{"product_id":"9781925410402","title":"The Stranger","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e‘Full of suspense, right up to the final paragraphs…An edgy thriller.’ \u003ci\u003eAU Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e She doesn't know him. But he knows everything about her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Philip Petersen, a wealthy businessman, disappears without trace on a trip to South America. His wife, Sarah, is left to bring up their son on her own.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeven years later, out of the blue, Sarah receives news that Philip is still alive. But the man who greets her before a crowd of journalists at the airport is a stranger—and he threatens Sarah. If she exposes him, she will lose everything: her house, her job, her son…her whole beautiful life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelanie Raabe\u003c\/b\u003e began her working life as a journalist but secretly wrote books by night. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Trap\u003c\/i\u003e, was an international bestseller. Her second, \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e, remained on \u003ci\u003eDer Spiegel\u003c\/i\u003e’s bestseller list for almost six months when it was first published in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Another unsettling and slippery psychological thriller that keeps you guessing up to the last page.’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ‘A classic domestic noir…Generates sustained psychological suspense that gets under the skin.’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘The fear is palpable... You’ll be engrossed every step of the way.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetter Reading\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Raabe cleverly sets up her story, inserting twists and red herrings so that the reader is kept guessing until the final, staggering reveal. Flawlessly translated from German by Imogen Taylor, this page turner is even better than Raabe’s debut.’ \u003cb\u003eBookMooch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ‘Raabe once again delivers an enjoyable, page-turning, high concept domestic noir thriller.’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePS News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ‘This psychological thriller will keep you guessing until the end.’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141111595248,"sku":"9781925410402","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925410402_p0.jpg?v=1763634600","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925410402","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}