{"product_id":"stay-away-from-him-9781728298139","title":"Stay Away from Him","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Had me hooked from the first line. The characters are complex in a way that makes it impossible to tell who to trust.\" --Tasha Coryell, author of \u003cem\u003eLove Letters to a Serial Killer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the evening she met exonerated murderer Thomas Danver, Melissa Burke let him help put her five-year-old son to bed before coming back upstairs to enjoy the dinner party. Thomas was so nice, and a pediatrician. She didn't know anything then about his wife's suspicious death...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelocating with her 5-year-old son to a new city after an ugly divorce, Melissa Burke isn't looking for a new relationship right away--only distance from her ex, and space to rest and heal from the emotional scars of a broken marriage. But an unexpected relationship is exactly what she finds at a friend's dinner party when she meets Thomas Danver, a charming widower who asks for her number at the end of the night. Intrigued, Melissa learns from her neighbors that Thomas is a dedicated father of two girls, one of the most respected pediatricians in the city--and an exonerated murderer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas's first wife went missing three years ago, presumed dead, and Thomas was eventually cleared of her murder in an investigation that became a local media sensation. But while some still believe he killed his wife, Melissa's friends insist that he was unfairly targeted by the police and couldn't hurt a fly. Attracted to Thomas and also fascinated by the case, Melissa agrees to one date--and finds herself quickly swept into an obsessive, whirlwind romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Melissa receives a chilling, anonymous threat--or perhaps it's a warning--she begins to question how much she truly knows about the man she's falling in love with. Is he really innocent?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A powerful, cautionary thriller.\"--William Kent Krueger, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author, for \u003cem\u003eThe Day He Never Came Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781728298139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.19h x 5.43w x 0.87d","brand":"Andrew DeYoung","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732291711157,"sku":"9781728298139","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/stay-away-from-him-9781728298139","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}