{"product_id":"havoc-9780063378896","title":"Havoc","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Prize Finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times' \"\u003c\/em\u003eBest Thriller of the Year\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the vein of \u003cem\u003eThe Bad Seed\u003c\/em\u003e comes a twisty, atmospheric psychological suspense about a meddlesome elderly guest at a decadent luxury hotel who believes she has left her problematic past behind, until she decides to interfere in the lives of a young mother and her eight-year-old son, and finally meets her wicked match.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe war between age and youth has never been so vicious.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighty-one-year-old widow Maggie Burkhardt came to the Royal Karnak to escape. But not in \u003cem\u003equite\u003c\/em\u003e the same way as most other guests who are relaxing at this threadbare luxury hotel on the banks of the Nile. Maggie, a compulsive fixer of other people's lives, may have found herself in hot water at her last hotel in Switzerland and just \u003cem\u003emight \u003c\/em\u003ehave needed to get out of there fast... But here at the Royal Karnak, under the hot Saharan sun, she has a comfortable suite, a loyal confidante in the hotel manager, Ahmed, and a handful of sympathetic friends, similar \"long-termers\" who understand her still-vivid grief for her late husband, Peter. Here, she is merely the sweet old lady in Room 309.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne morning, however, Maggie notices a new arrival at check-in: a mournful-looking young mother named Tess and her impish eight-year-old, Otto. Eager to help, Maggie invites them into her world. But it isn't long before Maggie realizes that in her longing to be a part of their family, she has let in an enemy much stronger than she bargained for. In scrawny, homely Otto, Maggie Burkhardt has finally met her match.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA propulsive, addictively-readable breakout from the critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eA Beautiful Crime\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Americans\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHavoc\u003c\/em\u003e is brilliant, twisty psychological suspense that will get under your skin like the most unforgettable Hitchcock classics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBollen, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Bollen\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed novels \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Americans, A Beautiful Crime, The Destroyers, Orient, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLightning People\u003c\/em\u003e. He is a frequent contributor to a number of publications, including \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eInterview.\u003c\/em\u003e He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875036205330,"sku":"9780063378896","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a6a214cf-9d88-41aa-85cc-052e545177f3.jpg?v=1762935085","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/havoc-9780063378896","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}