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PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at Leah Rowan's upcoming thriller inspired by Psycho

Marion offers a captivating alternate take on the horror classic where the iconic victim fights back

The book "is an ode to all the women characters that had to die, pigeonholed to mere plot points, in countless books and movies through the years," the author says

What if Marion Crane wasn't killed by Norman Bates at the beginning of Alfred Hitchcock 's Psycho ? That's the inspiration behind Leah Rowan's alternate take on the horror classic, the upcoming thriller Marion .

Ahead of its release next summer, PEOPLE has the exclusive first look at the cover for the anticipated new book , which explores what happens when the leading lady doesn't die — and instead, fights back.

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