Writers Who Read
1 March 2020
Lady in the Lake
by Laura Lippman
Writers Who Read
1 March 2020
Lady in the Lake
by Laura Lippman
“Everything is factual except for what isn’t.”
- Laura Lippman
- Laura Lippman
Lady in the Lake - Laura Lippman
- Marketing: Historical Mysteries, Ghost Suspense
- Genre: Realistic, 1960s, Arch-Plot Long-Form
- Word count: 91,303
- Print Pages: 352
- Reading Level: 7th grade
- POVs: Maddie (3rd person; past)
- Cleo and 18 others: (1st person; present)
- Publish date: July 23, 2019
- Publisher: William Morrow
- Sold By: Harper Collins
- Awards previously won: Agatha, Anthony, Edgar, Nero, Gumshoe, Macavity, Shamus, and Strand
- Bawlmer, Baldamore (Baltimore)
Det. 'Bunk' Moreland - The Wire - created by David Simon
Author/Publisher Intent
Stylistic Choices
Structure, Pacing
Climax - what changed?
Scene sleuthing




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