{"product_id":"mr-x","title":"Mr. X","description":"\u003cb\u003eBRAM STOKER AWARD WINNER - The acclaimed thriller of supernatural horror from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKoko\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Talisman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ghastly, hide-your-eyes horror; when Peter Straub turns on all jets, no one in the scream factory can equal him.\"--Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRITISH FANTASY AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST NOVEL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery year on his birthday, Ned Dunstan has a paralyzing seizure in which he is forced to witness scenes of ruthless slaughter perpetrated by a mysterious figure in black whom he calls Mr. X. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, with his birthday fast approaching, Ned has been drawn back to his hometown of Edgerton, Illinois, by a premonition that his mother is dying. On her deathbed, she imparts to him the name of his long-absent father and warns him that he is in grave danger. Despite her foreboding, he embarks on a search through Edgerton's past for the truth behind his own identity and that of his entirely fantastic family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Ned becomes the lead suspect in three violent deaths, he begins to realize that he is not the only one who has come home. . . .","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48000332660925,"sku":"BS-TC0-973295","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780593973295-HD.jpg?v=1786803949","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/mr-x","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}