{"product_id":"her-prodigal-husband-9781448311989","title":"Her Prodigal Husband","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the award-winning author of the internationally-bestselling Brigid Quinn thrillers, which have been translated into twenty languages, comes this gripping series spin-off: an upmarket novel of domestic suspense about a pair of sisters nicknamed Malice and Lethal, and a husband who vanishes into thin air, only to reappear and throw a bomb into both their lives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlice Einstein - known as \"Malice\" to her former schoolfriends - likes to tell herself stories. There's a good one she's workshopping about how, despite once being a critically acclaimed literary novelist, she's ended up blocked and uninspired, living in her timid, conflict-averse sister Liesl's spare room.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut then Liesl sends her an SOS worthy of a thriller novel. \u003ci\u003eThe horror! The horror! Sam is back.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSam, Liesl's wealthy ex-husband, vanished ten years ago, leaving her a chunk of money but no explanation. Sam is handsome, charming, manipulative . . . and now he claims he's sick. But Alice, with her experience of spinning tales, knows a liar when she sees one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaunted by a childhood tragedy that gave birth to the cruel nickname \"Lethal\", Liesl now specialises in saving things: dogs, children, sisters. Telling herself it's time she returned the favor, Alice engages the services of Brigid Quinn, a hardboiled local private investigator with a shady past, to help her get rid of Sam for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as the plot thickens, Alice begins to wonder if she knows anyone involved - most of all herself - quite as well as she thinks . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePacked with quirky, colorful characters, and with a nail-biting, slowburn plot, Her Prodigal Husband is a nail-biting novel of domestic suspense that raises thought-provoking questions about self-deception, the power of stories, and what it means to be a family, and marks the long-awaited return of Brigid Quinn, \"one of the most memorable FBI agents since Clarice Starling\" (Publishers Weekly).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Severn House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448311989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Becky Masterman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44792604590261,"sku":"9781448311989","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cb529937-4264-4e0f-8b99-289fedfcb3a4.jpg?v=1731426774","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/her-prodigal-husband-9781448311989","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}