{"title":"Callie Kazumi","description":"Callie Kazumi is the author of Claire, Darling and a British Japanese writer who started work on her first book after being given Stephen King's On Writing by her father. She lives in London with her husband and their Bichon Frisé, Betsy.","products":[{"product_id":"greedy-hardcover","title":"Greedy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat would \u003ci\u003eyou \u003c\/i\u003edo for a seat at the table? In this deliciously dark thriller set in Japan, a desperate gambling addict masquerades as the private chef to a reclusive billionaire with deadly taste--from the twisted mind behind \u003ci\u003eClaire, Darling\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Stuffed with succulent prose, delicious dread, and cutting commentary on power, class, and greed, \u003ci\u003eGreedy\u003c\/i\u003e is as brilliant as it is brutal.\"--Rachel Harrison, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePlay Nice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey will kill me soon, \u003c\/i\u003e Edward Cook thinks. And when the Yakuza are unable to collect what he owes, Ed realizes, theyʼll go after his wife and child next. Broke, desperate, and unemployed, he stumbles upon an unusual ad: \u003ci\u003eChef wanted! Private chef for a high-profile businesswoman. 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I devoured this book . . . utterly engrossing!\"--Liv Constantine, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Next Mrs. Parrish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe's been ghosted. But she won't be forgotten.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClaire is excited to drop off a surprise workday lunch for her fiancé, Noah. It's their anniversary, after all. But when the receptionist tells her that no one with Noah's name works there, Claire thinks there must be a mistake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNoah isn't picking up her calls. Her texts go unanswered. It turns out Noah has a different life . . . one with a beautiful girlfriend, a beautiful house. 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