{"product_id":"the-understudy-hardcover","title":"The Understudy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMorgan Richter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn opera singer uncovers the dark secrets of her cruel and alluring understudy when a murder disrupts her disciplined world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The first time my understudy tried to kill me was on the day we met. We got off on the wrong foot, Yolanda and I, and while most of that was due to Yolanda being a very . . . complicated individual, some of the blame lies with me...\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter years of rigorous instruction and ensemble work, Kit finally gets her big break when she's hired to play the lead role in a new opera based on the 1960s cult classic film \u003ci\u003eBarbarella\u003c\/i\u003e. Entrusted with playing the beautiful and seductive titular role, Kit is on her way to the top of the highly competitive world of New York City opera. But then she walks into rehearsal and meets her understudy. Stunning, suggestive, and bursting with the unbridled confidence of a novice, Yolanda is physically everything Barbarella is meant to be. At first, Kit isn't threatened by the neophyte, until Yolanda reveals that she wants the role--and will do anything to get it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Yolanda's schemes become increasingly more reckless, she draws an unwitting Kit into her orbit. But when a brutal murder destabilizes the company and threatens her role, Kit discovers that Yolanda's glamorous veneer conceals something much more sinister. Hunting down the betrayed friends and discarded lovers from Yolanda's past and unearthing secrets she's worked hard to bury, Kit realizes just how far Yolanda is willing to go to get what she wants, and the number of enemies she made in the process.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMORGAN RICHTER is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Divide. \u003c\/i\u003eA graduate of the Filmic Writing Program at the University of Southern Califor­nia's film school, she has worked in production on several tele­vision shows, including ABC's \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Funniest Home Videos \u003c\/i\u003eand E! Entertainment Television's Emmy-winning comedy series \u003ci\u003eTalk Soup. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is an avid popular culture critic and the author of \u003ci\u003eDuranalysis: Essays on the Duran Duran Experience. \u003c\/i\u003eRichter currently lives in Seattle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43153646288959,"sku":"9780593685709","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2PyNb6qBZ9780593685709.webp?v=1776949460","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-understudy-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}