{"product_id":"and-when-she-was-good-paperback","title":"And When She Was Good - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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(R), 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\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68085943599327,"sku":"9780062201379","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/fXUfvqhuW39780062201379.webp?v=1792338713","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/and-when-she-was-good-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}