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New York Times Bestseller

Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman’s Tess Monaghan–first introduced in the classic Baltimore Blues–must protect an up-and-coming Hollywood actress, but when murder strikes on a TV set, the unflappable PI discovers everyone’s got a secret.

“[A] welcome addition to Tess Monaghan’s adventures and an insightful look at the desperation that drives those grasping for a shot at fame and those who will do anything to keep it.”–San Francisco Chronicle

When private investigator Tess Monaghan literally runs into the crew of the fledgling TV series Mann of Steel while sculling, she expects sharp words and evil looks, not an assignment. But the company has been plagued by a series of disturbing incidents since its arrival on location in Baltimore: bad press, union threats, and small, costly on-set “accidents” that have wreaked havoc with its shooting schedule. As a result, Mann’s creator, Flip Tumulty, the son of a Hollywood legend, is worried for the safety of his young female lead, Selene Waites, and asks Tess to serve as her bodyguard. Tumulty’s concern may be well founded. Recently, a Baltimore man was discovered dead in his home, surrounded by photos of the beautiful–if difficult–aspiring star.

In the past, Tess has had enough trouble guarding her own body. Keeping a spoiled movie princess under wraps may be more than she can handle since Selene is not as naive as everyone seems to think, and instead is quite devious. Once Tess gets a taste of this world of make-believe–with their vanities, their self-serving agendas, and their remarkably skewed visions of reality–she’s just about ready to throw in the towel.

But she’s pulled back in when a grisly on-set murder occurs, threatening to topple the wall of secrets surrounding Mann of Steel as lives, dreams, and careers are scattered among the ruins.

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Another Thing to Fall Audiobook Narrator

Linda Emond is the narrator of Another Thing to Fall audiobook that was written by Laura Lippman

Linda Emond’s credits include The Sopranos, all four Law & Orders, and American Experience: John & Abigail Adams. On Broadway: 1776 and Life x 3 (Tony(r) nomination, Outer Critics Circle Award). Off-Broadway appearances include Tony Kushner’s Homebody/Kabul (Lucille Lortel Award, Obie Award).

About the Author(s) of Another Thing to Fall

Laura Lippman is the author of Another Thing to Fall

Another Thing to Fall Full Details

Narrator Linda Emond
Length 9 hours 3 minutes
Author Laura Lippman
Category
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date March 11, 2008
ISBN 9780061630118

Subjects

The publisher of the Another Thing to Fall is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, Hard-Boiled, Mystery & Detective

Additional info

The publisher of the Another Thing to Fall is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780061630118.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

L

March 21, 2009

Here's the thing. Tess Monaghan is a nearly-normal human being, which is rare for women characters in the mystery genre. She is unswervingly loyal to her city, Baltimore. She is somewhere between being a kid & getting close enough to see middle-age. She is a realistic weight. She occasionally fumbles something, but she never does "the stupid girl PI thing." Ok, so she gets up before dawn to row; every character has a flaw, right? So, I can't resist a Lippman book.On top of that, this one has a fine mystery and takes pleasure in playing with its Hollywood characters. At the same time, it does illustrate an observation Lippman makes her after notes. That is, folks in television work incredibly hard, long hours. I think they don't usually have as much murder and mayhem on the set as they do here, but then, this is a mystery novel, after all.Enjoy!

