{"product_id":"9781606844632","title":"Of Monsters and Madness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew in paperback! From a \u003c\/i\u003eNew York Times\u003ci\u003e best-selling author, a romantic, historical reimagining of classic Gothic chillers featuring Edgar Allan Poe and his character Annabel Lee.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Though I try to talk myself out of it, I know I must see what's behind that door.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummoned to Philadelphia after her mother's death, seventeen-year-old Annabel Lee hopes this new start will be her chance to make her dream of becoming a surgeon a reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there are dark secrets in Annabel's new home: whispers of strange activities, unsavory characters making deliveries in the dead of night, and a wave of murders sweeping the city. And when her father deems her interest in medicine unseemly and forbids her from practicing, she's determined to prove him wrong. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of handsome laboratory assistant Allan Poe and his unsettling cousin, Edgar, Annabel probes into her father's research. But the links she discovers between the experiments being conducted, the stories Allan writes late into the night, and her new city's gruesome crimes can be no coincidence. And she'll sacrifice everything to stop them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's \u003ci\u003eThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde\u003c\/i\u003e and the works of Edgar Allan Poe, \u003ci\u003eOf Monsters and Madness\u003c\/i\u003e is a Gothic thrill for the modern age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003ci\u003e Of Monsters and Madness\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book was romantic, scary, and deliciously maddening!\" —Shelly Crane, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of\u003ci\u003e Significance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWide Awake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Madness most magnificent!\" —\u003ci\u003eThe El Paso Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Verday offers a haunting portrait of a lonely, intelligent girl, while serving up gore and abundant references to classic Gothic horror stories. A monstrous mashup . . . inventive and engaging.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Verday's novel is a quick read that hooks readers into the mysterious and gothic atmosphere of Annabel's Philadelphia. The plot is thrilling. . . . Annabel is a strong character.\"—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] pleasing gothic romance and suspenseful mystery.\" —\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EgmontUSA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055264284912,"sku":"9781606844632","price":15.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781606844632_p0.jpg?v=1763830772","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781606844632","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}