Marion

By Leah Rowan

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"A fiendishly clever feminist remix of Psycho. Rowan's bold take on Hitchcock's classic benefits from wicked humor, a well-rounded heroine fueled by righteous anger, and a breakneck pace." --Publishers Weekly

NORMAN WAS HER FIRST...

Marion is in deep. She's stolen money from the Manhattan ad agency where she works in a desperate bid to help her sister escape an abusive marriage, but the bus breaks down before she can make it to Saratoga Springs. It's late at night, and the only place with vacancies is an old set of cabins on the outskirts of town. She pays for a room in cash, and ends up chatting with Norm, the young innkeeper who's handsome, charming and a touch hung-up on his elderly mother. Back in her room, she steps into the shower, scrubbing off the late-summer heat, when the curtain is pulled back...

Norm Billings is there with a knife. He raises his arm to strike, but before he does, Marion knees him in the balls, grabs the knife, and stabs the life out of him. Now, she's covered in blood, and she's a woman on the run--not just a thief, but a killer, too. Where will she go? How will she save both herself and her sister? And what mysteries will she uncover as she does?

In Psycho, Hitchcock shocked audiences when he killed off his protagonist. But what if the leading lady had fought back? Marion offers an alternate history of the most famous dead blonde to ever grace the silver screen. Only this time, the knife is in her hands--and she's no victim.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250416469
• ISBN13: 9781250416469
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Wouldn’t suggest

Just could not get into. The main character arc goes slow but starts to gain momentum once meeting Norman, but then our secondary character is brought in and I just could t. No matter now I tried to find interest in that part of the story I just could not. I found them rather annoying and unlikeable. I just wanted to skip every part of their story. It just bored me to tears. I really wanted to like this book as I’m a huge fan or the different story’s from the original psycho story. So many stories that I love come from that source material. I wanted to like this as well. It was an intriguing idea. I even liked how the story was narrated. The voice actor read it well. And no over dramatic way of speaking was a nice change versus so many other audio narratives. I just disliked the secondary character’s story. I couldn’t even finish the book, which is rare. Audiobook arc read