{"product_id":"9781950994304","title":"They Did Bad Things : A Thriller","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThey Did Bad Things\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Lauren A. Forry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd Then There Were None\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Last Time I Lied\u003c\/i\u003e in this dark and twisty psychological thriller—now in paperback\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1995, six university students moved into the house at 215 Caldwell Street. Months later, one of them was found dead on the sofa the morning after their end-of-year party. His death was ruled an accident by the police. The remaining five all knew it wasn’t, and though they went on with their lives, the truth of what happened to their sixth housemate couldn’t stay buried forever.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Twenty years later, all five of them arrive—lured separately under various pretenses—at Wolfheather House, a crumbling, secluded mansion on the Scottish isle of Doon. Trapped inside with no way out and no signal to the outside world, the now forty-somethings fight each other—and the unknown mastermind behind their gathering—as they confront the role they played in their housemate’s death. They are given one choice: confess to their crimes or die. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey Did Bad Things\u003c\/i\u003e is a deviously clever psychological thriller about the banality of evil and the human capacity for committing horror.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A superior riff on \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd Then There Were None . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eForry expertly maintains the nail-biting suspense while fully developing her characters. Agatha Christie fans won’t want to miss this one.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Forry keeps readers on edge. . . . The solution to the past and present mysteries involves a well-executed twist. This is one for fans of Lucy Foley's \u003ci\u003eThe Hunting Party\u003c\/i\u003e.\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eForry does a fine job keeping the surprises coming in rapid succession, making this life-like game of Clue one that will be very hard to predict \u003c\/b\u003ewhen the envelope is opened and all is revealed.\"—\u003ci\u003ebookreporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“As ingenious as \u003ci\u003eKnives Out\u003c\/i\u003e, as twisted as \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThey Did Bad Things \u003c\/i\u003eis a very good thing indeed.”\u003c\/b\u003e—Paul Witcover, author of \u003ci\u003eTumbling After\u003c\/i\u003e and finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Lauren A. Forry creates \u003cb\u003ea chilly, claustrophobic thriller\u003c\/b\u003e with a group of misfit characters who not only have a history together but also a bucketful of secrets. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey Did Bad Things \u003c\/i\u003ecovers all the 'dunnits'—\u003ci\u003ewho\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ewhat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ewhere\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e—and you’ll want to read to the end to find out all the answers\u003c\/b\u003e.”—Raymond Benson, author of \u003ci\u003eBlues in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets on Chicory Lane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Lauren A. Forry . . . is obviously well-versed in nightmares.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Skinny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781950994304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Arcade Crimewise","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40592335470798,"sku":"9781950994304","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_8c1df7fb-bbac-490d-844f-f1ece7df8dd5.jpg?v=1646860849","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781950994304","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}