{"product_id":"9780765337306","title":"The Ninth Configuration","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ninth Configuration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): William Peter Blatty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHidden away in a brooding Gothic manor in the deep woods is Center Eighteen, a secret military \"rest camp\" currently housing twenty-seven inmates, all officers who have succumbed to a sudden outbreak of mental illness. Have the men truly lost their minds, are they only pretending to be insane to avoid combat, or is some more sinister conspiracy at work?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesperate for answers, the Pentagon has placed a brilliant Marine psychiatrist in charge of the base and its deranged occupants. A man of deep faith and compassion, Colonel Kane hopes to uncover the root of the men's bizarre obsessions. But as Center Eighteen descends into chaos, Kane finds the greatest challenge may be his own buried demons. . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe basis of an acclaimed 1980 film (also known as\u003ci\u003e Twinkle, Twinkle, \"Killer\" Kane\u003c\/i\u003e), William Peter Blatty's \u003ci\u003eThe Ninth Configuration\u003c\/i\u003e is a thought-provoking, blackly comic journey into the heart of madness—and the outer limits of belief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It's a metaphysical murder mystery and a cosmic love story. You have never read anything quite like it.” —\u003ci\u003eSanta Monica Evening Outlook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fasten your seat belt before opening this book!” —\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A work of extraordinary imagination.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Antonio Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765337306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596760854734,"sku":"9780765337306","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_3d304759-a388-4b52-be82-23360da66417.jpg?v=1637865375","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765337306","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}