{"product_id":"the-mortons-9492","title":"The Mortons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet the Mortons: In this family, murder is currency--and business is booming.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Slippery, sinister, and so much fun.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Charlotte McConaghy, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mortons are a modern-day, old-money dynasty with impeccable taste, from their exquisitely crafted cocktails to their expertly tailored vintage garments. They are also stone-cold killers. For the Mortons, homicide is heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey, along with the other crime families, send their progeny to Helshire College, where legacy students learn to exercise control over their wealthy peers. Jessica Morton has always excelled at Helshire, secure in the knowledge that she is the prodigy of her generation. Now, having committed her first kill, it should be Jessica's moment, her honor. But that kill will cut more ways than one, unknotting a series of revelations spanning the Mortons' country estate, the New York City art world, and Helshire itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSharp and hypnotic, \u003ci\u003eThe Mortons\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic novel of alliances and power, loyalty and kinship, and the consequences of ruthless ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott Westerfeld\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twelve \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers, including the multimillion-selling young adult series The Uglies. Westerfeld's books have won many awards and been named \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable and ALA Best Books of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustine Larbalestier\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eLiar, My Sister Rosa\u003c\/i\u003e, and six other young adult novels. Her books have been named ALA, \u003ci\u003e Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eBest Books of the Year. She is also a vintage fashion obsessive and (very) part-time model.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scott Westerfeld","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52272378216733,"sku":"9798217059492","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9798217059492.jpg?v=1784745116","url":"https:\/\/www.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/the-mortons-9492","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}