{"product_id":"havoc-9780063378902","title":"Havoc","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Prize Finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times' \"\u003c\/em\u003eBest Thriller of the Year\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10695101\"\u003eChristopher Bollen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.92h x 5.37w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063378902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063378906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC025000\"\u003ePsychological\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC030000\"\u003eThrillers | Suspense\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49093982748909,"sku":"9780063378902","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_5d67e72f-0e59-4e38-8ba6-7adb2c1d82d4.jpg?v=1764704670","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/havoc-9780063378902","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}