{"product_id":"sunburn-laura-lippman-paperback","title":"Sunburn -- Laura Lippman, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Every time Laura Lippman comes out with a new book, I get chills because I know I am back in the hands of the master. She is simply a brilliant novelist, an unflinching chronicler of life in America \u003cem\u003eright now\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSunburn\u003c\/em\u003e is her dark, gleaming noir gem. Read it.\"\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e-Gillian Flynn, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with a superb novel of psychological suspense about a pair of lovers with the best intentions and the worst luck: two people locked in a passionate yet uncompromising game of cat and mouse. But instead of rules, this game has dark secrets, forbidden desires, inevitable betrayals--and cold-blooded murder.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne is playing a long game. But which one?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey meet at a local tavern in the small town of Belleville, Delaware. Polly is set on heading west. Adam says he's also passing through. Yet she stays and he stays--drawn to this mysterious redhead whose quiet stillness both unnerves and excites him. Over the course of a punishing summer, Polly and Adam abandon themselves to a steamy, inexorable affair. Still, each holds something back from the other--dangerous, even lethal, secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen someone dies. Was it an accident, or part of a plan? By now, Adam and Polly are so ensnared in each other's lives and lies that neither one knows how to get away--or even if they want to. Is their love strong enough to withstand the truth, or will it ultimately destroy them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething--or someone--has to give.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhich one will it be?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by James M. Cain's masterpieces \u003cem\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice, Double \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndemnity, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMildred Pierce\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSunburn \u003c\/em\u003eis a tantalizing modern noir from the incomparable Laura Lippman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Laura Lippman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.9\" H x 5.3\" L x 0.9\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780062389985\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51721487745323,"sku":"9780062389985","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780062389985.jpg?v=1774774416","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/sunburn-laura-lippman-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}