{"product_id":"like-a-charm-a-novel-in-voices-9780060583316","title":"Like a Charm: A Novel in Voices","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSuspense Anthology Novel by 16 Bestselling Crime Writers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLike a Charm\u003c\/em\u003e brings together New York Times bestselling authors including Karin Slaughter, Lee Child, Peter Robinson, Laura Lippman, and John Connolly in a unique collaborative suspense novel. This anthology features 16 interconnected stories, each centered around a single object—a charm bracelet that brings misfortune to everyone who possesses it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMulti-Author Crime Fiction Collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collaborative novel spans centuries and continents, following the cursed charm bracelet from its creation in nineteenth-century Georgia through wartime Leeds, across Europe by steam train, into the violent backstreets of 1980s Scotland, present-day London, a Manhattan taxi, the Mojave Desert, and back to Georgia. Each of the 16 authors contributes a gripping chapter filled with murder, betrayal, and intrigue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatured Crime Writers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe anthology showcases the cream of US and UK crime fiction authors. Karin Slaughter, one of the world's most popular storytellers with over 40 million copies sold globally, leads this collection. Her work includes the Grant County and Will Trent series, along with bestsellers like \u003cem\u003ePretty Girls\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Good Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePieces of Her\u003c\/em\u003e. Joining her are acclaimed authors Lee Child, Peter Robinson, Laura Lippman, and John Connolly, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eInterconnected Mystery Stories\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike traditional anthologies where stories stand alone, \u003cem\u003eLike a Charm\u003c\/em\u003e weaves 16 chapters into one cohesive narrative. The glittering charm bracelet serves as the connecting thread, passing from character to character across different time periods and locations. Each writer builds upon the previous story, creating a seamless reading experience that combines multiple writing styles into one compelling mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHarper Paperbacks Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis paperback edition from Harper Paperbacks delivers compulsive, just-one-more-chapter reading for suspense fiction fans. The novel format allows readers to experience how different crime writers approach the same central mystery, offering varied perspectives on themes of fate, consequence, and the dark side of human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling authors including Karin Slaughter, Lee Child, Peter Robinson, Laura Lippman, John Connolly, and others, combine their talents to deliver a brilliant tour-de-force in this clever suspense novel that revolves around one object--a charm bracelet--and the harrowing circumstances that plague the unlucky people who come into contact with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinked by a glittering charm bracelet that brings misfortune to everyone who handles it, \u003cem\u003eLike a Charm\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel in sixteen chilling parts written by the cream of US and UK crime writers. From nineteenth-century Georgia, where the bracelet is forged in fire, to wartime Leeds, a steam train across Europe, the violent backstreets of 1980s Scotland, present-day London, a Manhattan taxi, the Mojave Desert and back to Georgia, each writer weaves a gripping story of murder, betrayal and intrigue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA must-have collection for fans of suspense fiction, \u003cem\u003eLike a Charm\u003c\/em\u003e is a mesmerizing, masterful story that makes for compulsive, just-one-more-chapter reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarin Slaughter\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the world's most popular and acclaimed storytellers. Published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe, her twenty-one novels include the Grant County and Will Trent books, as well as the Edgar-nominated \u003cem\u003eCop Town\u003c\/em\u003e and the instant \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling stand-alone novels \u003cem\u003ePretty Girls\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Good Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePieces of Her\u003c\/em\u003e. Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project--a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta. Her standalone novel \u003cem\u003ePieces of Her\u003c\/em\u003e is in production with Netflix, starring Toni Collette, and the Grant County and Will Trent series are in development for television.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680511922450,"sku":"9780060583316","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ab1d9e6d-1b96-437c-a898-51ea4abe95af.jpg?v=1734920349","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/like-a-charm-a-novel-in-voices-9780060583316","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}