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Dangerous Thing by Laura Lippman Rate this book Clear rating  's
review Jul 16, 12  Read from June 23 to 27, 2012  The streak of
excellent novels had to end sometime. End it did with the
reading of Laura Lippman’s The Most Dangerous Thing. Even though
she has won numerous awards for her work, The Most Dangerous
Thing is not her most impressive piece of fiction. In fact, it
falls flat as it explores the consequences of secrets from a
long-ago event that tore apart a group of friends.  There are
several issues with The Most Dangerous Thing that precludes a
reader’s thorough enjoyment of the novel. One of these is the
narrator. Told in first-person omniscient, the narrator never
identifies him- or herself. Clues as to the identity of the
mysterious and all-knowing narrator are confusing. While knowing
the identity of the narrator is not necessary to the overall
plot, it can be bothersome reading as this unknown entity
inserts him- or herself into the story.