Laura Lippman- Tess Monaghan series

[Nicole]

I was hoping someone could help me, I purchased a Laura Lippman book today that was newly released called Hush Hush. I've never read any of her novels but the story sounded great! My question is that since this is #13 in the Tess Monaghan series, are these sequential or can I read this one without having read the rest?

Thanks so much!
Nicole

[Donald]

Haven't read her, but am thinking if you skim the customer reviews of the one you bought on Amazon (be careful, spoilers can abound there!), it should give you an idea of if you can read each novel as a stand-alone or not; I see that mentioned in reviews there all the time.

Hope that may help a bit, at least.

[Debbie]

Nicole wrote: "I was hoping someone could help me, I purchased a Laura Lippman book today that was newly released called Hush Hush. I've never read any of her novels but the story sounded great! My question is th..."

I have read some of hers but its been awhile. It would probably help familiarize you with the characters to read some of the first ones but if it were me I'd just dive right in! Lol! I've often started in the middle of a series and if I really liked the book I'll go back and read the others from the beginning. Its really a matter of personal preference. I agreewith Donald that sometimes someone leaving a review will tell you if you need to read the others first.

[Nicole]

Thanks- I try not to skim through any reviews of books I am currently reading because there is always that one person! lol

Thank you!

-Nicole

[Nicole]

Debbie,

Thank you- I thought the same thing. With a character series I dont think its a good idea to go right into book #13 without knowing anything about the character from the past 12 books. Thank for your help!
-Nicole

[Elaine]

Since I have been reading series they have always said "start at the beginning then you'll know the characters

[Nicole]

Elaine- thank you! I figured that's best.
-Nicole

[Bookllover]

Nicole wrote: "I was hoping someone could help me, I purchased a Laura Lippman book today that was newly released called Hush Hush. I've never read any of her novels but the story sounded great! My question is th..."
hey..it is best if you read them in order, but not necessary. the only problem is you don't know what has happened before. i have read a lot of that series, some are better than others