{"title":"Ken Jaworowski","description":"Ken Jaworowski is an editor at The New York Times and the author of Small Town Sins. He graduated from Shippensburg University and the University of Pennsylvania. He grew up in Philadelphia, where he was an amateur boxer, and has had plays produced in New York and Europe. He lives in New Jersey with his family.","products":[{"product_id":"what-about-the-bodies-hardcover","title":"What about the Bodies - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this propulsive crime novel from Edgar Award nominee Ken Jaworowski, three lives collide in a gritty rust-belt town--a single mother covering up a deadly mistake, a young man on a mission to honor a dying wish, and a musician racing to escape a violent debt. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarla, a single mom poised to finally break free from her cycle of poverty, must risk it all, including her morality, to help her son hide a terrible secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReed, an autistic young man, sets out on a journey to keep a deathbed promise to the mother he just lost. Along the way he'll encounter both kindhearted residents and a cold-blooded nemesis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Liz, an aspiring musician on the cusp of a breakthrough, needs to quickly come up with the cash she owes a brutal ex-con. If she can't pay him, both her dream and her life will be in grave danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs these three compelling characters intersect, the novel ignites into a story filled with explosive twists, hair-raising chills, and boundless love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102863921375,"sku":"9780802165473","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/kgchzS8V2R9780802165473.webp?v=1781087499"},{"product_id":"small-town-sins-paperback","title":"Small Town Sins - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Jaworowski's \u003ci\u003eSmall Town Sins\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping Rust Belt thriller that captures the characters of a down-and-out Pennsylvania town, revealing their troubled pasts and the crimes that could cost them their lives.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Locksburg, Pennsylvania, a former coal and steel town whose best days seem long past, five thousand residents have toughed it out, and have reasons for both worry and hope as this neglected place teeters between decay and renewal. For some of them, their biggest troubles have just arrived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter years of just scraping by, three restless souls have their lives upended: Nathan, a volunteer fireman who uncovers a secret stash of money in a burning building and takes it; Callie, a nurse whose tender patient may not have long to live, despite the girl's fundamentalist parents' ardent beliefs; and Andy, a recovering heroin addict who undertakes a nightmare mission to hunt down and stop a serial predator. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore long, Nathan's stolen riches threaten to destroy everyone around him as he tries to cover his haphazard trail of lies. Callie risks her career to grant her young patient a final, and likely illegal, wish. And Andy's hunger for vigilante justice becomes a fierce obsession that may end in violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs their stories barrel toward unexpected ends, Nathan, Callie, and Andy struggle to endure--or escape. They each face their pasts and gamble on their futures, and confront the underside of their rough Rust Belt town. Riveting, evocative, and unforgettable, \u003ci\u003eSmall Town Sins \u003c\/i\u003eis a debut novel that marks the arrival of a major new talent.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104393695455,"sku":"9781250881694","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/adtDuUYFNv9781250881694.webp?v=1781108210"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/ken-jaworowski.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}