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Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake
  • Author(s): Laura Lippman
  • Location(s): Baltimore
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1960s

Cleo Sherwood disappeared eight months ago. Aside from her parents and the two sons she left behind, no one seems to have noticed. It isn’t hard to understand why: it’s 1964 and neither the police, the public nor the...

Mary Jane

Mary Jane
  • Author(s): Jessica Anya Blau
  • Location(s): Baltimore
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1970s

In 1970s Baltimore, fourteen-year-old Mary Jane loves cooking with her mother, singing in her church choir, and enjoying her family’s subscription to the Broadway Showtunes of the Month record club. Shy, quiet, and bookish, she’s glad when she lands...

The Baltimore Collection

The Baltimore Collection
  • Author(s): Karen Rose
  • Location(s): Baltimore
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen and Karin Slaughter, this digital omnibus edition includes three gripping novels packed with razor sharp plot and hair-raising suspense. Prepare to be hooked by the Baltimore Series… You Belong to Me A killer...

The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs
  • Author(s): Thomas Harris
  • Location(s): Baltimore
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Later 20th Century

FBI trainee Clarice Starling has an elusive serial killer to hunt. Only one man can help. Psychopathic cannibal Hannibal Lecter… The serial killer nicknamed ‘Buffalo Bill’ has been capturing and starving women, then murdering and skinning them. FBI rookie...

They Know Not What They Do

They Know Not What They Do
  • Author(s): Jussi Valtonen
  • Location(s): Helsinki, Baltimore
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): contemporary

Family dysfunction, digital technologies and animal rights activism in Helsinki and Baltimore. Winner of the Finlandia Prize in 2014.

Three Days in June

Three Days in June
  • Author(s): Anne Tyler
  • Location(s): Baltimore
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): contemporary

It’s the day before her daughter’s wedding and things are not going well for Gail Baines. First thing, she loses her job – or quits, depending who you ask. Then her ex-husband Max turns up at her door expecting...

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