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Language English Media type Print (Hardcover) ISBN 0-06-112885-6 Country United States of America | 3.5/5 Goodreads Publication date March 13, 2007 Pages 384 pages Originally published 2007 Genre Crime Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher William Morrow and Company Awards Anthony Award for Best Novel Similar Laura Lippman books, Anthony Award for Best Novel winners, Crime Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What the Dead Know is a crime thriller by Laura Lippman published in 2007. The story, set in Baltimore in 2005, is about an investigation into a woman who claims to be Heather Bethany, a girl who had gone missing thirty years before. The book was critically acclaimed. It won the 2007 Quill Award in the mystery/suspense/thriller category and 2008 Anthony Award for Best Novel.
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Critical reception
Reviewers saw What the Dead Know as a success both as a well-crafted mystery and as an emotionally powerful novel. The Guardian called it a "realistic and poignant detailing of emotional hide-and-seek, ... an excellent mystery and a thoughtful exploration of the nature and effects of grief and loss." The reader is kept guessing to the end as to the identity of the mystery woman.