{"product_id":"9781529406115","title":"The Lover","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow can you hide your affair when your lover's been murdered? From the mind of a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003epsychologist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Therapist, \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a gripping story of secrets, lies, extramarital affairs and murder.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wonderful storyteller\" Chris Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs it worse to lie to your husband or the police?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRikke is deceiving them both. When their upstairs neighbor Jørgen is found dead, she's questioned alongside her husband Åsmund.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow can Rikke admit in front of Åsmund that Jørgen and she were having an affair? Or explain to the police the complexity of her feelings for Jørgen? The hint of relief that he's dead. And, as the investigation closes in on the neighborhood, how long can she conceal the affair from her neighbors, her husband, and her teenage daughter?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRikke knows she can't hide the phone calls, emails and messages from the police. So she cuts herself a deal. In return for a few days' grace to tell Åsmund before anyone else does, she'll share everything about the affair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut before she can summon the courage to confess, Rikke is struck by a chilling revelation. Jørgen can only have been killed by someone living in their small apartment building.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Norwegian by Alison McCullough\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Helene Flood","offers":[{"title":"Mobius |  Hardback  |  2022-07-12","offer_id":44151481630975,"sku":"9781529406115","price":33.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_63e574f6-010b-41c1-bd9e-3f5e1c6cba13.jpg?v=1649853369","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781529406115","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}