{"product_id":"a-childs-book-of-true-crime-paperback","title":"A Child's Book of True Crime - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChloe Hooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith the dark suspense of Donna Tartt's \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e and the frank and shocking eroticism of Josephine Hart, this debut novel tells the story of a young teacher's illicit affair and obsession with a historical murder.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTasmanian schoolteacher Kate Byrne is having an affair with the father of her most gifted fourth grader, Lucien. Her lover's wife has just published \u003ci\u003eMurder at Black Swan Point\u003c\/i\u003e, a true-crime story about the brutal slaying of a young adulteress in a nearby town. Kate herself has become so obsessed with the murder and so convinced that the published account has it all wrong that she sets about writing her own version--this one for children, narrated by Australian animals. Though Lucien's father brings Kate to life sexually in encounters of escalating eroticism, he cannot dull her obsession. Fixated on the crime of passion, Kate is becoming less and less aware of the present and of how her behavior may align her fate with that of the dead girl. Chloe Hooper chillingly captures this young woman's unraveling in an intense, witty, superbly crafted novel.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChloe Hooper's most recent book is the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Arsonist: A\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Mind on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island\u003c\/i\u003e won the Victorian, New South Wales, West Australian and Queensland Premiers' Literary Awards, as well as the John Button Prize for Political Writing, and a Ned Kelly Award for crime writing. She is also the author of two acclaimed novels, \u003ci\u003eA Child's Book of True Crime\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Engagement\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Melbourne with her partner and her two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.18 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737306697791,"sku":"9780743225137","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/72f14eb63098e86d9f7c07a06a779b31.webp?v=1765149509","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-childs-book-of-true-crime-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}