{"product_id":"husk-6","title":"Husk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning author J. Kent Messum, a serial killer thriller for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Straw Men \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Shining Girls.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIFE GOES ON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor a lucky few, death is merely an inconvenience. With the help of technology the mind can survive long after a body has been laid to rest. This afterlife, however, is far from paradise...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMAKING A LIVING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Rhodes is a 'Husk'. It's an illegal, controversial and highly lucrative job - renting out control of his body and mind to the highest bidder. It's a sure way to gain a better life, but some clients go too far. Sometimes, he wakes up with scars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMAKING A KILLING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen the visions start - terrible sights that haunt his waking hours. They could be dreams, or they could be something far worse - they just might be memories...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for J. Kent Messum:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Raw, visceral, powerful ... may just make you question what it is to be human' Nick Cutter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pacy and surprising, \u003ci\u003eHusk\u003c\/i\u003e is a showcase for a wild and frightening imagination' Andrew Pyper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Disturbing, pulse-pounding and utterly surprising' Megan Abbott, Edgar Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eDare Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The stakes could be no higher in this crisply written, fast-paced novel that examines the shifting line between right and wrong, good and evil ... Will keep readers turning pages late into the night' Lori Roy, Edgar-Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBent Road\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUntil She Comes Home\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A powerhouse debut ... A mesmerizing, one-sitting read' Steve Ulfelder, Edgar-Award finalist author of \u003ci\u003ePurgatory Chasm \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Lie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54228510343512,"sku":"9781405914260","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781405914260_6a3160cd-e1cd-40b9-b4fb-c1960b0c33cd.jpg?v=1764861335","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/husk-6","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}