{"product_id":"the-truants-9780525541974","title":"The Truants","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e's Top Ten Best Crime Novels of 2020\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2020 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] hypnotic debut. . . .[An] uncommonly clever whodunit.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA thrilling debut novel perfect for lovers of Agatha Christie and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e, exploring deceit, first love, and the depths to which obsession can drive us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople disappear when they most want to be seen.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJess Walker has come to a concrete campus under the flat gray skies of East Anglia for one reason: to be taught by the mesmerizing and rebellious Dr. Lorna Clay, whose seminars soon transform Jess's thinking on life, love, and Agatha Christie. Swept up in Lorna's thrall, Jess falls in with a tightly knit group of rule-breakers--until the dynamic among the friends begins to darken. When a tragedy shatters their friendships and love affairs and reveals a terrible secret, Jess must face the question she fears most: What is the true cost of an extraordinary life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Weinberg\u003c\/b\u003e was born and lives in London. She studied English at Oxford and creative writing in East Anglia. She has worked as a slush pile reader, a bookshop assistant, a journalist, and a ghost writer.\u003ci\u003e The Truants\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50494405542162,"sku":"9780525541974","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_97a61457-49af-4bc4-9c7d-b720bf6cc3f1.jpg?v=1730664152","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-truants-9780525541974","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}