{"product_id":"the-mortons","title":"The Mortons","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eScott Westerfeld\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twelve \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers, including the multimillion-selling young adult series The Uglies. Westerfeld's books have won many awards and been named \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable and ALA Best Books of the Year. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJustine Larbalestier\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eLiar, My Sister Rosa\u003c\/i\u003e, and six other young adult novels. Her books have been named ALA, \n\u003ci\u003e Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eBest Books of the Year. She is also a vintage fashion obsessive and (very) part-time model.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAdvance praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Mortons: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Slippery, sinister, and so much fun.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Charlotte McConaghy, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Stunningly original and fiendishly good. \n\u003ci\u003eThe Mortons\u003c\/i\u003e left me reeling. A masterclass in moral ambiguity and shocking twists.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Sarah Pekkanen, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Locked Ward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Mortons\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour de force: witty, thrilling, and deliciously cruel. Enjoy it with a stiff cocktail.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Lev Grossman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of The Magicians trilogy \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A page-turning tale about an \"Old Money\" family. . . a bracing and searching story about the lengths a child will go to make their family proud. Readers won't want to put this down.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 realize I'd been contemplating and recalibrating my moral compass as I read. An absolute delight.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--E. Lockhart, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWe Were Liars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lush and darkly funny, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Mortons\u003c\/i\u003e is a moreish, enveloping crime epic.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Flynn Berry, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTrust Her\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Diabolical and delicious, the world of the Mortons \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ea murderous family dynasty \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eis as real and tangible as the one we inhabit. So much so that I'm not entirely sure they aren't out there, scheming, culling and blooding their brood, one at a time. Watch your back. Utterly delightful and disturbing.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Julie Clark, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ghostwriter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eSuccession \u003c\/i\u003emeets \n\u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e. Contemporary dark academia at its best.\" \n\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Will Dean, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAdrift\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Serves up a robustly imagined world that. . . abounds with nods to horror and macabre symbolism. . . . The novel affords some of the pleasures generated by Addams and Soprano family shenanigans.\" \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Kirkus\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Mortons\u003c\/i\u003e is twisty and twisted fun. Truly original!\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eTracy Sierra, author of \u003ci\u003eNightwatching\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"This diabolical novel reads like a mashup of \n\u003ci\u003eSuccession \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eThe Umbrella Academy, \u003c\/i\u003e except set within an old-money family of assassins. With its knife-sharp writing, rocket fuel pacing, and air of mystery, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Mortons \u003c\/i\u003eis easy to get lost in, all the way up to the brutal end. \n\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--Ashley Winstead, national bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThis Book Will Bury Me\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Dark academia has never been so dark, nor family legacy so beguilingly treacherous! Sinister, shocking, and tantalizingly possible, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e meets Succession in this epic and utterly chilling family saga. What makes us who we are, and how can our moral codes be twisted to into cold and ruthless alliance? Identity, loyalty, and the power of personal decision all teeter on the precipice in this tour de force of storytelling--and I held my breath through the entire book. Call your book club and settle in--you will never be the same after you meet the Mortons.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Hank Phillippi Ryan, national bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll This Could Be Yours\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/25\/2026 (EAN 9798217059492, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217059492, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/30\/0001 (EAN 9798217059492, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/15\/2026 (EAN 9798217059492, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Pamela Dorman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496250245398,"sku":"9798217059492","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798217059492.jpg?v=1783058250","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mortons","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}