{"product_id":"the-noteisbn-9798217014393","title":"The Note","description":"\u003cb\u003eA vacation in the Hamptons goes terribly wrong for three friends with a complicated history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I absolutely loved \u003ci\u003eThe Note\u003c\/i\u003e. Trust no one in this irresistible page-turner.” —Ashley Elston, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eFirst Lie Wins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was meant to be a harmless prank. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing up, May Hanover was a good girl, always. Well-behaved, top of her class, a compulsive rule-follower. Raised by a first-generation Chinese single mother with high expectations, May didn’t have room to slip up, let alone fail. Her friends didn’t call her the Little Sheriff for nothing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut even good girls have secrets. And regrets. When it comes to her friendship with Lauren and Kelsey, she's had her fair share of both. Their bond—forged when May was just twelve years old—has withstood a tragic accident, individual scandals, heartbreak and loss. Now the three friends have reunited for the first time in years for a few days of sun and fun in the Hamptons. But a chance encounter with a pair of strangers leads to a drunken prank that goes horribly awry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she finds herself at the center of an urgent police investigation, May begins to wonder whether Lauren and Kelsey are keeping secrets from her, testing the limits of her loyalty to lifelong friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat had they gone and done? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Note\u003c\/i\u003e is a page-turner of the highest order from one of our greatest contemporary suspense writers.\"When a girls' weekend away goes wrong, everyone looks to the past for answers. A twisty, fast-paced thriller about friendships, betrayal, and loyalty.\" \u003cb\u003e—Nita Prose, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Maid\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery Guest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“No one lands plot twists like Alafair Burke, and THE NOTE may be her best novel yet.” \u003cb\u003e—Harlan Coben, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eThe Note \u003c\/i\u003ehits the ground running, rocking and rolling from the very first page. Alafair Burke knows how to build a thriller that picks up more speed as it goes, all the while telling a story about lives turned upside down by one wrong move.” \u003cb\u003e—Michael Connelly, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With \u003ci\u003eThe Note\u003c\/i\u003e, Alafair Burke ups her already strong game of deviously smart plotting and strong, believable female characters to deliver her most thrilling and entertaining novel.” \u003cb\u003e—Karin Slaughter, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eAfter That Night\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"WHAT?! That's what I kept saying over and over again while reading \u003ci\u003eThe Note\u003c\/i\u003e. Betrayals. Lies. Love. Friendships. And twists—oh, the twists! Utterly immersive and addictive, populated by people we all know, who frustrate us, who don't know how to love us but who are there for us until the end.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Rachel Howzell Hall, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThey All Fall Down\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“Alafair Burke is at the top of her game with this timely, suspenseful novel about fierce female friendships. Full of red herrings and misdirection, \u003ci\u003eThe Note\u003c\/i\u003e is a breathtaking, read-in-one-sitting thriller that kept me guessing the whole way through. I absolutely loved it.” \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jennifer Hillier, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThings We Do in the Dark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Engrossing. . . . Burke builds an intricate structure of secrets layered within secrets, revealed for maximum suspense. The complex friendship among three flawed but engaging characters anchors this satisfying psychological thriller.” \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Kirkus Reviews (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eALAFAIR BURKE is the Edgar-nominated, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of fourteen novels of suspense, including \u003ci\u003eThe Ex\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Better Sister\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFind Me\u003c\/i\u003e, and coauthor of the best-selling Under Suspicion series. A former prosecutor, she is now a professor of criminal law. She recently served as president of the Mystery Writers of America and was the first woman of color to be elected to that position. She lives in New York.","brand":"Random House Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304696991973,"sku":"NP9798217014393","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798217014392.jpg?v=1730758152","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-noteisbn-9798217014393","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}