{"product_id":"something-of-a-calling-6903","title":"Something of a Calling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the brilliant Zoje Stage, Bram Stoker Award finalist and author of \u003ci\u003eBaby Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSomething of a Calling\u003c\/i\u003e is an unsettling look at a woman--and a world--on the brink of change. This gorgeous hardcover edition includes sprayed edges. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[An] impressive cli-fi thriller...Stage's skilled plotting and nuanced character work results in a gripping and emotionally affecting novel that wrestles with hard questions about the consequences of humans abusing the earth. This packs a punch.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Andy Cooper is about to retire. She isn't sure what's next ... perhaps traveling in the RV she has yet to buy, with a dog she doesn't currently own. Perhaps gardening near the ever-shrinking patch of woods behind her house--once the cable company's backhoe is removed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe'll need to do \u003ci\u003esomething\u003c\/i\u003e, if only to distract herself from how empty her life has become. After the murder of her young daughter by a drunk driver. After the divorce. After the realization that all she has is her job and that she's about to lose that, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything changes when bodies begin to turn up. Murdered, but how? Not by knife, gun, or any obvious weapon. Instead: teeth marks. Chunks missing. Like they'd been chewed on. And not by humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she's struggling to solve her final case, an unexpected new friendship seems like just what Andy needs. Where she is detached from life, Fiona embraces it. Where she is a homebody, Fiona roams. Yet the women are drawn together by a shared love of nature and wildlife. Until Andy learns the dark truth behind Fiona's smile. A secret that threatens to unravel the world as she knows it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZoje Stage\u003c\/strong\u003e is both an international and a \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author whose books have been named Best of the Year by \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eForbes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePopSugar\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBloody Disgusting\u003c\/em\u003e, and more. Her debut novel, \u003cem\u003eBaby Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e, was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award. Her other critically acclaimed psychological horror novels and thrillers include \u003cem\u003eDear Hanna\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGetaway\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMothered\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWonderland\u003c\/em\u003e. Stage has also created works of dark whimsy, the novella \u003cem\u003eThe Girl Who Outgrew the World\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMy UnderSlumberBumbleBeast\u003c\/em\u003e, an illustrated book for children. She lives in Pittsburgh with her cats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zoje Stage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52941661634845,"sku":"9798228496903","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9798228496903.jpg?v=1789589933","url":"https:\/\/www.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/something-of-a-calling-6903","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}