{"product_id":"9781984819345","title":"The Rumor","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Keeps you guessing until the final page.”—Paula Hawkins, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl on the Train\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A rollercoaster ride to the very last sentence.”—Fiona Barton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Widow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Everyone will be talking about \u003ci\u003eThe Rumor\u003c\/i\u003e.”—Shari Lapena, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Couple Next Door\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhen a single mother hears a shocking rumor outside her son’s school, she never intends to pass it on. But one casual comment leads to another . . . and now there’s no going back.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Rumor has it that a notorious killer, who committed a brutal crime as a child, has been living a new life under an assumed identity in Joanna’s seaside town. So who is the criminal hidden in their midst? Suspicion falls on everyone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Joanna becomes obsessed with the case, her curiosity will expose her son and his father to the supposedly reformed murderer—who may be ready to kill again. She will learn how dangerous one rumor can become . . . and just how far she must go to protect those she loves. She is going to regret the day she ever said a word.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Rumor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A brilliant premise with a killer twist. \u003ci\u003eThe Rumor\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the prejudices and secrets that simmer in a small seaside town to devastating effect.”\u003cb\u003e—Colette McBeth, author of \u003ci\u003eAn Act of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This mystery has an unusual and resonant theme—how a single rumor can morph into a completely unmanageable, deadly force. . . . [There’s] psychological acuity throughout and [an] astonishing ending.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Lesley Kara","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":42789030625440,"sku":"9781984819345","price":9.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Tall rack paperback","offer_id":56951470686368,"sku":"9781984820549","price":6.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/products\/BNCImageAPI_8f90fcf3-87d4-42f5-9c59-868a299d7bbe.jpg?v=1668984183","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9781984819345","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}