Laura Lippman is a New York Times bestselling writer who has won or been shortlisted for every major award for crime novelists working in English. She also has written essays, short stories, and a children’s book. She lives in Baltimore and New Orleans with her about-to-be teenager.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Lady in the Lake, Dream Girl, and many other noir favorites, a raw-funny personal tale of heartbreak and misfortune, and the surprisingly wonderful things they can lead to.

In The Summer of Fall, one of America’s best-loved storytellers tells her own memorable story. Throughout the wry and honest memoir of a truly lousy time, Lippman gives an intimate look at her private life — perhaps less hair-raising than her award-winning crime thrillers, but no less engaging. And it’s relatable. Even the most fortunate experience heartache, loss, and physical breakdown of some kind. Lippman’s account of her own hard knocks reminds us that, eventually, adversity comes for everyone.

Lippman fans will enjoy this rare sneak peek into her life, and new fans are sure to appreciate her humorous, authentic take on the universal themes of marriage, parenting, friendship, and work. As she shows us, hard times are a given, but it’s never too late for a next act.

Available May 3 as both an ebook and audiobook narrated by the author.