{"product_id":"i-shot-the-devil-9798212320740","title":"I Shot the Devil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIVE WENT INTO THE WOODS. TWO NEVER CAME BACK.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErin Sloane was sixteen when high school senior Andre Villiers was murdered by his friends\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey were her friends, too, led by the intense, charismatic Ricky Hell. Five people went into West Cypress Woods the night Andre was murdered. Only three came out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtivan, alcohol, and distance had dimmed Erin's memories of that time. But nearly twenty years later, an aging father will bring her home. Now a journalist, she is asked to write a story about the Southport Three and the thrill-kill murder that electrified the country. Erin's investigation propels her closer and closer to a terrifying truth. And closer and closer to danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unforgettable story of murder, trauma, and childhoods lost, \u003ci\u003eI Shot the Devil\u003c\/i\u003e is a taut, prizewinning debut novel from an electrifying new talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcIver, Ruth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuth McIver\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Dublin-born Western Australian and NYC writer currently based in Melbourne. In 2019, she completed her PhD in the field of true-crime-inspired fiction with Curtin University. Her first novel, \u003cem\u003eNothing Gold\u003c\/em\u003e, was runner-up in the inaugural Banjo Prize (2018) and was one of seven novels selected to be pitched at Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival (2014). Ruth's self-published novel-in-verse, \u003cem\u003eThe Sunset Club\u003c\/em\u003e (2014), was highly commended in the Anne Elder category by the FAW (Fellowship of Australian Writers). \u003cem\u003eI Shot the Devil\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2018 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625721434386,"sku":"9798212320740","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d1ecedbe-3b7a-4010-8db7-e46aa7943352.jpg?v=1775631768","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-shot-the-devil-9798212320740","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}