Hush, Hush by Laura Lippman MYS Lip

This is one of Lippman's Tess Monaghan mysteries.  Tess is helping to provide security for Melisandre Dawes who is involved with filming a documentary about her attempt to reconnect with her two daughters after twelve years.  Melisandre was a lawyer and she also comes from money.  She is not the easiest person to work for.  Why does she need security?  Well she is rather infamous.  Twelve years ago she left her infant daughter to die in a hot car.  She was arrested and tried in court where she was found not guilty by reason of insanity.  She left the country and left her other two daughters with their father.  Now she is back and wants to connect with the girls who are now teenagers.  Melisandre is also receiving threatening notes.

Melisandre is back in the spotlight when she becomes a prime suspect in a murder.  Tess works to figure out what really happened - both in the past and in the present.

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