{"product_id":"land-of-the-blind-9780061712845","title":"Land of the Blind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A mystery novel of profound depth.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Walter is at his incisive best. . . . Hypnotically compelling.\" -- \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this fiendishly clever and darkly funny novel, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Jess Walter explores the bonds and compromises we make as children--and the fatal errors we can make at any time in our lives. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile working the weekend night shift, Caroline Mabry, a weary Spokane police detective, encounters a seemingly unstable but charming derelict who tells her, \"I'd like to confess.\" But he insists on writing out his statement in longhand. In the forty-eight hours that follow, the stranger confesses to not just a crime but an entire life--spinning a wry and haunting tale of youth and adulthood, of obsession and revenge, and of two men's intertwined lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalter, Jess:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJess Walter is the author of six novels, including the bestsellers \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Financial Lives of the Poets\u003c\/em\u003e, the National Book Award finalist \u003cem\u003eThe Zero\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCitizen Vince\u003c\/em\u003e, the winner of the Edgar Award for best novel. His short fiction has appeared in \u003cem\u003eHarper's\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Nonrequired Reading\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in his hometown of Spokane, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543364997394,"sku":"9780061712845","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_84fe9f1a-0f38-4667-a33f-5b06e0c4f7a0.jpg?v=1731507435","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/land-of-the-blind-9780061712845","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}