{"product_id":"and-when-she-was-good-a-novel-isbn-9780062201379","title":"And When She Was Good: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlready praised as “a writing powerhouse” (\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e) and “among the select group of novelists who have invigorated the crime fiction arena with smart, innovative, and exciting work” (George Pelecanos), \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller Laura Lippman is constantly sending reviewers back to their thesauruses in search of new and greater accolades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer brilliant stand-alone novel, \u003cem\u003eAnd When She Was Good\u003c\/em\u003e, only reinforces the fact that she stands tall among today’s bestselling elite—including Kate Atkinson, Tana French, Jodi Picoult, and Harlan Coben (who raves, “I love her books!”) Based on her acclaimed, multi-award-nominated short story \"Scratch a Woman,\" \u003cem\u003eAnd When She Was Good\u003c\/em\u003e is the powerfully gripping, intensely emotional story of a suburban madam, a convicted murderer whose sentence is about to be overturned, and the child they will both do anything to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLippman has already won virtually every prize the mystery genre has to offer—the Edgar®, Anthony, Agatha, and Nero Wolfe Awards, to name but a few. They’ll now have to invent a few new awards just to keep up with her.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWhen Hector Lewis told his daughter that she had a nothing face, it was just another bit of tossed-off cruelty from a man who specialized in harsh words. But now, Heloise considers it a blessing to know how to avoid attention. At home, she's merely a mom and a lobbyist with a good cause and a mediocre track record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in discreet hotel rooms, she's the woman of your dreams—if you can afford her hourly fee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than a decade, Heloise has believed she is safe. Only now her secret life is under siege. One county over, another so-called suburban madam has been found dead in her car, a suicide. Or is it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then she learns that her son's father might be released from prison, which is problematic because he doesn't know he has a son. He also doesn't realize that he's serving a life sentence because Heloise betrayed him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeloise has to remake her life—again. Disappearing will be the easy part. The trick will be living long enough to start a new life.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Shifting smoothly from Heloise’s past to her present, Lippman delivers an intense character study about a strong, complex woman whose love for her son compels her to make some desperate choices.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“ [Lippman] slowly ratchets up the tension until the final, blood-drenched showdown . . . It’s page-turner...” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lippman, so smart, clearsighted, and polished and yet so intense and furious, surveys the intersection of perpetual misogyny and the criminality of sex work in this psychologically astute, diabolically witty, intricately suspenseful, and stylishly righteous tale of atrocities and revenge.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“AND WHEN SHE WAS GOOD is a steady, surprising tale… Ms. Lippman’s nominal subject may be prostitution, but her book is not about a woman who takes care of clients. It’s about a woman who can take care of herself.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888695931109,"sku":"NP9780062201379","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062201379.jpg?v=1730229642","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/and-when-she-was-good-a-novel-isbn-9780062201379","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}