What the Dead Know: A Novel (2007) Laura Lippman (Author)
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On Easter weekend, 1975, 15-year-old Sunny and 11-year-old Heather Bethany go to a Baltimore mall. The girls disappear and their parents, Dave and Miriam Bethany, are devastated. Thirty years later, a woman without money or identification is involved in a hit-and-run accident. She finally tells a social worker that her name is Heather Bethany, but she refuses to say more. Detective Kevin Infante has trouble believing Heather's claims. As he tries to piece together the events of 30 years ago, he locates Miriam Bethany, the girls' mother who is still alive and living in Mexico.
MAIN CHARACTERS :
Kevin Infante, Detective--Police, Sunny Bethany, Teenager, Heather Bethany, Teenager
GENRE :
Mystery fiction
SUB GENRE :
Psychological Suspense
SETTING(S) :
Baltimore, Maryland, Atlantic States, East, Middle Atlantic, North America, United States
SUBJECT :
Crime, Criminals, Family relations, Kidnapping, Missing persons, Mystery fiction, Detective fiction
TIME PERIOD :
21st century AD, 2000s (Decade) AD, 20th century AD, 1970s (Decade) AD
BEST SELLERS LIST
New York Times Bestseller List: Hardcover Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 3
First Appearance: 4/1/2007
Last Appearance: 4/22/2007
Highest Position Achieved: 10
Publishers Weekly Hardcover Bestsellers: Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 1
First Appearance: 4/2/2007
Last Appearance: 4/2/2007
Highest Position Achieved: 15
Wall Street Journal Bestsellers: Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 1
First Appearance: 3/23/2007
Last Appearance: 3/23/2007
Highest Position Achieved: 14
Washington Post Book World Hardcover Bestsellers: Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 1
First Appearance: 4/1/2007
Last Appearance: 4/1/2007
Highest Position Achieved: 8
Gale Document Number: GALE|M1300141979
Gale Database: What Do I Read Next?, 2010
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