{"product_id":"nine-lives-9780062980083","title":"Nine Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[A] smartly entertaining reimagining of Agatha Christie's classic \u003cem\u003eAnd Then There Were None\u003c\/em\u003e... Swanson cunningly plays with readers' heads as we hope so-and-so gets it next.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e-- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you're on the list, someone wants you dead. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eEight Perfect Murders\u003c\/em\u003e comes the heart-pounding story of nine strangers who receive a cryptic list with their names on it--and then begin to die in highly unusual circumstances.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNine strangers receive a list with their names on it in the mail. Nothing else, just a list of names on a single sheet of paper. None of the nine people know or have ever met the others on the list. They dismiss it as junk mail, a fluke--until very, very bad things begin happening to people on the list.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst, a well-liked old man is drowned on a beach in the small town of Kennewick, Maine. Then, a father is shot in the back while running through his quiet neighborhood in suburban Massachusetts. A frightening pattern is emerging, but what do these nine people have in common? Their professions range from oncology nurse to aspiring actor, and they're located all over the country. So why are they all on the list, and who sent it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFBI agent Jessica Winslow, who is on the list herself, is determined to find out. Could there be some dark secret that binds them all together? Or is this the work of a murderous madman? As the mysterious sender stalks these nine strangers, they find themselves constantly looking over their shoulders, wondering who will be crossed off next...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwanson, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Swanson\u003c\/strong\u003e is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Kind Worth Killing\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the New England Society Book Award and finalist for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger; \u003cem\u003eHer Every Fear, \u003c\/em\u003e an NPR book of the year; and \u003cem\u003eEight Perfect Murders, \u003c\/em\u003ea\u003cem\u003e New York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eamong others. His books have been translated into 30 languages. He lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts, where he is at work on his next novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606146289938,"sku":"9780062980083","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a3078c60-e47e-40c0-bb61-9aa0c5df90d8.jpg?v=1748509974","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nine-lives-9780062980083","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}