{"product_id":"9781504045131","title":"Starr Bright Will Be with You Soon","description":"\u003cb\u003eA female serial killer reconnects with her twin sister in this novel by an acclaimed National Book Award winner and “first-rate thriller writer” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Demure Lily Merrick is a dutiful housewife and mother who teaches pottery classes in upstate New York. Then, out of the blue, her estranged sister, Sharon, shows up after fifteen years, seeking refuge from her life as a Las Vegas stripper. At first Lily is overwhelmed and overjoyed. Her daughter and husband welcome Sharon with open arms, eager to help the seemingly troubled young woman get a fresh start. But that’s not really what Sharon wants. Under the alias Starr Bright, Aunt Sharon is the most wanted female serial killer in the country.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Driven by a need for love and security, she has sought out sex and degradation—leaving behind a bloody trail of carved-up men in cheap motel rooms from coast to coast. Now, she’s insinuating herself into the lives of those who trust and love her. She’s come home to family, and not just to hide. For her entire life, Sharon has been nursing a poisonous vengeance that has yet to claim its last victim. And very, very soon, Starr Bright will strike again.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This smart, chilling novel from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWe Were the Mulvaneys\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack Water\u003c\/i\u003e is “a real page-turner” (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Recall that ‘Rosamond Smith’ is the nom de plume of Joyce Carol Oates when writing her psychological suspense novels a la Ruth Rendell. Oates-as-Smith has had great practice in limning the type of personality that results from sexual guilt and craving love, and she explores it anew” in \u003ci\u003eStarr Bright Will Be with You Soon \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131380449520,"sku":"9781504045131","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504045131_p0.jpg?v=1763715578","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504045131","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}