{"product_id":"dark-rooms-a-novel-isbn-9780062345875","title":"Dark Rooms: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eSharp Objects\u003c\/em\u003e in this stunning debut about murder and glamour set in the ambiguous and claustrophobic world of an exclusive New England prep school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath sets the plot in motion: the murder of Nica Baker, beautiful, wild, enigmatic, and only sixteen. The crime is solved, and quickly—a lonely classmate, unrequited love, a suicide note confession—but memory and instinct won’t allow Nica’s older sister, Grace, to accept the case as closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDropping out of college and living at home, working at the moneyed and progressive private high school in Hartford, Connecticut, from which she recently graduated, Grace becomes increasingly obsessed with identifying and punishing the real killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompulsively readable, Lili Anolik’s debut novel combines the verbal dexterity of Marisha Pessl’s \u003cem\u003eSpecial Topic in Calamity Physics\u003c\/em\u003e and the haunting atmospherics and hairpin plot twists of Megan Abbott’s \u003cem\u003eDare Me.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eDark Rooms\u003c\/em\u003e warrants an urgency that I haven’t experienced since reading Nancy Drew in elementary school. It had me pining for more explanations, more dialogue, more, more, more, in a way that I don’t tend to experience often as an adult. . . . Simply put, Anolik brilliantly strings us along—which is what makes her first novel so rewarding to read, and so upsetting to finish.”—\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath sets the plot in motion: the murder of Nica Baker, beautiful, wild, enigmatic, and only sixteen. The crime is solved, and fast—a lonely classmate, unrequited love, a suicide-note confession—but memory and instinct won’t allow Nica’s older sister Grace to accept the case as closed. Dropped out of college and living at home, working at the moneyed and progressive private high school from which she recently graduated, Grace becomes increasingly obsessed with identifying the real killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The most exciting new writer I’ve come across in a long time, Lili Anolik gives us one hell of a first novel. \u003cem\u003eDark Rooms\u003c\/em\u003e is an elegant work of crime fiction with a plot as well drawn as the characters who inhabit it. It’s a fine murder mystery as well as an exploration of loss and identity—and how through one, we sometimes grope our way to the other. . . . Think Megan Abbott meets Twin Peaks.” \u003cem\u003e—Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of\u003cem\u003e Don’t Look Back\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Suspenseful, sad and, shattering. . . . Whether or not you believe in ghosts, Anolik’s debut will haunt you.”—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The opening sentence hooks.”—Bret Easton Ellis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Insightful [and] complex. . . . Anolik’s haunting debut is tough to put down and will stay with you for a long time. The author’s characters and tone recall Donna Tartt’s The Secret History.”—\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Insightful [and] complex ...Anolik’s haunting debut is tough to put down and will stay with you for a long time. The author’s characters and tone recall Donna Tartt’s The Secret History or Kimberly Pauley’s Ask Me.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A Twin Peaks-twisted murder mystery.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fascinating, disturbing, mysterious, and at times, downright creepy--Lili Anolik’s wonderfully twisted debut novel will intoxicate readers!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Searles, bestselling author of Help for the Haunted and Strange but True\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Great story, great twists, great insights -- a brilliant start to a novelist’s career.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Burning Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One hell of a first novel. Dark Rooms is an elegant work of crime fiction with a plot as well-drawn as the characters who inhabit it. It’s a fine murder mystery as well as an exploration of loss and identity...Think Megan Abbott meets Twin Peaks.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregg Hurwitz, New York Times-bestselling author of Don't Look Back\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As much as this is a crime drama, it’s also a coming-of-age novel. The plot is high-suspense, but it’s the strength of the characters—and the strength of Anolik’s hypnotic, unfussy prose—that gives the book its lasting force. Wholly absorbing and emotionally rich...Deeply satisfying.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Suspenseful, sad and, shattering...Whether or not you believe in ghosts, Anolik’s debut will haunt you.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Great story, great twists, great insights -- a brilliant start to a novelist’s career. DARK ROOMS gallops out of gate but the ride is so smooth. Words are rose petals in Lili Anolik’s hands. What a privilege to get in on the ground floor with this exciting new writer. Already can’t wait for what’s next!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Burning Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888250974437,"sku":"NP9780062345875","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062345875.jpg?v=1730228625","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/dark-rooms-a-novel-isbn-9780062345875","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}