{"product_id":"havoc-9780063378896","title":"Havoc","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the vein of \u003cem\u003eThe Bad Seed\u003c\/em\u003e comes a twisty, atmospheric psychological suspense about a meddlesome elderly guest at a decadent luxury hotel who believes she has left her problematic past behind, until she decides to interfere in the lives of a young mother and her eight-year-old son, and finally meets her wicked match.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe war between age and youth has never been so vicious.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighty-one-year-old widow Maggie Burkhardt came to the Royal Karnak to escape. But not in \u003cem\u003equite\u003c\/em\u003e the same way as most other guests who are relaxing at this threadbare luxury hotel on the banks of the Nile. Maggie, a compulsive fixer of other people's lives, may have found herself in hot water at her last hotel in Switzerland and just \u003cem\u003emight \u003c\/em\u003ehave needed to get out of there fast... But here at the Royal Karnak, under the hot Saharan sun, she has a comfortable suite, a loyal confidante in the hotel manager, Ahmed, and a handful of sympathetic friends, similar \"long-termers\" who understand her still-vivid grief for her late husband, Peter. Here, she is merely the sweet old lady in Room 309.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne morning, however, Maggie notices a new arrival at check-in: a mournful-looking young mother named Tess and her impish eight-year-old, Otto. Eager to help, Maggie invites them into her world. But it isn't long before Maggie realizes that in her longing to be a part of their family, she has let in an enemy much stronger than she bargained for. In scrawny, homely Otto, Maggie Burkhardt has finally met her match.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA propulsive, addictively-readable breakout from the critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eA Beautiful Crime\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Americans\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHavoc\u003c\/em\u003e is brilliant, twisty psychological suspense that will get under your skin like the most unforgettable Hitchcock classics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063378896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Christopher Bollen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44700473163957,"sku":"9780063378896","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8a6550a8-6c40-4774-a489-cb436082bb2c.jpg?v=1728397268","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/havoc-9780063378896","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}