Let's make this birthday one to remember.

66 years old (Born on January 31, 1959)

Happy Birthday, Laura Lippman! May your day be filled with more twists and turns than a Tess Monaghan investigation—and fewer mysteries involving misplaced reading glasses or forgotten coffee mugs. Your Baltimore-based detective tales have kept us guessing for years; here's hoping the only suspense today involves cake flavors!

From "What the Dead Know" to "Every Secret Thing," you've masterfully unraveled secrets while keeping readers delightfully tangled in intrigue. As you celebrate another chapter of life, may it bring as much excitement and success as your novels—minus any shady characters lurking around corners (unless they're bringing gifts). Cheers to many more thrilling adventures ahead!