RaveThe Washington PostLippman’s ambitious novel weaves some 20 points of view into a seamless, vivid whole. The novel demonstrates that Lippman, a former Baltimore Sun reporter, is both a skilled journalist and a masterful novelist ... Lippman isn’t a stranger to stories involving race...and here she casts a wide net in the quest for authenticity, including the perspectives of Cleo’s family and other traditionally underrepresented voices ... Lippman writes with a nuanced understanding of character, and each voice is distinct ... And although some characters don’t seem to add much to the mystery of Cleo’s death, Lippman uses them to show the many layers a reporter must sift through while pursuing a lead. The Lady of the Lake is more than a \'weird love letter to Baltimore newspapers\' — it is an earnest and beautiful homage to a city and its people.
