{"product_id":"ninth-configuration-9780765337306","title":"Ninth Configuration","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e, William Peter Blatty's \u003ci\u003eThe Ninth Configuration\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis a thought-provoking, blackly comic journey into the heart of madness--and the outer limits of belief--that served as the basis of an acclaimed film (also known as\u003ci\u003e Twinkle, Twinkle, \"Killer\" Kane\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hidden away in a brooding Gothic manor in the deep woods is Center Eighteen, a secret military \"rest camp\" currently housing twenty-seven inmates, all officers who have succumbed to a sudden outbreak of mental illness. Have the men truly lost their minds, are they only pretending to be insane to avoid combat, or is some more sinister conspiracy at work? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Desperate for answers, the Pentagon has placed a brilliant Marine psychiatrist in charge of the base and its deranged occupants. A man of deep faith and compassion, Colonel Kane hopes to uncover the root of the men's bizarre obsessions. But as Center Eighteen descends into chaos, Kane finds the greatest challenge may be his own buried demons. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Peter Blatty (1928-2017)\u003c\/b\u003e, the writer of numerous novels and screenplays, is best known for his mega-bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e, deemed by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e to be \"as superior to most books of its kind as an Einstein equation is to an accountant's column of figures.\" An Academy Award winner for his screenplay for \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e, Blatty is not only the author of one of the most terrifying novels ever written, but, paradoxically, also cowrote the screenplay for the hilarious Inspector Clouseau film, \u003ci\u003eA Shot in the Dark. New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reviewers of his early comic novels noted, \"Nobody can write funnier lines than William Peter Blatty,\" describing him as \"a gifted virtuoso who writes like S. J. Perelman.\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645439676690,"sku":"9780765337306","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5eaa2bc7-beaa-4e85-a064-77abd7219a11.jpg?v=1733152653","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ninth-configuration-9780765337306","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}