{"product_id":"9780544464933","title":"Suspicious River","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Those who like Joyce Carol Oates will love this” dark novel of psychological suspense by the author of \u003ci\u003eMind of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Life Before Her Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A married motel receptionist in a bleak Michigan town, Leila Murray has slipped into the habit of trading sex with strangers for money. When she meets a drifter who alternately sweet-talks and physically abuses her, it might be the wakeup call that dissuades her from a life of prostitution. Instead, she allows him to become her pimp.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In this chilling, “beautifully written page-turner” (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e), we follow Leila’s life as she spirals out of control—and learn the darkness in her past that drives her—in “an exploration of the legacy of abuse and violence [and] an amazing first novel” (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[An] extremely powerful debut . . . Profoundly disturbing but also resonant with hope and rebirth.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123737870576,"sku":"9780544464933","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780544464933_p0.jpg?v=1769896182","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780544464933","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}