{"product_id":"9780063497788_land-of-the-blind","title":"Land of the Blind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A mystery novel of profound depth.” — \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Walter is at his incisive best. . . . Hypnotically compelling.\" — \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this fiendishly clever and darkly funny novel, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e, Jess Walter,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eexplores the bonds and compromises we make as children—and the fatal errors we can make at any time in our lives. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 400-page confession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd a murder that took a lifetime to commit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJess Walter’s widely acclaimed debut thriller, \u003cem\u003eOver Tumbled Graves\u003c\/em\u003e, matched a genre-bending plot with exceptional intelligence and human insight. A \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eNotable Book of the Year, it was praised in the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e as a work of “tremendous emotional impact,” and James Patterson wrote that Walter had “just about lapped the field with his superior first novel.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Walter returns to up the ante once again.\u003cem\u003e Land of the Blind\u003c\/em\u003e brings back Spokane police detective Caroline Mabry—and pits her in a battle of wits against a mysterious, yet oddly familiar figure who appears one Friday night, seeming disoriented and wearing an eye patch. He has a confession to make, the man announces, but he insists on writing it out—and it may take a while.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNineteen hours later—with the stranger still writing—Caroline finds herself scrambling to investigate not merely a murder, but the story of two men’s darkly intertwined lives…and to find the body that awaits her, somewhere in the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a novel of rich characterization and riveting suspense: by turns haunting and witty, but always compelling,\u003cem\u003e Land of the Blind \u003c\/em\u003eis that rare thing—a suspense novel that is genuinely original.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jess Walter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46900242612373,"sku":"9780063497788","price":46.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780063497788.jpg?v=1776888523","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780063497788_land-of-the-blind","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}