Michael

July 08, 2008

The tenth entry in Laura Lippman’s Tess Monaghan series finds the Baltimore-native reporter-turned-private-eye rowing her way into the production of the television mini-series Mann of Steel. Tess is hired to provide security for young starlet Selene Waites (think Paris Hilton only with acting ability) due to a series of disturbing incidents plaguing the fledgling series.At first Tess chalks Selene up to a ditzy Hollywood type, but events quickly show that Selene is cleverer than she lets on. When the series of incidents escalates into the death of one of the writing assistants, Tess’ natural curiosity is piqued and she begins to investigate what’s really happening with the Mann of Steel production.As the story unfolds, a number of likely suspects enter into the picture with Lippman laying out a foundation and motive for each person to be part of the plot to disrupt the production of the show. As always with Lippman’s books, the pages turn easily and the narrative shifts between several characters while staying firmly grounded with Tess. The first half of the book lays out all the characters and their potential motivations and the second half puts the pieces into place, leading up to a satisfying denouncement to multiple mysteries taking place within the novel.Yet despite having several threads running, the novel never loses focus or the reader.Along with Elizabeth George, Lippman writes the most satisfying, character-driven mystery novels on the market today. As with George’s Lynley and Havers series, part of the pleasure in Lippman’s Monaghan novels is the chance to “catch up” with Tess. Of course, the mystery is compelling as well or else the novels wouldn’t be worth the time or effort. But the balance of character and mystery is well navigated here. And Lippman does the near impossible task of allowing new readers into the Tess universe while satisfying long-time readers of Tess’ adventures.

Jan C

June 26, 2015

I really like the Tess Monaghan books. I like most of the standalones, too. Here, she gets involved backstage with a tv show being filmed in Baltimore. All sorts of havoc is going on. And, of course, someone gets killed. What was funny in this book was how she treated writers of tv shows. Wonder if she'd been looking in the mirror. She was one of the writers on The Wire, her husband's television show which was shot in Baltimore. Loved when she said "It's worse than surveillance" when she was asked if she would like to become a writer for the show.Mrs. Blossom was a breath of fresh air. She was taking a course Tess was teaching on private investigation because she had nothing to watch on tv on Mondays.

Carrie

September 21, 2019

This is crime fiction/mystery. While I've never thought of myself as particularly liking this genre, I'm starting to see that these are good palate-cleanser books--perfect for when you've finished a deep, academic, or confusing book, or maybe one that leaves you with frayed ends (think Holocaust fiction or similar). This book was a quick read, kept me entertained, and made me want to learn more about Tess Monaghan.

Terri

May 16, 2019

I love this author, love this character, and find the stories quite engaging. Learning about Baltimore from a distance is a neat perk of these books, since I have never been to Baltimore except to pass by on my way to other places.

Mark

January 26, 2020

Another solid Laura Lippman book. Excellent summer holiday read. As with the other Lippman books I've read, I enjoyed the Baltimore setting and the characters she developed. Narrative always keeps me turning the pages. As I finished this book I noted that Laura Lippmans is married to David Simon writer and producer of The Wire - I though that was pretty cool!

Heather

July 19, 2010

All Tess Monaghan wanted was a morning of sculling. But while rowing at sunrise, she literally runs into the cast and crew of Mann of Steel, a TV show being filmed right there in her beloved Baltimore. After being pulled out of the water, she expects to be scolded for ruining their shot. Instead, she is offered the job of watching their young star, difficult to manage star, Selene. Seems there have been some incidents on the set that lead the producer to believe that someone is trying to get to Selene and stop the production. While Tess is not sure that being babysitter to a spoiled starlet is really her thing, they offer her almost twice what she usually charges. It's not long before Tess is drawn into both the stars personal drama-and a murder. With the help of her best friend Whitney Talbot, and rescued street kid Lloyd Jupiter, Tess finds out what is really going on behind the scenes of Mann of Steel.In Another Thing to Fall, Laura Lippman has once again provided the perfect popcorn book. The characters are engaging, the action of well-paced, and the mystery provides a small challenge to the brain without too many clues to have to keep straight. She does trot out all of the usual Hollywood cliches about spoiled actresses and almost has-been actors trying to make a come-back and egotistical producers who expect everyone to kowtow to them. But hey, for all I know Hollywood really is like that-it's not like I'm hanging out with the A-Listers! I guess the reason that those cliches gets trotted out is because the rest of us peasants find something amusing/entertaining/comforting in thinking about the stratospherically famous as being not-so-perfect. All in all, this book was a great summer read-very satisfying brain candy!

