{"product_id":"the-burn-palace-9780142180440","title":"The Burn Palace","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"One of the best of the best...You can't ask for more than this book gives. I loved it.\" - Stephen King \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An exquisitely unexpected, delightfully believable exploration of what normal looks like when it goes through the (evil) looking glass.\" --Oprah.com \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sleepy community of Brewster, Rhode Island, is just like any other small American town. It's a place where most of its inhabitants will die blocks from where they were born; where gossip spreads like wildfire, and the big weekend entertainment is the inevitable fight at the local bar. But recently, something out of the ordinary--perhaps even supernatural--has been stirring. While packs of coyotes gather and a baby is stolen and replaced with a snake, a series of inexplicably violent acts confounds Detective Woody Potter--and inspires terror in the locals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Richard Russo small-town tableau crossed with a Stephen King thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Burn Palace\u003c\/i\u003e is a darkly funny, twisted portrait of chaos and paranoia that keeps readers guessing until the final pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen Dobyns is the author of more than thirty novels and poetry collections. He teaches writing at Warren Wilson College and lives in New England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Plume Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51811641360658,"sku":"9780142180440","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d35a60ae-ad38-4154-87cb-1e683cbfafbb.jpg?v=1766487184","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-burn-palace-9780142180440","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}