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To the Power of Three

by Laura Lippman

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ISBN13: 9780060506735
ISBN10: 0060506733
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Josie, Perri, and Kat have been inseparable best friends since third grade — the athlete, the brilliant, acerbic drama queen, and the popular beauty with a heart that is open to all around her. They live in an affluent suburb of Baltimore and enjoy privileges many teenagers are denied. But on the final day of school one of them brings a gun with her. And when the police break down the door of the high school girls' bathroom, locked from the inside, they find two of the friends wounded, one of them critically — and the third girl is dead.

From one of the most acclaimed authors of crime fiction writing today comes a novel breathtaking in its emotional depth — a riveting, powerful, provocative, and consistently surprising tale of secrets, friendship, and betrayal that brilliantly illuminates a dark and chilling event with startling clarity and unique empathy.

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"Some of the scenes are wonderfully well told, and Lippman, as always, neatly skewers people in power." Publishers Weekly

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"[W]hat Lippman is really going for here is an analysis of teenage friendship and how cultural pressures can twist it into something so ugly it becomes lethal." New York Times

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"[F]ans of suspense fiction won't be disappointed with this solid addition to the genre." Library Journal

About the Author

New York Times bestseller Laura Lippman was a Baltimore Sun reporter for twelve years. Her novels have been awarded every major prize in crime fiction. A first-ever recipient of the Mayor's Prize for Literary Excellence, she lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Cathy Crane, November 1, 2007 (view all comments by Cathy Crane)
I've heard a lot of good things about Laura Lippman's books - but somehow never got around to trying one. After reading this - she's going on my list! This novel about 3 childhood friends whose friendship goes horribly wrong in high school was such a cut above the average mystery. I loved it!

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060506735
Author:
Lippman, Laura
Publisher:
Avon Books
Author:
by Laura Lippman
Subject:
Police
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Series
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths
Subject:
Suspense
Subject:
Teenage girls
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Publication Date:
July 2006
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
429
Dimensions:
6.76x4.86x1.22 in. .47 lbs.

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