{"product_id":"the-wicked-hour-a-natalie-lockhart-novel-9781250771131","title":"The Wicked Hour: A Natalie Lockhart Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eTrace of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e, a detective dealing with the scars of her past must solve a seemingly unconnected string of murders, and face the impossible question of what to do when the killer may be hiding amongst the ones you know, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ein Alice Blanchard's \u003ci\u003eThe Wicked Hour.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Readers will welcome a return to Burning Lake with Natalie at the helm.\"--\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lockhart is a relatable new heroine on the police-procedural scene, and one who will appeal to readers of Tana French.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe day after Burning Lake's notorious, debauched Halloween celebration, Detective Natalie Lockhart uncovers a heartbreaking scene--a young woman, dead and lying in a dumpster. There's no clue to who she is, save for a mystifying tattoo on her arm, and a callus underneath her chin. She's not from around here. No one knows who she is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Natalie retraces the young woman's steps leading up to her death, she uncovers a deeper, darker horror--a string of murders and disappearances, seemingly unconnected, that may have ties to each other--and explain the abrupt disappearance of her best friend years ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs she digs deeper within the mind of the hunter, Natalie finds a darkness she could never have imagined. And as she draws closer to the truth, the killer is weaving a trap for her that may prove inescapable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALICE BLANCHARD is an award-winning author. She has received a PEN Award, a New Letters Literary Award, a Centrum Artists-in-Residence Fellowship, and a Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eDarkness Peering\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e' Notable Book and a Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Best Mystery book. Her work has been published in 17 countries.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567842169106,"sku":"9781250771131","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_461ada42-8933-4d2d-bc0c-73d4d81741b3.jpg?v=1731929534","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wicked-hour-a-natalie-lockhart-novel-9781250771131","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}