{"product_id":"the-alabaster-gaze-sara-yousef-9781787955424","title":"The Alabaster Gaze","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe author has passed away. A perfect crime. Three women, each with a different story.\u003c\/strong\u003eCelebrated but fading novelist Julian Vane is dead. But his death was no simple tragedy-it was his final, manipulative masterpiece, a stage designed to trap the women in his life and immortalise his own legend.In the 48 hours surrounding Julian Vane's death, three women each construct their own version of truth. One believes she witnessed natural causes. One pushes suicide. One is convinced she caused an accident. All three are wrong-and that's exactly what Julian intended.As his story unfolds, three competing narratives emerge, each driven by a woman with everything to lose.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WIFE: Mary West.\u003c\/strong\u003e A polished cardiologist, she is desperate to maintain her pristine reputation and frames death as a natural cause\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e But her calm exterior hides a deep shame and a secret that makes her look guilty of premeditation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTHE AGENT: Sloane Porter.\u003c\/strong\u003e Facing financial ruin, Julian's calculating agent sees his death as a final opportunity. She pushes a narrative of a noble \u003cstrong\u003esuicide\u003c\/strong\u003e to secure a lucrative posthumous book deal, all while hiding her own desperate acts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTHE LOVER: Mila Novak.\u003c\/strong\u003e Talented and ambitious, she believes she is responsible for an \u003cstrong\u003eaccident\u003c\/strong\u003e after a physical altercation. In a panic, she steals his dark, final manuscript-a confession that could launch her career or expose her as a killer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAs sharp-witted Detective Byrne investigates, she is drawn into a web of unreliable memories and deliberate lies, convinced she is hunting for a murderer. But the most shocking revelation is not who killed Julian, but why he engineered his own end.Sara Yousef's psychological thriller dissects the anatomy of deception through four conflicting perspectives, each with hidden motives that drive them to reshape reality itself.\u003cem\u003eThe Alabaster Gaze\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping psychological thriller about the battle between truth and narrative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sara Yousef\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1787955427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787955424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Global East-West (London)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Sara Yousef","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874523689215,"sku":"9781787955424","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-alabaster-gaze-sara-yousef-9781787955424","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}