After I'm Gone

Anthony Award for Best Novel · 2015 · Winner

William MorrowFebruary 4, 2014mystery-crimeISBN 9780062083388

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Anthony Award for Best Novel	2015	Winner	“Laura Lippman's multi-decade mystery won for its structural sophistication, its nuanced portrayal of women shaped by a man's absence, and the extraordinary rendering of Baltimore across generations.”

About This Book

A Baltimore bookie disappears on the eve of prison rather than face time, leaving behind a wife and three daughters. Twenty-six years later, his mistress is found dead, and retired detective Sandy Sanchez works to solve both cases.

About the Author

Laura LippmanUS

Laura Lippman is an American crime fiction author known for the Tess Monaghan series and a series of acclaimed standalone novels. She won the Anthony Award for Best Novel for After I'm Gone (2015), a multi-decade investigation into a bookmaker who disappeared after faking his own death. She is widely regarded as one of the finest crime fiction writers of her generation. Read more →