{"title":"Marisha Pessl","description":"Marisha Pessl is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novel Neverworld Wake,  as well as two New York Times bestsellers: Night Film and Special Topics in Calamity Physics. She lives with her husband and three daughters in New York.","products":[{"product_id":"darkly-hardcover","title":"Darkly - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A powder keg of dark secrets and mind-bending puzzles, this must-read thriller is \"addictively suspenseful\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"full of atmospheric thrills\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e)--from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNight Film\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYour favorite game has come to life. 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