{"product_id":"constance-9781542014274","title":"Constance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA breakthrough in human cloning becomes one woman's waking nightmare in a mind-bending thriller by the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Gibson Vaughn series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the near future, advances in medicine and quantum computing make human cloning a reality. For the wealthy, cheating death is the ultimate luxury. To anticloning militants, it's an abomination against nature. For young Constance \"Con\" D'Arcy, who was gifted her own clone by her late aunt, it's terrifying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a routine monthly upload of her consciousness--stored for that inevitable transition--something goes wrong. When Con wakes up in the clinic, it's eighteen months later. Her recent memories are missing. Her original, she's told, is dead. If that's true, what does that make \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe secrets of Con's disorienting new life are buried deep. So are those of how and why she died. To uncover the truth, Con is retracing the last days she can recall, crossing paths with a detective who's just as curious. On the run, she needs someone she can trust. Because only one thing has become clear: Con is being marked for murder--all over again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFitzsimmons, Matthew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMatthew FitzSimmons is the author of the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Gibson Vaughn series, which includes \u003ci\u003eOrigami Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDebris Line\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCold Harbor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoisonfeather\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Short Drop\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Illinois and raised in London, he now lives in Washington, DC, where he taught English literature and theater at a private high school for more than a decade. For more information, visit him at www.matthewfitzsimmons.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas \u0026 Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50495273861394,"sku":"9781542014274","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7e1e2427-9908-4d99-8cd1-8bb4df4428e8.jpg?v=1730677953","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/constance-9781542014274","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}