{"product_id":"the-island-9780316531290","title":"The Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chain\u003c\/i\u003e comes a pulse-pounding thriller about a family that must face their darkest fears--and deepest secrets--when they go on the run for their lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e \"BEST THRILLER OF 2022\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Unrelenting suspense.\" --Stephen King \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Extraordinary.\" \u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eT. J. Newman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Falling\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"You'll never go on vacation the same way again.\" --Don Winslow, \u003ci\u003eNew York Time\u003c\/i\u003es bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCity On Fire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e IT WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO BE A FAMILY VACATION. \u003cbr\u003e A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT CHANGED EVERYTHING. \u003cbr\u003e YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF UNTIL THEY COME FOR YOUR FAMILY. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After moving from a small country town to Seattle, Heather Baxter marries Tom, a widowed doctor with a young son and teenage daughter. A working vacation overseas seems like the perfect way to bring the new family together, but once they're deep in the Australian outback, the jet-lagged and exhausted kids are so over their new mom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When they discover remote Dutch Island, off-limits to outside visitors, the family talks their way onto the ferry, taking a chance on an adventure far from the reach of iPhones and Instagram. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But as soon as they set foot on the island, which is run by a tightly knit clan of locals, everything feels wrong. Then a shocking accident propels the Baxters from an unsettling situation into an absolute nightmare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Heather and the kids are separated from Tom, they are forced to escape alone, seconds ahead of their pursuers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now it's up to Heather to save herself and the kids, even though they don't trust her, the harsh bushland is filled with danger, and the locals want her dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Heather has been underestimated her entire life, but she knows that only she can bring her family home again and become the mother the children desperately need, even if it means doing the unthinkable to keep them all alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOON TO BE A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Gripping and unpredictable. No one does high-stakes tension like McKinty . . . Prepare to be hooked.\" \u003cb\u003e--Sarah Pearse\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A haunting masterpiece.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eSteve Cavanagh\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"McKinty has written another irresistible and pulse-pounding thriller about the surprising places evil hides and just how far we'll go for those we love.\" \u003cb\u003e--Karin Slaughter\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian McKinty \u003c\/b\u003ewas born and grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He studied philosophy at Oxford University before moving to Australia and to New York. He is the author of more than a dozen crime novels, including the Dagger and Edgar-award nominated debut \u003ci\u003eDead I Well May Be, \u003c\/i\u003ethe critically acclaimed Sean Duffy series, and the award-winning standalone thriller \u003ci\u003eThe Chain\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and #1 international bestseller. McKinty's books have been translated into over 30 languages and he has won the Edgar Award, the International Thriller Writers Award, the Ned Kelly Award (3 times), the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Macavity Award, and the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50597424726290,"sku":"9780316531290","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0a5f51ae-c424-470c-b7af-ceb524d01e53.jpg?v=1732178172","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-island-9780316531290","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}