{"product_id":"preorder-if-looks-could-kill","title":"[PREORDER] If Looks Could Kill","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy: Julie Berry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date: September 8th, 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the first printing only! This paperback features sprayed stenciled edges while the special edition supply lasts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo starred reviews!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Printz Honor–winning and\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Julie Berry, a true-crime-nail-biter-turned-mythic-odyssey pitting Jack the Ripper against Medusa. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A powerful exploration of human connection during nightmarish times” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s autumn 1888, and Jack the Ripper is on the run. As London police close in, he flees England for New York City seeking new victims. But a primal force of female vengeance has had enough. With serpents for hair and a fearsome gaze, an awakened Medusa is hunting for one thing: Jack.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd other dangers lurk in Manhattan’s Bowery. Salvation Army volunteers Tabitha and Pearl discover that a girl they once helped has been forced to work in a local brothel. Tabitha’s an upstate city girl with a wry humor and a thirst for adventure, while farmgirl Pearl takes everything with stone-cold seriousness. Their brittle partnership is tested as they team up with an aspiring girl reporter and a handsome Irish bartender to mount a rescue effort, only to find their fates entwine with Medusa’s and Jack’s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The New Romantics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46863795028166,"sku":"9781534470828","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0623\/0445\/2806\/files\/TeamAdds-TNRBookStockImage_34.png?v=1786057774","url":"https:\/\/www.thenewromanticsbooks.com\/products\/preorder-if-looks-could-kill","provider":"The New Romantics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}