{"product_id":"marion-leah-rowan-hardcover","title":"Marion -- Leah Rowan, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A fiendishly clever feminist remix of \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e. Rowan's bold take on Hitchcock's classic benefits from wicked humor, a well-rounded heroine fueled by righteous anger, and a breakneck pace.\" ―\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e - \"Diabolically clever...Rowan deftly ratchets up the tension in her ingeniously inventive plot to the breaking point while simultaneously detonating several plot bombshells that Hitchcock himself would surely applaud.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNORMAN WAS HER FIRST.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarion is in deep. She's stolen money from the Manhattan ad agency where she works in a desperate bid to help her sister escape an abusive marriage, but the bus breaks down before she can make it to Saratoga Springs. It's late at night, and the only place with vacancies is an old set of cabins on the outskirts of town. She pays for a room in cash, and ends up chatting with Norm, the young innkeeper who's handsome, charming and a touch hung-up on his elderly mother. Back in her room, she steps into the shower, scrubbing off the late-summer heat, when the curtain is pulled back... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNorm Billings is there with a knife. He raises his arm to strike, but before he does, Marion knees him in the balls, grabs the knife, and stabs the life out of him. Now, she's covered in blood, and she's a woman on the run--not just a thief, but a killer, too. Where will she go? How will she save both herself and her sister? And what mysteries will she uncover as she does? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e, Hitchcock shocked audiences when he killed off his protagonist. But what if the leading lady had fought back? \u003ci\u003eMarion\u003c\/i\u003e offers an alternate history of the most famous dead blonde to ever grace the silver screen. Only this time, the knife is in her hands--and she's no victim.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Leah Rowan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\/2\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.51\" H x 6.36\" L x 1.26\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781250416469\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53634770960683,"sku":"9781250416469","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781250416469.jpg?v=1780389089","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/marion-leah-rowan-hardcover","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}