{"product_id":"best-boy-9798895653340","title":"Best Boy","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gripping psychological thriller, \u003ci\u003eBest Boy\u003c\/i\u003e teeters on the knife-edge of memory and identity when the arrival of a shocking letter threatens the carefully constructed life of a woman desperate to outrun her past.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eViveca Stevenson has it all: a handsome and successful husband, an adorable ten-year-old son, and a coastal dream house in Greenwich, Connecticut. She has a solid group of girlfriends and is content with the afterglow of the film career she's left behind. But when a threatening letter arrives--from a man she does not remember--it cracks open a part of her past she thought was buried for good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA terrifying chain of events is set in motion, forcing Viveca to confront what happened on a shattering Halloween night in high school when she had a different name, a different face, a different voice. Who is the man contacting her now and was he really the best boy on her most famous film, \u003ci\u003eMisty\u003c\/i\u003e? Why can't she remember him--or that night? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA taut psychological thriller, \u003ci\u003eBest Boy\u003c\/i\u003e explores identity, memory, and the dangerous power of forgetting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Goodrich Royce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Post Hill Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.42w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798895653340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeborah Goodrich Royce's \u003ci\u003eReef Road, \u003c\/i\u003ea national bestseller and Indie Next pick, was named one of the best books of the year by \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eRuby Falls\u003c\/i\u003e won the Zibby Award for Best Plot Twist, and \u003ci\u003eFinding Mrs. Ford\u003c\/i\u003e was hailed by \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the Ocean House Author Series, Deborah interviews writers ranging from Katie Couric to Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. With fellow authors Luanne Rice and Amy Scheibe she leads the Deer Mountain Writers' Retreat. She writes a book column for \u003ci\u003eHey Rhody\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eProvidence Monthly \u003c\/i\u003emagazines and began her career as an actress on \u003ci\u003eAll My Children\u003c\/i\u003e and story editor at Miramax Films\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeborah holds a BA in modern foreign languages and two honorary doctorates of humane letters from Lake Erie College and the University of Rhode Island. With her husband, Chuck, Deborah restored the Avon Theatre, Ocean House Hotel, Deer Mountain Inn, United Theatre, Martin House Books, and numerous Main Street revitalization projects. She is a trustee of New York Botanical Garden.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Deborah Goodrich Royce \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47699003343005,"sku":"9798895653340","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_60c24649-2acd-48f0-a0e4-7ef2d1887a09.jpg?v=1772695430","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/best-boy-9798895653340","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}