Unti Lippman #17
&#8220;AND WHEN SHE WAS GOOD is a steady, surprising tale&#8230; Ms. Lippman&#8217;s nominal subject may be prostitution, but her book is not about a woman who takes care of clients. It&#8217;s about a woman who can take care of herself.&#8221; (New York Times)&#8220;Shifting smoothly from Heloise&#8217;s past to her present, Lippman delivers an intense character study about a strong, complex woman whose love for her son compels her to make some desperate choices.&#8221; (Publishers Weekly (starred review))&#8220; [Lippman] slowly ratchets up the tension until the final, blood-drenched showdown . . . It&#8217;s page-turner...&#8221; (Library Journal (starred review))