{"product_id":"the-girl-with-a-clock-for-a-heart-9780062267504","title":"The Girl with a Clock for a Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlready optioned for film, \u003cem\u003eThe Girl with a Clock for a Heart\u003c\/em\u003e is Peter Swanson's electrifying tale of romantic noir, with shades of Hitchcock and reminiscent of the classic movie \u003cem\u003eBody Heat\u003c\/em\u003e. It is the story of a man swept into a vortex of irresistible passion and murder when an old love mysteriously reappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn an ordinary Friday evening at his favorite Boston tavern, George Foss's comfortable, predictable life is shattered when a beautiful woman sits down at the bar, a woman who vanished without a trace twenty years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiana Dector isn't just an ex-girlfriend, the first love George couldn't quite forget. She's also a dangerous enigma and quite possibly a cold-blooded killer wanted by the police. Suddenly, she's back--and she needs George's help. Ruthless men believe she stole some money . . . and they will do whatever it takes to get it back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge knows Liana is trouble. But he can't say no--he never could--so he makes a choice that will plunge him into a terrifying whirlpool of lies, secrets, betrayal, and murder from which there is no sure escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBold and masterful, full of malicious foreboding and subtle surprises, \u003cem\u003eThe Girl with a Clock for a Heart\u003c\/em\u003e is an addictive, nonstop thriller--an ever-tightening coil of suspense that grips you right up to its electrifying end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwanson, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePeter Swanson is the author of seven novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Kind Worth Killing\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the New England Society Book Award, and finalist for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger; \u003cem\u003eHer Every Fear, \u003c\/em\u003e an NPR book of the year; \u003cem\u003eBefore She Knew Him, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eEight Perfect Murders\u003c\/em\u003e. His books have been translated into 30 languages, and his stories, poetry, and features have appeared in \u003cem\u003eAsimov's Science Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMeasure\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eYankee Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives outside of Boston, where he is at work on his next novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626505605394,"sku":"9780062267504","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f4db2041-3bfd-4a4d-ac10-3a681fef40c1.jpg?v=1732660559","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-girl-with-a-clock-for-a-heart-9780062267504","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}