{"product_id":"the-ending-writes-itself-9780008739263","title":"The Ending Writes Itself","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Secrets don't stay secret for long in publishing.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne private island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventy-two hours to write the ending that will change their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This is a house of novelists, not murderers. You dream up crimes. You don’t commit them.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘But a writer has. And so, who better than a writer to catch them?’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorld famous author Arthur Fletch is dead. His final novel, the most anticipated book in history, remains unfinished. But the ending won’t write itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFletch’s publisher, Merriweather Press, has invited six authors to Fletch’s private island in Scotland. Authors whose books have never had the big marketing budgets or publicity opportunities. In other words, midlist. And they’re about to be presented with the opportunity of a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhoever writes a worthy ending will receive one million dollars, and a further one million dollars for a new three-book contract.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey have just seventy-two hours, with no access to the outside world, just a typewriter and a blank page. All they have to do is write…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting is often the hardest part. But getting to the end could be murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Evelyn Clarke\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime \u0026amp; mystery, Thriller \/ suspense\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 Apr 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Evelyn Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319981449594,"sku":"9780008739263","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780008739263.jpg?v=1790639600","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/de\/products\/the-ending-writes-itself-9780008739263","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}