{"product_id":"her-prodigal-husband-9781448311989","title":"Her Prodigal Husband","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the award-winning author of the internationally-bestselling Brigid Quinn thrillers, which have been translated into twenty languages, comes this gripping series spin-off: an upmarket novel of domestic suspense about a pair of sisters nicknamed Malice and Lethal, and a husband who vanishes into thin air, only to reappear and throw a bomb into both their lives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlice Einstein - known as \"Malice\" to her former schoolfriends - likes to tell herself stories. There's a good one she's workshopping about how, despite once being a critically acclaimed literary novelist, she's ended up blocked and uninspired, living in her timid, conflict-averse sister Liesl's spare room.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut then Liesl sends her an SOS worthy of a thriller novel. \u003ci\u003eThe horror! The horror! Sam is back.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSam, Liesl's wealthy ex-husband, vanished ten years ago, leaving her a chunk of money but no explanation. Sam is handsome, charming, manipulative . . . and now he claims he's sick. But Alice, with her experience of spinning tales, knows a liar when she sees one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaunted by a childhood tragedy that gave birth to the cruel nickname \"Lethal\", Liesl now specialises in saving things: dogs, children, sisters. Telling herself it's time she returned the favor, Alice engages the services of Brigid Quinn, a hardboiled local private investigator with a shady past, to help her get rid of Sam for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as the plot thickens, Alice begins to wonder if she knows anyone involved - most of all herself - quite as well as she thinks . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePacked with quirky, colorful characters, and with a nail-biting, slowburn plot, Her Prodigal Husband is a nail-biting novel of domestic suspense that raises thought-provoking questions about self-deception, the power of stories, and what it means to be a family, and marks the long-awaited return of Brigid Quinn, \"one of the most memorable FBI agents since Clarice Starling\" (Publishers Weekly).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMasterman, Becky:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBecky Masterman\u003c\/b\u003e has worked as an actor, playwright, and an editor for a forensic science and law enforcement press. Her debut thriller was a finalist for the Edgar and the Anthony Awards for Best First Novel and for the CWA Gold Dagger, and her books have been translated into 20 languages. As well as a series of novels featuring retired FBI agent Brigid Quinn, including spin-off \u003ci\u003eHer Prodigal Husband\u003c\/i\u003e, she is the author of standalone thriller \u003ci\u003eMaternal Instinct\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Tucson, Arizona, with her husband.","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50895937634578,"sku":"9781448311989","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_191b3bfc-05a3-491c-906d-b323911670ac.jpg?v=1767094593","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/her-prodigal-husband-9781448311989","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}