{"product_id":"the-architect-9798200894116","title":"The Architect","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom #1 internationally bestselling author John Katzenbach comes this pulse-pounding thriller that proves there's nothing more dangerous than digging up secrets from your own family's past.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Remember what your name means. I'm so sorry.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust two weeks before her final architecture exams, Sloane Connolly receives this cryptic handwritten note from her estranged mother. When her calls go unanswered, Sloane returns to her hometown in northwest Massachusetts to discover that her mother has vanished. A thorough search turns up no trace of her--and the police are ultimately forced to give up and rule her disappearance a suicide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Sloane deals with the aftermath, she distracts herself by taking on a mysterious commission: to design a memorial for six strangers whose connection to her anonymous client--known to her only as The Employer--is deliberately kept in the dark. To complete this project, Sloane must trace the lives of all six individuals and uncover the hidden links between them. With the promise of a multimillion-dollar payday and a prestigious jump start to her career, it's an opportunity too important to pass up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as the trail pulls her from Maine to Miami, Sloane begins to realize that the memorial is far more than just an academic exercise. The secrets she uncovers begin to weave dangerously into her own family's tragic history, forcing her to question everything she thought she knew--and to discover for herself just how far she's willing to go to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Katzenbach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blackstone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.15w x 1.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798200894116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026 pg. 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatzenbach, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Katzenbach\u003c\/strong\u003e is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of such novels as the Edgar Award-nominated \u003cem\u003eIn the Heat of the Summer\u003c\/em\u003e, which was adapted for the screen as \u003cem\u003eThe Mean Season\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Traveler\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eDay of Reckoning\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eJust Cause\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHart's War\u003c\/em\u003e, which were also made into movies; \u003cem\u003eThe Shadow Man\u003c\/em\u003e, another Edgar nominee; \u003cem\u003eState of Mind\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Analyst\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Madman's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e. Katzenbach has been a criminal court reporter for the \u003cem\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMiami News\u003c\/em\u003e and a featured writer for the\u003cem\u003e Herald\u003c\/em\u003e's\u003cem\u003e Tropic\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. He lives in Western Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"John Katzenbach \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48363794301085,"sku":"9798200894116","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_854987b3-f2f0-45de-bb3c-9d922e3e455f.jpg?v=1780428996","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-architect-9798200894116","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}