{"product_id":"9781476760131","title":"City of Strangers: A Novel","description":"From the author of \u003ci\u003eAccidents Happen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Playdate\u003c\/i\u003e—called “a supremely accomplished debut thriller by a writer to watch” (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review)—comes a new, heart-pounding novel about a journalist set on discovering the identity of a stranger who has turned her life upside down.\u003cp\u003eWhen Grace and her childhood sweetheart Mac come home from their honeymoon in Thailand, they’re shocked to find a dead body beside their pile of unopened wedding presents. The police are unable to ID the man, so it is assumed that he was a burglar who died from natural causes. Little do they know that evidence for a rather different story is hidden right beneath their apartment…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree months later, Grace finds a card that, in place of well wishes, bears the message: “That man was Lucian Grabole.” A newspaper reporter fearing for her job, Grace lands on an idea that could answer some questions, and save her career as well. She’ll pitch a story to her boss called “Who was the man in my kitchen?”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon Grace is trekking across Europe, talking to strangers and piecing together clues as she tries to unravel the mystery of who Lucian Grabole was, and why he met such a macabre end. Suddenly, with two more deaths linked to the case, it becomes clear that Grabole most certainly did \u003ci\u003enot \u003c\/i\u003edie a natural death. And the answer to the mystery of who the killer is, and why, lies back in Grace’s apartment...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atria\/Emily Bestler Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044475748592,"sku":"9781476760131","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476760131_p0.jpg?v=1763610267","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476760131","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}