{"product_id":"the-arsonist-a-mind-on-fire-9781644210000","title":"The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe true story of the most devastating wildfire in Australian history and the search for the man who started it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat kind of person would deliberately start a firestorm? What kind of mind?\u003cbr\u003e On the scorching February day in 2009 that became known as Black Saturday, a man lit two fires in Victoria's Latrobe Valley, then sat on the roof of his house to watch the inferno. In the Valley, where the rates of crime were the highest in the state, more than thirty people were known to the police as firebugs. But the detectives soon found themselves on the trail of a man they didn't know.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Arsonist\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on the hunt for this man, and inside the strange puzzle of his mind. This book is also the story of fire in Australia, and of a community that owed its existence to that very element. The command of fire has defined and sustained us as a species--understanding its abuse will shape our future.\u003cbr\u003e A powerful true-crime thriller written with Hooper's trademark lyric detail and nuance, \u003ci\u003eThe Arsonist\u003c\/i\u003e is a reminder that in an age of fire, all of us are gatekeepers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seven Stories Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644210000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Chloe Hooper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36664476336284,"sku":"9781644210000","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bb25135e-f47c-4f62-840f-e4cabfd45531.jpg?v=1603906779","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-arsonist-a-mind-on-fire-9781644210000","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}