{"product_id":"9780062424808","title":"Girl in the Dark : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eGirl in the Dark\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Marion Pauw, Hester Velmans\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn award-winning, internationally bestselling author makes her American debut with this taut, riveting domestic drama with the compulsive intensity of \u003cem\u003eThe Good Girl, The Pocket Wife,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/em\u003e, about a long-lost brother convicted of a horrifying crime and a sister’s fight to clear his name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single mother and lawyer, Iris has a colorful caseload, a young son with behavior issues, and a judgmental mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe also has a brother—shocking news she uncovers by accident. Why did her mother lie to her for her entire life? Why did she hide the existence of Ray Boelens from her?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurious about this sibling she has never known, Iris begins to search for long-buried truths. What she discovers surprises—and horrifies—her. Her older brother is autistic—and in prison for brutally murdering his neighbor and her daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisiting Ray, she meets a man who looks heartbreakingly like her own son. A man who is devoted to his tropical fish and who loves baking bread. A man whose naiveté unnerves her. There is no question that Ray is odd and obsessive, unable to communicate like the rest of us. But is he really a killer?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in the alternative voices of Ray and Iris, \u003cem\u003eGirl in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e is a compulsive, page-turning thriller about lies, murder, and the tenacity of a family determined to stay together even as they are pulled apart at the most vulnerable seams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“One of the most thrilling and entertaining suspense writers of The Netherlands--or any country for that matter. Marion Pauw just may be the Dutch answer to Gillian Flynn.”\u003cbr\u003e“Pauw’s American debut is a tense revelation of dangerous family secrets and a challenge to preconceptions about autism.... A must-read for fans of character-driven stories, such as Tana French’s \u003ci\u003eFaithful Place.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062424808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41111715807438,"sku":"9780062424808","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062424808.jpg?v=1649737461","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062424808","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}