{"product_id":"blacklands-9781439149454","title":"Blacklands","description":"\u003cb\u003eA taut and chillingly atmospheric debut that signals the arrival of a bright new voice in psychological suspense and a brilliant analysis of an exceedingly twisted mind (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEighteen years ago, Billy Peters disappeared. Everyone in town believes Billy was murdered--after all, serial killer Arnold Avery later admitted killing six other children and burying them on the same desolate moor that surrounds their small English village. Only Billy's mother is convinced he is alive. She still stands lonely guard at the front window of her home, waiting for her son to return, while her remaining family fragments around her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But her twelve-year-old grandson Steven is determined to heal the cracks that gape between his nan, his mother, his brother, and himself. Steven desperately wants to bring his family closure, and if that means personally finding his uncle's corpse, he'll do it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spending his spare time digging holes all over the moor in the hope of turning up a body is a long shot, but at least it gives his life purpose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then at school, when the lesson turns to letter writing, Steven has a flash of inspiration... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCareful to hide his identity, he secretly pens a letter to Avery in jail asking for help in finding the body of W.P.--William Billy Peters. So begins a dangerous cat-and-mouse game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Just as Steven tries to use Avery to pinpoint the gravesite, so Avery misdirects and teases his mysterious correspondent in order to relive his heinous crimes. And when Avery finally realizes that the letters he's receiving are from a twelve-year-old boy, suddenly \u003ci\u003ehis \u003c\/i\u003elife has purpose too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although his is \u003ci\u003efar \u003c\/i\u003emore dangerous...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439149454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.57w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/06\/2011 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Belinda Bauer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36650933092508,"sku":"9781439149454","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ca202ff4-1641-45b8-824c-73bde05e53f6.jpg?v=1603876430","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/blacklands-9781439149454","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}