{"product_id":"parlor-games-paperback-2","title":"Parlor Games - 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\u003eRobert Marasco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Drexler is handsome, charming, and brilliant, and it doesn't take long for Maggie Newman to fall head over heels in love with him. But Peter has a secret-his previous girlfriend, Susan, plunged to her death from a balcony. The police wrote it off as suicide, but Susan's mother, Joanne Ellis, is convinced Peter murdered her. And then there is Peter's beautiful and enigmatic sister, Gail, who for some reason is doing everything she can to break Peter and Maggie up. As Maggie gets closer to Peter, strange and sinister events begin to transpire. But surely she is in no danger from the gentle Peter-or is she?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second novel by Robert Marasco, whose \u003cem\u003eBurnt Offerings\u003c\/em\u003e (1973) is recognized as a classic of the supernatural, \u003cem\u003eParlor Games\u003c\/em\u003e (1979) is a psychological thriller that will keep readers guessing until the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A skillful work of psychological suspense that should keep most readers mystified to the very end.\" - \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For sheer horror and gut-numbing suspense, it would be difficult indeed to find a scarier book than Robert Marasco's \u003cem\u003eParlor Games\u003c\/em\u003e . . . Even scarier than \u003cem\u003eBurnt Offerings\u003c\/em\u003e . . . Don't read it when you're all alone in the house - please.\" - \u003cem\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An unusual novel of its kind, an unnerving and frightening story.\" - \u003cem\u003eAnniston Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's good from page one ... taut, explosive ... a good, solid thriller.\" - \u003cem\u003eSouth Bend Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[D]ownright chilling. The author is effective in keeping the reader on edge.\" -\u003cem\u003e Sacramento Bee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47266565456121,"sku":"9781960241542","price":32.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/H13KWKPN-d9781960241542.webp?v=1768852031","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/parlor-games-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}