{"title":"Scott Westerfeld \u0026 Justine Larbalestier","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-mortons-by-scott-westerfeld-justine-larbalestier-9781761353512","title":"The Mortons","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA darkly funny, action-packed gothic thriller following a modern-day, old-money crime family with murderous intent. It's \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eThe Sopranos\u003c\/em\u003e, with a dash of \u003cem\u003eSaltburn\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeet the Mortons - In this family, murder is currency - and business is booming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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 her knowledge that she is the prodigy of her generation. Now, having committed her first kill, it should be Jessica's moment, her honour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut that kill will cut more ways than one - and it will set in motion a series of events from which there is no turning back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSharp and hypnotic, \u003cem\u003eThe Mortons\u003c\/em\u003e is an epic novel of alliances and power, loyalty and kinship, and the consequences of ruthless ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Slippery, sinister and so much fun.' Charlotte McConaghy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mortons\u003c\/em\u003e is a tour de force - witty, thrilling and deliciously cruel. Enjoy it with a stiff cocktail.' Lev Grossman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The Mortons are the most spectacularly unhinged crime family ever imagined. Their story hurtled along so fast and surprised me so often I was shocked to realise I'd been contemplating and recalibrating my moral compass as I read, but so I had. An absolute delight.' E. Lockhart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47582734057708,"sku":"9781761353512","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761353512-the-mortons.jpg?v=1777438540"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/scott-westerfeld-justine-larbalestier.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}