{"product_id":"a-man-downstairs-paperback","title":"A Man Downstairs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicole Lundrigan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eINSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat if the childhood you remember isn't really what happened at all? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A gripping story of troubled relationships, mental illness, and buried secrets with a murder at its heart. . . . Clever, twisty, and chilling.\" --Shari Lapena, #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEveryone Here is Lying\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eAn Unthinkable Thing \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHideaway\u003c\/i\u003e, a breath-stopping novel of suspense about a woman tormented by memories of the past and threatened by long-held secrets in the present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMolly Wynters has moved back to her small hometown to care for her father, recently felled by a stroke and no longer able to communicate. She is ready to make a fresh start with her son after her divorce, but is haunted by both old events and new realities in her childhood home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat Molly recalls of her young life with her father is full of love and care, even though a violent trauma defined her childhood: when she was a young girl, she witnessed her mother's murder, and her testimony--\u003ci\u003e\"There was a man downstairs\"--\u003c\/i\u003esent a teenager to prison. This tragic episode is still very much alive in the culture of the town, and the more Molly remembers, the more she fears that what she said on the stand all those years ago might not have been the whole truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter Molly, a trained therapist, volunteers for a local helpline, the threats begin. At first they seem random, but soon Molly realizes that she is a target, and even those closest to her seem suspicious, especially as unsuspected links between them emerge. More than one life was destroyed on that horrific long-ago day, and now someone intends to hold Molly accountable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its gripping descent into the shadowy corners of the human psyche, \u003ci\u003eA Man Downstairs\u003c\/i\u003e is both an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride and a masterful exploration of the fragile nature of memory.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNICOLE LUNDRIGAN is the author of several critically acclaimed novels, including \u003ci\u003eAn Unthinkable Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHideaway\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel, and \u003ci\u003eThe Substitute\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared on \"best of\" selections from \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, Amazon.ca, \u003ci\u003eChatelaine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNOW Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. She grew up in Newfoundland, and now lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.19 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695490338879,"sku":"9780735242722","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d8b20109776c2219df66f53521a8d1c3.webp?v=1765003966","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-man-downstairs-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}