{"product_id":"9781484742273","title":"The Amateurs (Amateurs Series #1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs soon as Seneca Frazier sees the post on the Case Not Closed website about Helena Kelly, she's hooked. Helena's high-profile disappearance five years earlier is the one that originally got Seneca addicted to true crime. It's the reason she's a member of the site in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when Maddy Wright, her best friend from the CNC site, invites Seneca to spend spring break in Connecticut looking into the cold case, she immediately packs her bag. But the moment she steps off the train in trendy, glamorous Dexby, things begin to go wrong. Maddy is nothing like she expected, and Helena's sister, Aerin Kelly, seems completely hostile and totally uninterested in helping with their murder investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Brett, another super user from the site, joins Seneca and Maddy in Dexby, Aerin starts to come around. The police must have missed something, and someone in Dexby definitely has information they've been keeping quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Seneca, Brett, Maddy, and Aerin begin to unravel dark secrets and shocking betrayals about the people closest to them, they seem to be on the murderer's trail at last. But somewhere nearby the killer is watching . . . ready to do whatever it takes to make sure the truth stays buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst in a new series by the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of the Pretty Little Liars series, Sara Shepard, \u003ci\u003eThe Amateurs \u003c\/i\u003eis packed with the twists and turns, steamy romance, and stunning revelations that her fans have been waiting for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* \"Shepard . . . unravels the truth, the author lulls readers into a false sense of security before expertly pulling the rug out from underneath them. This is a delicious start to the Amateurs series.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekl\u003c\/i\u003ey, starred review\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA twisty and ultimately satisfying romantic whodunit.\" \u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[L]ikely to reach best-seller status.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A delicious and suspenseful page-turner. I want more!\"\u003cbr\u003e -I. Marlene King, Executive Producer,\u003ci\u003e Pretty Little Liars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Chilling and romantic and full of surprises.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Cecily von Ziegesar, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of the Gossip Girl series\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong live the queen of secrets! \u003ci\u003eThe Amateurs\u003c\/i\u003e is a dark and twisty thriller which might just fill the Pretty Little Liars shaped hole in my heart!\"\u003cbr\u003e -Danielle Paige, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eDorothy Must Die\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deceitful and delicious!\" \u003cbr\u003e -Kami Garcia, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Creatures \u003c\/i\u003eand author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lovely Reckless\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's clear that Sara Shepard is no amateur; her devious and thrilling twists will leave you frantically turning pages until the very last moment.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Kass Morgan, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of The 100 series\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Disney Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049363226864,"sku":"9781484742273","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781484742273_p0.jpg?v=1763632691","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781484742273","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}