{"product_id":"this-old-body-joan-anderson-9781998648542","title":"This Old Body","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen renovation expert Marissa Hamilton leaves behind a failed marriage, a cheating husband, and a tanked TV show, she arrives in Toronto with a fresh start, a tight production schedule, and one underwhelming ranch house to transform into a mansion. Her new solo series, \u003cem\u003eMarissa's Mansions\u003c\/em\u003e, should be the career reset she's meticulously planned for. Then her ex-husband breaks into her house in the middle of the night, and everything goes sideways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat follows is less a crime novel than a study in applied project management. Marissa doesn't panic. She measures. She makes lists. She solves problems the only way she knows how: with precision, contingency planning, and an unsettling willingness to adapt her professional skill set to circumstances no production binder has ever anticipated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurrounded by a nosy neighbour armed with surveillance cameras and a municipal code clipboard, a sustainability-obsessed producer who quotes permit regulations like scripture, a volunteer organization that treats demolition debris as cultural heritage, and a one-woman camera crew who sees far more than she lets on, Marissa must keep her renovation on schedule while managing a secret that grows more complicated by the week.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Old Body\u003c\/em\u003e is a darkly comic crime novel about control, reinvention, and the terrifying competence of a woman who refuses to be derailed. It asks what separates a skilled professional from a calculating criminal, and whether the answer is really just a matter of what you happen to be working on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharp, deadpan, and deeply Canadian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1998648540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781998648542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northshore Noir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.65d","brand":"Joan Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801743470847,"sku":"9781998648542","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-old-body-joan-anderson-9781998648542","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}