{"product_id":"the-bad-ones-paperback","title":"The Bad Ones - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelissa Albert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eAND INDIE BESTSELLER! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author Melissa Albert returns with \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Ones\u003c\/i\u003e, a supernatural horror novel about four mysterious disappearances in a town haunted by a sinister magical history\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoddess, goddess, count to five\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the morning, who's alive?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the course of a single winter's night, four people vanish without a trace across a small town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNora's estranged best friend, Becca, is one of the lost. As Nora tries to untangle the truth of Becca's disappearance, she discovers a darkness in her town's past, as well as a string of coded messages Becca left for her to unravel. These clues lead Nora to a piece of local lore: a legendary goddess of forgotten origins who played a role in Nora and Becca's own childhood games. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn arresting, crossover horror fantasy threaded with dark magic, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Ones\u003c\/i\u003e is a poison-pen love letter to semi-toxic best friendship, the occult power of childhood play and artistic creation, and the razor-thin line between make-believe and belief.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelissa Albert is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand indie bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Ones, Our Crooked Hearts, \u003c\/i\u003e and the Hazel Wood series. Her work has been translated into more than twenty languages and included in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003elist of Notable Children's Books. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 8.14 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733599064127,"sku":"9781250894915","price":15.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c517e2736399c0ff5f67e4af1a2c710d_0fa48ef8-bc3a-4023-a847-b04b642f9e01.webp?v=1765136577","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-bad-ones-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}