{"product_id":"blackbox-a-novel-in-840-chapters-9780060532246","title":"Blackbox: A Novel in 840 Chapters","description":"\u003cp\u003eCross a road, take a train, or get on an airplane and you put your life in the hands of a stranger -- every bit as screwed up, every bit as fallible and as human as you are. Then the person turns out not to be a stranger at all, and suddenly it's much worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn America and Britain and the sky in between, an apparently disparate group of people is connected, whether intimately or by chance, to the tragic death of a stowaway on board flight AF266.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the action veers across countries and time zones, the stowaway's real identity is revealed through stolen black box recordings, answering machine messages, sitcom outtakes, and court transcripts. Told in a shifting, circular narrative, the interwoven lives make up a jolting and layered puzzle that builds to a heart-stopping, chilling climax.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn intelligent and invigorating novel with a bizarre menu of dysfunctional characters, \u003cem\u003eBlackbox\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of an attempt to erase a life on tape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060532246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.34w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2003 pg. 937\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2003 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/22\/2003 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2003 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Walker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924766527669,"sku":"9780060532246","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_033afdef-df28-4161-93df-22e3b03b0b15.jpg?v=1687837817","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/blackbox-a-novel-in-840-chapters-9780060532246","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}