After I'm Gone

<b>'An edge-of-your seat tale' <i>O, the Oprah Magazine</i></b><br><b>'Equal parts love story, tragedy and murder mystery' <i>Entertainment Weekly</i></b><br><br><b>FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF <i>SUNBURN</i> AND <i>DREAM GIRL</i></b><br><br><b>A classic story of murder and mystery, in which one man's disappearance echoes through the lives of his wife, daughters - and mistress.</b><br><br>Fourth of July, 1976. Bambi's world implodes when her husband Felix, newly convicted and facing prison, mysteriously vanishes, leaving her and their daughters behind.<br><br>Though Bambi has no idea where Felix - or his money - might be, she suspects one woman does: his devoted young mistress, Julie. When Julie herself disappears ten years to the day that Felix went on the lam, everyone assumes she's left to join her ­old lover - until her remains are found in a secluded wooded park.<br><br>Now, twenty-six years after Julie went missing, Roberto 'Sandy' Sanchez, a retired Baltimore detective working cold cases for some extra cash, is investigating her murder. What he discovers is a tangled web of bitterness, jealousy, resentment and greed - with the enigmatic Felix Brewer at the centre.<br><br>Felix Brewer left five women behind. Now there are four. Does at least one of them know the truth?<br><br><br><b>'A true mystery. . . Lippman has crafted an excellent story' 5* reader review</b><br><b>'This is one of the most artfully plotted mysteries I've read, and on top of that, nicely written with a great sense of character and voice.' 5* reader review</b><br><b>'Excellent mystery, could not put it down!' 5* reader review</b>