{"product_id":"books-sunburn-by-laura-lippman","title":"Sunburn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2018 by Bustle, Popsugar, \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e, Book Riot, LitHub, \u003cem\u003eBookPage\u003c\/em\u003e, and Paperback Paris.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery 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\u003e is her dark, gleaming noir gem. Read it. -Gillian Flynn, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/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","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480719974673,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780062389985.jpg?v=1777551451","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-sunburn-by-laura-lippman","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}