{"product_id":"the-house-guest-9780316600798","title":"The House Guest","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn aspiring chef finds she has bitten off more than she can chew when her gig as a private cook to a bestselling author turns deadly in this propulsive, whip-smart suspense novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Emma Cline's \u003ci\u003eThe Guest\u003c\/i\u003e meets Freida McFadden's \u003ci\u003eThe Housemaid\u003c\/i\u003e in this sexy, edgy, singular story.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eAshley Winstead, author of\u003ci\u003e The Future Saints\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brett Novak is a young upstart chef, with real, raw talent--if only she could catch a break. After getting dumped by her married girlfriend and losing the perfect job offer, Brett accepts a temporary position as a live-in, personal chef of a reclusive, bestselling author, Carson Smart, who resides in a mansion on a secluded beach in Cape Cod. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Carson immediately seduces her, but things get complicated when Carson's wife, Vera, arrives home from her trip, and the love\/hate relationship between the two spouses erupts, leaving Brett caught in the middle. Brett, starved for attention, craves Carson's affection and yet is oddly drawn to Vera's seductive and destructive charms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Brett becomes an unwitting pawn and weapon, she questions how far husband and wife will go to wound the other. With nowhere else to turn, she has no choice but to stay--even as her hold on reality begins to slip. Can she survive her employers' dark appetites?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Pashley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316600798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Pashley\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of two short story collections, \u003ci\u003eStates\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Conjurer\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Scamp\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Watcher\u003c\/i\u003e. Her stories have appeared widely in journals like \u003ci\u003eMississippi Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePANK\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSmokeLong Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, and she has been awarded the Red Hen Prize for Fiction, the \u003ci\u003eMississippi Review\u003c\/i\u003e Prize for fiction, and the \u003ci\u003eCarve Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Esoteric Award for LGBT Fiction. She lives in Syracuse, New York. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jennifer Pashley \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48641370325149,"sku":"9780316600798","price":34.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3957161f-6b96-4c94-9c6d-180a43a58e95.jpg?v=1784107858","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-house-guest-9780316600798","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}