{"product_id":"accidents-happen-and-other-stories-hardcover","title":"Accidents Happen and Other Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eF. H. Batacan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the master of Filipino crime fiction, a genre-bending collection that documents murders, disappearances, and acts of violence in stories that range from procedural crime to horror to near-future noir\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eF.H. Batacan's first novel, \u003ci\u003eSmaller and Smaller Circles\u003c\/i\u003e, was an instant classic when it was published in 1999, a masterpiece of Filipino crime fiction that won the Philippine National Book Award. In this extraordinary and far-ranging story collection, she explores the darkest corners of human experience, depicting with pitch-black humor the systems of class and politics that her characters are trapped in and the moments of violence--accidental or otherwise--that can, at any moment, shatter their lives. In particular, Batacan shines an unsparing light on the epidemic of violence against women in the Philippines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a wealthy politician's twelve-year-old son disappears, the family's driver witnesses the aftermath. A field investigator for the World Health Organization travels the globe giving presentations about a biomedical enzyme that will lead to the extinction of the human race. And Father Augusto Saenz, the Jesuit priest and forensic anthropologist from \u003ci\u003eSmaller and Smaller Circles\u003c\/i\u003e, returns to investigate the murder of a woman whose secretive life holds the key to her death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSure to confirm Batacan's status as a crime writer of global status, \u003ci\u003eAccidents Happen\u003c\/i\u003e is a relentless exploration of worlds where the smallest moments are infused with life and vibrating with menace, and death is always close at hand.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eF.H. Batacan \u003c\/b\u003eis a Filipino journalist, musician, and crime fiction writer currently based in Singapore. After ten years of working in the Philippine intelligence community, she turned to broadcast journalism. \u003ci\u003eSmaller and Smaller Circles\u003c\/i\u003e, her first novel, won the Philippine National Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378936279142,"sku":"9781641295116","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/6FMb1S5a9F9781641295116.webp?v=1768912789","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/accidents-happen-and-other-stories-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}