{"product_id":"sunburn-a-novel-isbn-9780062389923","title":"Sunburn: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2018 by Bustle, Popsugar, \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e, Book Riot, LitHub, \u003cem\u003eBookPage\u003c\/em\u003e, and Paperback Paris.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Every time Laura Lippman comes out with a new book, I get chills because I know I am back in the hands of the master. She is simply a brilliant novelist, an unflinching chronicler of life in America right now, and \u003cem\u003eSunburn\u003c\/em\u003e is her dark, gleaming noir gem. Read it.\" -Gillian Flynn, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with a superb novel of psychological suspense about a pair of lovers with the best intentions and the worst luck: two people locked in a passionate yet uncompromising game of cat and mouse. But instead of rules, this game has dark secrets, forbidden desires, inevitable betrayals—and cold-blooded murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne is playing a long game. But which one?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey meet at a local tavern in the small town of Belleville, Delaware. Polly is set on heading west. Adam says he’s also passing through. Yet she stays and he stays—drawn to this mysterious redhead whose quiet stillness both unnerves and excites him. Over the course of a punishing summer, Polly and Adam abandon themselves to a steamy, inexorable affair. Still, each holds something back from the other—dangerous, even lethal, secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen someone dies. Was it an accident, or part of a plan? By now, Adam and Polly are so ensnared in each other’s lives and lies that neither one knows how to get away—or even if they want to. Is their love strong enough to withstand the truth, or will it ultimately destroy them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething—or someone—has to give.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhich one will it be?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by James M. Cain’s masterpieces \u003cem\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice, Double \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndemnity,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMildred Pierce\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSunburn \u003c\/em\u003eis a tantalizing modern noir from the incomparable Laura Lippman.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with a superb novel of psychological suspense about a pair of lovers with the best intentions and the worst luck: two people locked in a passionate yet uncompromising game of cat and mouse. But instead of rules, this game has dark secrets, forbidden desires, inevitable betrayals—and cold-blooded murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey meet at a local tavern in the small town of Belleville, Delaware. Polly is set on heading west. Adam says he’s also just passing through. Yet she stays. And he stays—drawn to the mysterious redhead whose quiet stillness both unnerves and excites him. Over the course of a punishing summer, Polly and Adam abandon themselves to a steamy, inexorable affair. Still, each holds something back from the other—dangerous, even lethal, secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen someone dies. Was it an accident, or part of a plan? By now, Adam and Polly are so ensnared in each other’s lives and lies that neither one knows how to get away—or even if they want to. Is their love strong enough to withstand the truth, or will it ultimately destroy them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething—or someone—has to give.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Fast-paced and unpredictable, \u003cem\u003eSunburn\u003c\/em\u003e is a smart, sly riff on love in a world of trouble that’s puzzling until the very last piece falls into place.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO, the Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Cool and twisty.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A masterful mix from a total pro.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Every time Laura Lippman comes out with a new book, I get chills because I know I am back in the hands of the master. She is simply a brilliant novelist, an unflinching chronicler of life in America right now, and \u003cem\u003eSunburn \u003c\/em\u003eis her dark, gleaming noir gem. Read it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Laura Lippman continues to push the envelope of modern crime-writing. \u003cem\u003eSunburn\u003c\/em\u003e, her take on noir, may be her nerviest novel yet, an unsparing look at how lovers can betray one another.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Suspenseful as hell, and she writes like a dream [...] Lippman’s always good, but this is a cut above.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Modern noir at its best, it will delight old-movie lovers, satisfy suspense readers, and reward Lippman’s legion of fans.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“You can tell how much fun the author had updating the classic noir tropes, and it’s contagious. Plotty, page-turning pleasure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is Lippman at her observant, fiercest best, a force to be reckoned with in crime fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ingeniously constructed and extremely suspenseful, the novel keeps us guessing right up until its final moments. Lippman is a popular and dependable writer, and this homage to classic noir showcases a writer at the height of her powers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I feel like it creates a whole new category, which I’m thinking of as ‘femme noir’ [...] She’s taken this traditional noir structure of a man sweeping in to save a woman who then turns around and eats his heart out—she’s turned that notion on its head.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The ingenious plot evolves into myriad twists that are as believable as they are surprising [...] \u003cem\u003eSunburn \u003c\/em\u003edelivers one of the year’s most intriguing mysteries.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Ko, author of The Leavers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Another extraordinary novel from Laura Lippman—full of just-one-more chapter, stay-up-late suspense, but packed too with nuance, subtlety, observation and humanity. Lippman is a natural storyteller at the height of her powers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eSunburn\u003c\/em\u003e was dark but not too dark, thrilling, richly descriptive with an utterly compelling protagonist...I read this book at a furious pace and never forgot about it all year. \u003cem\u003eSunburn \u003c\/em\u003ewas a reminder that storytelling matters and good storytelling is all too rare.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoxane Gay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“She’s one of the best novelists around, period.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“spellbinding [...] this corkscrew of a book, with its psychological insights and sensual charisma, proves once again that Ms. Lippman, as a writer, is \u003cem\u003esui generis\u003c\/em\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTom Nolan, Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Great book. Well paced. Beautifully observed details. Interesting characters and nuance in the right places. [...] Thoroughly enjoyed this book and the protagonist who is flawed and brilliant and ruthless and unapologetic.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist and Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A tantalising, ingeniuously constructed page-turner.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Grips like the classic Hollywood black-and-white movie thrillers of the 1930s and 1940s. \u003cem\u003eSunburn\u003c\/em\u003e unsettles from its first page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Note-perfect noir...not to be missed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMegan Abbott, Edgar Award-winning author of Dare Me and The Fever\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A pacy, pithy modern take on the noir tradition...terrific entertainment.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For once the blurb doesn’t over-promise. 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