{"product_id":"blackbox-a-novel-in-840-chapters-9780060532246","title":"Blackbox: A Novel in 840 Chapters","description":"\u003cp\u003eCross a road, take a train, or get on an airplane and you put your life in the hands of a stranger -- every bit as screwed up, every bit as fallible and as human as you are. Then the person turns out not to be a stranger at all, and suddenly it's much worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn America and Britain and the sky in between, an apparently disparate group of people is connected, whether intimately or by chance, to the tragic death of a stowaway on board flight AF266.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the action veers across countries and time zones, the stowaway's real identity is revealed through stolen black box recordings, answering machine messages, sitcom outtakes, and court transcripts. Told in a shifting, circular narrative, the interwoven lives make up a jolting and layered puzzle that builds to a heart-stopping, chilling climax.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn intelligent and invigorating novel with a bizarre menu of dysfunctional characters, \u003cem\u003eBlackbox\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of an attempt to erase a life on tape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalker, Nick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eNick Walker is a writer and performer with Talking Birds, a UK mixed-media production company. He lives under aflight path in Coventry, England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50843979972882,"sku":"9780060532246","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1b8a428b-00df-4cdb-8221-467537f334f1.jpg?v=1737305595","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blackbox-a-novel-in-840-chapters-9780060532246","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}