{"product_id":"dead-reckoning-how-i-came-to-meet-the-man-who-murdered-my-father","title":"Dead Reckoning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist, Governor General's Literary Award for Non-Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGlobe 100\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003eFinalist, Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (BC Book Prizes)\u003c\/b\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Carys Cragg was eleven, her father, a respected doctor, was brutally murdered in his own home by an intruder. Twenty years later, and despite the reservations of her family and friends, she decides to contact his murderer in prison, and the two correspond for a period of two years. She learns of his horrific childhood, and the reasons he lied about the murder; in turn, he learns about the man he killed. She mines his letters for clues about the past before agreeing to meet him in person, when she learns startling new information about the crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWith gripping suspense and raw honesty, \u003ci\u003eDead Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e follows one woman's determination to confront the man who murdered her father, revealing her need for understanding and the murderer's reluctance to tell--an uneasy negotiation between two people from different worlds both undone by tragedy. This is a powerful and emotional memoir about how reconciling with the past doesn't necessarily provide comfort, but it can reveal the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carys Cragg (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":44733303521573,"sku":"9781551526973","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7851\/4725\/products\/BNCImageAPI_e8225cb3-c48d-4f38-bb0a-6b9fdffc447a.jpg?v=1679346243","url":"https:\/\/crossandcrows.myshopify.com\/products\/dead-reckoning-how-i-came-to-meet-the-man-who-murdered-my-father","provider":"Cross \u0026 Crows Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}