{"product_id":"paper-ghosts-book-julia-heaberlin-9780804178020","title":"Paper Ghosts","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Texas map marked with three red dots like drops of blood. A serial killer who claims to have dementia. A mysterious young woman who wants answers. What could go wrong?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFINALIST FOR THE ITW THRILLER AWARD - Fast and furious . . . You'll never see what's coming.--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears ago, her sister Rachel vanished. Now she is almost certain the man who took Rachel sits in the passenger seat beside her. He claims to have dementia and no memory of murdering girls across Texas in a string of places where he shot eerie pictures. To find the truth, she proposes a dangerous idea: a ten-day road trip with a possible serial killer to examine cold cases linked to his haunting photographs. Is he a liar or a broken old man? Is he a pathological con artist--or is she? You won't see the final, terrifying twist spinning your way until the very last mile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003ePaper Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA rich, hybrid work . . . a murder mystery, a road novel, a pair of psychological case studies and a meditation on photography.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e(U.K.), Thriller of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An] artful and elegiac psychological thriller . . . riveting.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaper Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e] elevates the often tawdry genre of the serial killer novel to a work of art.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSunday Express \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTexas has yet again bred a major American noir writer.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eD Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Heaberlin has] developed a distinctive literary voice, one that is on full display in \u003ci\u003ePaper Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Houston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEntertainingly unnerving.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStrong characterisation, haunting images, a wonderful sense of place, and some dark comedy make this travelogue-cum-psychological thriller well worth the read.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49593850954001,"sku":"GOR013203725","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49631509676305,"sku":"GOR012541613","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51146957586705,"sku":"CIN080417802XG","price":4.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51151421276433,"sku":"CIN080417802XVG","price":4.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/080417802X.jpg?v=1750946790","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/paper-ghosts-book-julia-heaberlin-9780804178020","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}