{"product_id":"9780062389985","title":"Sunburn : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSunburn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Laura Lippman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Fast-paced and unpredictable, \u003cem\u003eSunburn\u003c\/em\u003e is a smart, sly riff on love in a world of trouble that’s puzzling until the very last piece falls into place.”\u003cbr\u003e“Cool and twisty.”\u003cbr\u003e“A masterful mix from a total pro.”\u003cbr\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 right now, and \u003cem\u003eSunburn \u003c\/em\u003eis her dark, gleaming noir gem. Read it.”\u003cbr\u003e“Laura Lippman continues to push the envelope of modern crime-writing. \u003cem\u003eSunburn\u003c\/em\u003e, her take on noir, may be her nerviest novel yet, an unsparing look at how lovers can betray one another.”\u003cbr\u003e“Suspenseful as hell, and she writes like a dream [...] Lippman’s always good, but this is a cut above.”\u003cbr\u003e“Modern noir at its best, it will delight old-movie lovers, satisfy suspense readers, and reward Lippman’s legion of fans.”\u003cbr\u003e“You can tell how much fun the author had updating the classic noir tropes, and it’s contagious. Plotty, page-turning pleasure.”\u003cbr\u003e“This is Lippman at her observant, fiercest best, a force to be reckoned with in crime fiction.”\u003cbr\u003e“Ingeniously constructed and extremely suspenseful, the novel keeps us guessing right up until its final moments. Lippman is a popular and dependable writer, and this homage to classic noir showcases a writer at the height of her powers.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLibraryReads Selection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062389985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41118093017294,"sku":"9780062389985","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062389985.jpg?v=1649908859","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062389985","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}