{"id":861,"date":"2025-06-17T14:03:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonnarspring.com\/?p=861"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:03:45","slug":"a-conversation-with-laura-lippman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonnarspring.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/17\/a-conversation-with-laura-lippman\/","title":{"rendered":"A Conversation with Laura Lippman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/bonnarspring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lauralippman.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bonnarspring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lauralippman.png 711w, https:\/\/bonnarspring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lauralippman-300x252.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This week on Crime Wave: Listen to Bonnar get blown away by Laura Lippman\u2019s razor-sharp insights into life, friendship, family, and craft. Laura and I were together to chat about her wonderful new mystery, MURDER TAKES A VACATION, starring Mrs. Muriel Blossom, a 68-year-old widow determined to see the world she felt was passing her by. When Muriel books a vacation for a river cruise in France, her trip turns into a deadly international mystery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laura\u2019s smart and perceptive <a><\/a>writing style has produced satisfying mysteries for decades\u2014and her compassionate grasp of human nature shines through in her off-the-cuff remarks about MURDER TAKES A VACATION.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love Muriel Blossom *and* Laura Lippman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Laura: <a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Flauralippman.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExZjU2dzlvb3p2bzZzUGJ5ZwEesHzIXJXQl7CTRVvn3fNsqaIpE_Zqxckf7nzBobuHJTrGiV4vXw9Xwj9Szo0_aem_glVOzCqMIc-rPqfO8-67ag&amp;h=AT3F49EvEyEvVec-LysxS2g6cmGOIsFTclgdZ-_G4hwkCKVbm86V_gEhqkHXpXxZ9tBWfCMcOH8wncJsEgBpGSaPfBLggyJvIQ1TCREOAh7Np5fwMeSe2XycxdJ5Cn6BVtyFVA&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AT3WRzdPeHEoIyPhdAq3wyRUewZ0yQp35e9aMJbYn2GlUgZhBug51diYMCWaoZeqGPk01eW1qu0SfEUConBjMfdOxkv1CCEs24hsxt34YqT9vSbH2t19t-YN9W7_tq07tSPl5T4QBhaeJ6Tgd16kKMot7chB1vknE2NHRojeYnlhVdEtYbP9\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/lauralippman.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen:<br>On <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/...\/laura-lippman-murder-takes-a...\">SoundCloud<\/a><br>On <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0NeYTIBkjNKNAt8t0AEogS\">Spotify<\/a><br>On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/...\/laura-lippman-murder-takes-a...\/\">iHeart<\/a><br>On <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/...\/laura...\/id687959058...\">Apple<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crime Wave is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/authorsontheairglobalradionetwork?__cft__[0]=AZXuW3FtiC3_eg3HvZj6ZnOBMoDBXrRlhQrg0nSnpxuNe7BQO3wKphyGNxe-11Cn_YTrITbFJxwEf18riZYyAt3CuzDm1iQ83KXfhCKkDoHN_vWfiwktPB0wyxbYBoRRSWgDiAtZDtCYFM8482oFpka_zoEuCMuMngD3ZbToZ1jn6g&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">Authors on the Air Global Radio Network<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PamStackOriginal?__cft__[0]=AZXuW3FtiC3_eg3HvZj6ZnOBMoDBXrRlhQrg0nSnpxuNe7BQO3wKphyGNxe-11Cn_YTrITbFJxwEf18riZYyAt3CuzDm1iQ83KXfhCKkDoHN_vWfiwktPB0wyxbYBoRRSWgDiAtZDtCYFM8482oFpka_zoEuCMuMngD3ZbToZ1jn6g&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">Pam Stack<\/a>, CEO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week on Crime Wave: Listen to Bonnar get blown away by Laura Lippman\u2019s razor-sharp insights into life, friendship, family, and craft. 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