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When the business mogul "Wink" Wynkowski is killed after a scandalous exposé, Baltimore’s local press assigns Tess Monaghan—once a sharp-suited reporter turned private investigator—to track the anonymous hacker behind the story. As she digs into the city’s gritty streets and its hidden power players, Tess uncovers a web of betrayal and danger that may threaten her own life.
First publish date: October 1, 1997
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Laura Lippman
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