{"product_id":"the-blackbird-season-paperback","title":"The Blackbird Season - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Moretti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Exceptional...a deliciously sinister glimpse into the duplicity of small-town lives and the ease with which people turn on each other when tragedy comes calling. Moretti's tale of jealousy and obsession is nothing less than dark magic. Witchery indeed. --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eKnown for novels featuring \"great pacing and true surprises\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) and \"nerve-shattering suspense\" (Heather Gudenkauf, \u003ci\u003eNew York Time \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author), \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Kate Moretti's latest is the story of a scandal-torn Pennsylvania town and the aftermath of a troubled girl gone missing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Where did they come from? Why did they fall? The question would be asked a thousand times...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eUntil, of course, more important question arose, at which time everyone promptly forgot that a thousand birds fell on the town of Mount Oanoke at all.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a quiet Pennsylvania town, a thousand dead starlings fall onto a high school baseball field, unleashing a horrifying and unexpected chain of events that will rock the close-knit community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beloved baseball coach and teacher Nate Winters and his wife, Alecia, are well respected throughout town. That is, until one of the many reporters investigating the bizarre bird phenomenon catches Nate embracing a wayward student, Lucia Hamm, in front of a sleazy motel. Lucia soon buoys the scandal by claiming that she and Nate are engaged in an affair, throwing the town into an uproar...and leaving Alecia to wonder if her husband has a second life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And when Lucia suddenly disappears, the police only to have one suspect: Nate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nate's coworker and sole supporter, Bridget Harris, Lucia's creative writing teacher, is determined to prove his innocence. She has Lucia's class journal, and while some of the entries appear particularly damning to Nate's case, others just don't add up. Bridget knows the key to Nate's exoneration and the truth of Lucia's disappearance lie within the walls of the school and in the pages of that journal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told from the alternating points of view of Alecia, Nate, Lucia, and Bridget, \u003ci\u003eThe Blackbird Season\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting, psychologically nuanced suspense, filled with Kate Moretti's signature \"chillingly satisfying\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) twists and turns.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKate Moretti is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThought I Knew You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBinds That Tie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e While You Were Gone\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in eastern Pennsylvania with her husband and two kids. Find out more at KateMoretti.com or follow her on Twitter: @KateMoretti1 or Facebook: \/KateMorettiWriter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771828273440,"sku":"9781501118456","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a1e379ba60a55b5ac72a877c1df68438.webp?v=1780394717","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-blackbird-season-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}