{"product_id":"book-dr1e","title":"Santa Monica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cbr\u003e debut novel in the vein of Liane Moriarty and Tom Perrotta, about dark\u003cbr\u003e secrets brought to life after the mysterious death of a handsome and\u003cbr\u003e charismatic trainer to the elite women in Santa Monica.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn\u003cbr\u003ethe western edge of Los Angeles is the gorgeous beachside city of Santa Monica,\u003cbr\u003ewhere the sun-kissed, wealthy residents seem to inhabit real-life California\u003cbr\u003edreams. When movie-star-handsome heartthrob fitness coach Zack Doheny, is found\u003cbr\u003edead on the floor of his gym, the tragedy shocks the elite community,\u003cbr\u003eespecially those who’d spent many hours each week exercising with the\u003cbr\u003echarismatic trainer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs\u003cbr\u003ethe narrative flashes back to the months leading up to Zack’s death, it quickly\u003cbr\u003ebecomes clear that things in this coastal paradise are not as glittering as\u003cbr\u003ethey seem. Lettie – Zack’s secret half-sister and an undocumented housekeeper\u003cbr\u003efor the toned, entitled women of Santa Monica – holds her brother responsible\u003cbr\u003efor a horrific family accident, and desperately needs his money to prevent her\u003cbr\u003edeportation. Regina, type-A exercise addict and entrepreneur, will do anything\u003cbr\u003eto get out of debt and to claim Zack for herself. And Mel – a New York City\u003cbr\u003etransplant who finds herself forty pounds heavier and far more cynical than the\u003cbr\u003elithe women of Santa Monica – discovers an electric attraction to Zack that\u003cbr\u003ethreatens to disrupt his bond with Regina and upend Mel’s own marriage. As\u003cbr\u003ethese residents of Santa Monica begin to crack under the stress of their\u003cbr\u003esecrets, one question hangs above it all: what really happened to Zack\u003cbr\u003eDoheny? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs\u003cbr\u003eaddictively suspenseful as it is sharply observed, hilarious, and\u003cbr\u003ecompassionate, \u003cem\u003eSanta Monica\u003c\/em\u003e is the\u003cbr\u003erare novel that captures readers with propulsive storytelling alongside\u003cbr\u003eemotional urgency, irresistible characters, ambitious themes, and a vivid sense\u003cbr\u003eof place.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49344420905264,"sku":"BDdr1e","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49344420938032,"sku":"ZEdr1e","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49344420970800,"sku":"ZMdr1e","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/dr1e-Square-cover.jpg?v=1778397033","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dr1e","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}