{"product_id":"the-bad-ones-9781250894892","title":"The Bad Ones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eAND INDIE BESTSELLER! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author Melissa Albert returns with \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Ones\u003c\/i\u003e, a supernatural horror novel about four mysterious disappearances in a town haunted by a sinister magical history\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoddess, goddess, count to five\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the morning, who's alive?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the course of a single winter's night, four people vanish without a trace across a small town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNora's estranged best friend, Becca, is one of the lost. As Nora tries to untangle the truth of Becca's disappearance, she discovers a darkness in her town's past, as well as a string of coded messages Becca left for her to unravel. These clues lead Nora to a piece of local lore: a legendary goddess of forgotten origins who played a role in Nora and Becca's own childhood games. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn arresting, crossover horror fantasy threaded with dark magic, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Ones\u003c\/i\u003e is a poison-pen love letter to semi-toxic best friendship, the occult power of childhood play and artistic creation, and the razor-thin line between make-believe and belief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMelissa Albert is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand indie bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Ones, Our Crooked Hearts, \u003c\/i\u003e and the Hazel Wood series. Her work has been translated into more than twenty languages and included in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003elist of Notable Children's Books. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50575342600466,"sku":"9781250894892","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_962ea52c-7ef7-4ee1-9bc4-1d2c2bf10f8b.jpg?v=1744273803","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bad-ones-9781250894892","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}