{"product_id":"kill-show-a-true-crime-novel-9780063321403","title":"Kill Show: A True Crime Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen sixteen-year-old Sara Parcell goes missing, it's an utter tragedy--and an entertaining national obsession--in this thoughtful and addictively readable novel that offers a fresh and provocative take on whodunits and true crime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSara Parcell disappeared without a trace on a crisp April morning in Frederick, Maryland. Her tragic story was a national obsession and the centerpiece of a controversial television docuseries that followed her disappearance in real time. But is it possible that everyone missed the biggest secret of all?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen years after these events, the people who knew Sara best are finally ready to talk. In this genre-bending novel, Daniel Sweren-Becker fashions an oral history around the seemingly familiar crime of a teenage girl gone missing. Yet \u003cem\u003eKill Show\u003c\/em\u003e, filled with diabolical twists and provocative social commentary, is no standard mystery. Through \"interviews\" with family members, neighbors, law enforcement, television executives, and a host of other compelling characters, Sweren-Becker constructs a riveting tale about one family's tragedy--and Hollywood's insatiable desire to exploit it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy revealing the seedy underbelly of the true crime entertainment machine, \u003cem\u003eKill Show\u003c\/em\u003e probes literary territory beyond the bounds of the standard whodunit; it's a thoughtful exploration into America's obsession with the mysteries, cold cases, and violent tales we turn to for comfort. Groundbreaking, fast-moving, and informed, this is a novel about who's really responsible for the tragedies we love to consume. \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 10\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063321403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Daniel Sweren-Becker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43075416391861,"sku":"9780063321403","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_133d8a99-5278-445a-af18-7a37428fd3da.jpg?v=1691465486","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/kill-show-a-true-crime-novel-9780063321403","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}