Detective Monaghan in Laura Lippman novels (4)

I believe the answer is:

tess

(Other definitions for tess that I've seen before include "- - of the d'Urbervilles" , "Hardy female" , "'Justice' finally done on her (Hardy)" , "Ill-starred Hardy heroine" , "Thomas Hardy heroine" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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