What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman

This was on one of the booklists recently and I am glad I took it out of the library. It is a good old fashioned mystery, well-wrtten and well-constructed.

The story is about elementary-aged sisters who are abducted from a suburban mall. Decades later, a woman shows up in their hometown claiming to be one of the girls. As the story of their abduction is told through flashbacks, questions about the woman's identity emerge. The story is further enhanced by excellent characters, including her mother and several members of law enforcement and social services.

What I liked about this book was that it was straightforward and easy to read, like a simple novel. However, it was also deceptive in its complexity, as the climax demostrates. I'd definitely like to read other books by Lippman in the future.