{"product_id":"disclaimer-a-novel-isbn-9780062362254","title":"Disclaimer: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss the Apple TV+ series starring Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline, streaming now!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/i\u003e is something special. . . an outstandingly clever and twisty tale that’s been perfectly engineered to make heads spin.” — Janet Maslin, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliantly conceived, deeply unsettling psychological thriller about a woman haunted by secrets, the consuming desire for revenge, and the terrible price we pay when we try to hide the truth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImagine if the next thriller you read was all about you.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a mysterious novel appears at documentary filmmaker Catherine Ravenscroft’s bedside, she is curious. 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I just could not put it down.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarian Keyes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Knight stretches the limits of. . . human emotions and struggles. . . [leading] the reader to a satisfactory and shocking conclusion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Life Sentence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/em\u003e is something special. . . an outstandingly clever and twisty tale that’s been perfectly engineered to make heads spin. This novel’s opening promise of menace is not overstated. Ms. Knight lives up to the initial deal she made with readers and delivers fully on the threat she used to hook them. That’s a rare payoff in a genre full of letdowns. 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