological thriller in her stand-alones.
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I agree, Rita, and thanks for stopping by. Waiting for exciting new books is like waiting for Christmas…better, even.
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That does sound interesting for sure. A good psychological thriller is always welcome.
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I think so, too, Eve, and thanks for stopping by!
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I hope you love this book once you get the chance to read it! 🙂
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I hope so, too, Caitlyn…and I think I will! Thanks for stopping by.
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Lippman is a Baltimore, MD area writer. And she uses Maryland sites as backgrounds in her books.This time she has chosen a part of Columbia, MD – a new town – for this book. Wilde Lake really exists – I know – because I live here. It is the oldest section of Columbia. One of its greatest virtues is the library. Over a million library items are circulated every year for the past five years.
I am looking forward to reading this book on many levels – I enjoy Lippman books – the plots are always well thought out – and the scene of the crime is my neighborhood!
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How exciting! So true that Baltimore is usually the setting…I like the idea of something new, but close in proximity to the origins of the series. Thanks for stopping by, Reta, and for sharing these tidbits.
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