{"product_id":"marion-leah-rowan","title":"Marion - Leah Rowan | Buy Online at Beetle Bookshop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Author: Leah Rowan)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA bloody, wickedly funny, and sharp feminist twist on Alfred Hitchcock's classic \"Psycho\"—what if the leading lady had fought back?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarion is in deep trouble. Trapped in the sexist, cutthroat world of 1960s Manhattan advertising, she steals money from her firm in a desperate bid to help her sister flee an abusive marriage. But when her escape bus breaks down near Saratoga Springs, she's forced to check into a rundown roadside motel run by Norm—a handsome, charming young innkeeper who seems just a touch too obsessed with his mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStepping into her room's shower to scrub off the heat, the curtain is suddenly ripped back. Norm stands there with a knife raised to strike. But Marion isn't going down without a fight. Kneeing him in the groin, she grabs the knife and stabs him to death instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow covered in blood, Marion is a woman on the run—no longer just a thief, but a killer. Armed with the knife and a newfound sense of agency, she sets out across the backroads to save her sister, evade the law, and prove once and for all that she is no victim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Highlights:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIconic Reimagining:\u003c\/b\u003e A dark, thrilling alternative history of cinema’s most famous \"dead blonde\" trope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFast-Paced \u0026amp; Wickedly Funny:\u003c\/b\u003e Blends gritty thriller suspense with sharp dark humor and feminist revenge themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompelling Protagonist:\u003c\/b\u003e A fierce story of empowerment, survival, and sisterhood against abusive men and glass ceilings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53803676827931,"sku":null,"price":849.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/61cTHD7JI_L._SL1500.jpg?v=1787389518","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/kn\/products\/marion-leah-rowan","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}