{"product_id":"9780399184260","title":"Maestra","description":"\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/dispatch.barnesandnoble.com\/content\/ccr\/h\/modal\/html\/2016\/3\/maestra-essay.use.html\" data-modal-class=\"BN.Modal.External.Link\" data-modal-scrolling=\"yes\" data-modal-title=\"Maestra Essay\"\u003eA Note from the Author\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith the cunning of \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e’s Amy Dunne, and as dangerous as \u003ci\u003eThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo\u003c\/i\u003e’s Lisbeth Salander, the femme fatale of this \u003ci\u003eTalented Mr. Ripley\u003c\/i\u003e–esque psychological thriller is sexy, smart, and very, very bad in all the best ways.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy day, Judith Rashleigh is a put-upon assistant at a prestigious London art house.\u003cbr\u003e By night, she’s a hostess at one of the capital’s notorious champagne bars, although her work there pales against her activities on nights off.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTO GET WHAT SHE WANTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate to make something of herself, Judith knows she has to play the game. She’s transformed her accent and taught herself about wine and the correct use of a dessert fork, not to mention the art of discretion. She’s learned to be a good girl. But when Judith is fired for uncovering a dark secret at the heart of the art world—and her honest efforts at a better life are destroyed—she turns to a long-neglected friend. A friend who kept her chin up and back straight through every slight: Rage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHE WILL CROSS EVERY LINE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeeling reckless, she accompanies one of the champagne bar’s biggest clients to the French Riviera, only to find herself alone again after a fatal accident. Tired of striving and the slow crawl to the top, Judith has a realization: If you need to turn yourself into someone else, loneliness is a good place to start. And she’s been lonely a long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaestra \u003c\/i\u003eis a glamorous, ferocious thriller and the beginning of a razor-sharp trilogy that introduces the darkly irresistible Judith Rashleigh, a femme fatale for the ages whose vulnerability and ruthlessness will keep you guessing until the last page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group (USA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011145318640,"sku":"9780399184260","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780399184260_p0.jpg?v=1763698636","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780399184260","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}