{"product_id":"havoc-by-christopher-bollen-9780008730499","title":"HAVOC","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e' #1 Thriller of 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Highsmithian… highly readable, twisty and shrewd' HANYA YANAGIHARA (on Instagram), author of \u003cem\u003eA Little Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Atmospheric, diabolical fun' LUCY FOLEY, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Midnight Feast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Disturbingly enjoyable' EMMA HEALEY, author of \u003cem\u003eElizabeth is Missing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A taut, wicked masterpiece' MONA AWAD, author of \u003cem\u003eBunny\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFive years ago, 81-year-old Maggie Burkhardt fled her native Wisconsin in suspicious circumstances. She has come to rest somewhere she can imagine staying forever: the Royal Karnak Hotel in Luxor, Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMaggie is no sweet little old lady. She has a nasty, nosy habit: she spies on her fellow guests and manipulates situations to 'liberate' them from what she sees as unhappy relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWrongly assuming eight-year-old Otto and his well-meaning mother will be easy targets, she is soon locked in a death-spiral with her young prey. Has she finally met her match in a child one-tenth her age?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCrackling with the perceptive, acid wit of \u003cem\u003eThe White Lotus\u003c\/em\u003e and haloed by Shirley Jackson’s cruel, dark magic, \u003cem\u003eHAVOC\u003c\/em\u003e is a decadent and ghastly delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders are saying…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Absolutely brilliant and insane. I went in knowing very little about the book and I’m glad because it made it even more of a wild ride' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I loved this book from the first page… The conflict between the old and the young in this cat and mouse tussle is brilliant. It’s a hard to put down novel and has a great twist at the end' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I had an absolute blast reading this. Otto and Maggie are wild characters and their behaviour is shocking!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855808778476,"sku":"9780008730499","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2139103482191.jpg?v=1759278723","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/havoc-by-christopher-bollen-9780008730499","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}