{"product_id":"i-need-you-to-read-this-paperback","title":"I Need You to Read This - Paperback","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\u003eJessa Maxwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \"super creepy\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"perfectly plotted whodunnit\" (Katy Hays, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author) follows an advice columnist searching for answers about her predecessor's murder--from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears ago, Alex Marks escaped to New York City for a fresh start. Now, aside from trips to her regular diner for coffee, she keeps to herself, gets her perfectly normal copywriting job done, and doesn't date. Her quiet world is upended when her childhood hero, Francis Keen, is brutally murdered. Francis was the woman behind the famous advice column, \u003ci\u003eDear Constance\u003c\/i\u003e, and her words helped Alex through some of her darkest times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Alex sees an advertisement searching for her replacement, she impulsively applies, never expecting to get the job. Against all odds, Alex is given the position but soon, she begins to receive strange, potentially threatening letters at the office. Francis's murderer was never identified, turning everyone around her into a threat. Including her boss, editor-in-chief Howard Dimitri, who has a habit of staying late at the office and drinking too much. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Alex is drawn into the details surrounding her predecessor's murder, her own dark secrets begin to rise to the surface and she suddenly finds herself trapped in a dangerous game of cat and mouse that takes her all the way from the power centers of Manhattan to Francis Keen's summer house, where her body was found and where the killer may just be waiting for her in this \"fresh and fascinating\" (Megan Collins, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Family Plot\u003c\/i\u003e) page-turner.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJessa Maxwell is the nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e I Need You to Read This\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDead of Summer\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author and illustrator of five picture books for children. Her comics and cartoons have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and her writing has been published in \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. She now lives in Jamestown, Rhode Island, with her husband, two cats and three-legged dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.25 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378888634470,"sku":"9781668008041","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/R1w4BpuKO49781668008041.webp?v=1768912594","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/i-need-you-to-read-this-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}