Stephanie

June 12, 2015

Never get tired of Tess or Baltimore:)

Eliza

October 16, 2018

** spoiler alert ** Story with thoughtful elements. How people get damaged by the bureaucratic system, older man becomes redundant and takes retirement for the health care. Others are hired for more money. Wife is left without care from social security even tho she worked for them. A writer tries to get his share for a script and resorts to paying employees for info and access. When even that leaves him empty, he commits suicide. His friend takes up the baton and kills two women that are holding him hostage over the letter that proves his friend's case. The city of Baltimore has to pay when the Hollywood types come to town to film a TV series and gets nothing for it. Ditzy blonde is not so... Sabotages the set to get out of her contract.And more.....

Patty

February 19, 2022

3.5 rounded up because I'm invested in the series and the audio had a really good reader. The topic - serious and deadly problems during the production of a film being shot in Baltimore - was interesting but too much of the book was taken up talking about the film industry in general and the people involved in this production in particular and not enough investigation. Also, when I read a series, I want to have the regular characters make appearances, and not just token ones. To be fair, Lloyd and Whitney had pretty big parts, but that was about it.On the plus side, and as I expect from this series, the people, history, and places of Baltimore were well represented.

Holly

July 21, 2021

B+ Entertaining, but.....The plot revolved around a storyline that was stolen long ago, and the actors being in cahoots to help one another wrap up the movie so they could get on with their lives.When private investigator Tess Monaghan literally runs into the crew of the fledgling TV series "Mann of Steel" while sculling, she expects sharp words and evil looks, "not" an assignment. But the company has been plagued by a series of disturbing incidents since its arrival on location in Baltimore: bad press, union threats, and small, costly on-set "accidents" that have wreaked havoc with its shooting schedule. As a result, "Mann's" creator, Flip Tumulty, the son of a Hollywood legend, is worried for the safety of his young female lead, Selene Waites, and asks Tess to serve as her bodyguard/babysitter. Tumulty's concern may be well founded. Not long ago a Baltimore man was discovered dead in his own home, surrounded by photos of the beautiful, difficult superstar-in-the-making.In the past, Tess has had enough trouble guarding her "own" body. Keeping a spoiled movie princess under wraps may be more than she can handle--even with the help of Tess's icily unflappable friend Whitney--since Selene is not as naive as everyone seems to think, and far more devious than she initially appears to be. This is not Tess's world. And these are not her kind of people, with their vanities, their self-serving agendas and invented personas, and their remarkably skewed visions of reality--from the series' aging, shallow, former pretty-boy leading man to its resentful, always-on-the-make cowriter to the officious young assistant who may be too hungry for her own good.But the fish-out-of-water P.I. is abruptly pulled back in by an occurrence she's all too familiar with--murder. Suddenly the wall of secrets around "Mann of Steel" is in danger of toppling, leaving shattered dreams, careers, and lives scattered among the ruins--a catastrophe that threatens the people Tess cares about . . . and the city she loves.

Murray

July 01, 2021

One of Lippman's more fun novels, with an 'us' (Baltimoreans) vs. 'them' (Hollywood creative types) battle on the set of a locally-filmed TV series. Filled with back-stabbing, intrigue, and witty dialogue, this who-done-it is an enjoyable read. Lippman goes out of her way in the Afterward to point out that, even though her husband (David Simon) co-created 'The Wire', this book is purely a work of fiction and in no way resembles life on the Baltimore set of this landmark series."Another Thing To Fall' is vastly consistent with the other novels I've read in the Tess Monagham series and is certain to entertain any reader.

Charles

October 16, 2020

Hollywood comes to Tess Monaghan's Baltimore. Yes, like many reviewers on here, I think the very lively and intriguing Monaghan clan gets relegated to the sideline a bit coldly, but the plot is engaging and the story is a blast. Lippman, wife of the great TV writer David Simon, clearly knows a lot about the ins-and-outs of location production, and I enjoyed every snarky and knowledgable in-joke and prissy pretension.

Pat

March 23, 2017

This book was good, but not particularly memorable. I have read a lot of books by Laura Lippman and I think my expectations were high. The story is good, but I have read better things by her. I certainly recommend the book, but I was a little disappointed. The Baltimore setting is especially well used.

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