{"product_id":"the-next-to-die-a-novel-isbn-9780062388360","title":"The Next to Die: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Monogram Murders\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWoman with a Secret\u003c\/em\u003e returns with a disturbing tale of psychological suspense and obsession that hits at the heart of some of our most precious relationships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if having a best friend could put you in the crosshairs of a killer?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA psychopath the police have dubbed “Billy Dead Mates” is targeting pairs of best friends, and killing them one by one. Before they die, each victim is given a small white book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor months, detectives have failed to catch Billy, or figure out what the white books symbolize and why the killer leaves them behind. The police are on edge; the public in a panic. Then a woman, scared by what she’s seen on the news, comes forward. What she reveals shocks the investigators and adds another troubling layer to an already complex case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStand-up comedian Kim Tribbeck has one of Billy’s peculiar little books. A stranger gave it to her at a gig she did last year. Was the stranger Billy, and is he targeting her—or is it something more nefarious? Kim has no friends and trusts no one, so how—and why—could Billy Dead Mates want to target her? If it’s not her, then who will be the next to die?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSophie Hannah raises the stakes with each successive page in this haunting and twisting thriller that reaffirms her place as one of today’s most talented suspense writers. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Sophie Hannah:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“No one writes twisted, suspenseful novels quite like Sophie Hannah.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiane Moriarity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hannah takes domestic scenarios, adds disquieting touches and turns up the suspense until you’re checking under the bed for murderers . . . it’s this real-life research that helps make it so convincing—and so unsettling.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An exceptional storyteller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mesmerizing! Sophie Hannah puts the ‘psycho’ in psychological suspense with this riveting thriller involving the ultimate closed-door crime scene--and a narrator who is both more and less than what she seems.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Gardner, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Crash and Burn and Fear Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kept me guessing at every turn. Sophie Hannah...has clearly mastered the psychological methodology [of] Gillian Flynn or Tana French. Her unreliable narrator commands our attention and even our sympathy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eWoman with a Secret\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Her plots are ingenious—she’s a writer in complete command of her material—and it’s O.K. if you haven’t quite kept up. She keeps you puzzled and intrigued, right until the end.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888792891621,"sku":"NP9780062388360","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062388360.jpg?v=1730229842","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-next-to-die-a-novel-isbn-9780062388360","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}