{"product_id":"paper-cut","title":"Paper Cut","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"As tightly coiled as a rattlesnake about to strike, Taff's screen-ready exploration of art, celebrity, and exploitation makes for stay-up-all-night reading. It's a knockout.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e-- Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLucy Golden is a true-crime icon, infamous for the murder she committed while escaping a California cult twenty years ago. But as everyone in Los Angeles knows, fame is fleeting, and Lucy and her story are always just one news cycle away from obscurity. Not to mention, she's fending off a stalker and moderating an icy feud between her acclaimed photographer mother and her scandalous rock star sister. Worst of all, online trolls are asking increasingly threatening questions about the legendary crime. Questions that could tear her life apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo when a hotshot documentarian makes her case the subject of his next film, Lucy sees a chance to silence any doubters once and for all. But as filming begins, she must return to the California desert and come face-to-face with a cast of players from her torrid history. Of course, the past is never what it seems, and long-buried secrets soon collide with present-day threats. Can Lucy stop her critics from digging up the truth before it's too late? And how far will she go to protect the story she's been telling--and selling--all along?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTold in a narrative split between the present day and Lucy's hit memoir about her fated summer in the cult, \u003cem\u003ePaper Cut \u003c\/em\u003ecombines psychological suspense with coming-of-age Californian cult noir and a sharp examination of the true-crime phenomenon. As incisive as it is propulsive, this mesmerizing debut will keep readers hooked until the last page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRachel Taff\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author and television producer. Most recently, Rachel was the Director of Development at Dynamic Television, known for \u003cem\u003eGinny and Georgia\u003c\/em\u003e, where she sold projects to Amazon and Hallmark. Previously, Rachel worked for Emmy-winning director Thomas Schlamme's Shoe Money Productions, where she developed projects for FX and managed a production slate including \u003cem\u003eSnowfall\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Plot Against America\u003c\/em\u003e. Additional credits include \u003cem\u003eSMILF\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Dad, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eFresh Off the Boat\u003c\/em\u003e. Rachel earned a Media Arts \u0026amp; Entertainment degree at Elon University. After a decade in Los Angeles, she now lives in Atlanta with her husband and their Portuguese water dog. \u003cem\u003ePaper Cut\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk POS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50899942342941,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9780063380394.jpg?v=1769795697","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/paper-cut","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}