{"product_id":"her-prodigal-husband-9781448318124","title":"Her Prodigal Husband","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the award-winning author of the Brigid Quinn thrillers, which have been translated into 20 languages, comes this gripping series spin-off and upmarket domestic suspense novel.\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\u003c\/p\u003eBut then Liesl sends her an SOS worthy of a thriller novel. \u003ci\u003eThe horror! The horror! Sam is back.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaunted by a childhood tragedy that gave birth to the cruel nickname \"Lethal\", Liesl now specializes 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as the plot thickens, Alice begins to wonder if she knows anyone involved--most of all herself--quite as well as she thinks . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Severn House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448318124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Becky Masterman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51948796117173,"sku":"9781448318124","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ce9d617a-3761-4c31-96ef-13d907df3ddd.jpg?v=1762272975","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/her-prodigal-husband-9781448318124","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}