{"product_id":"the-dead-run-a-novel-isbn-9780062199669","title":"The Dead Run: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith thrilling chills and crackling suspense, \u003cem\u003eThe Dead Run\u003c\/em\u003e is an edgy novel set in the netherworld of the Mexican-American border from Adam Mansbach, the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGo the F**ck to Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRage Is Back\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOn both sides of the border, girls are going missing and bodies are beginning to surface. It’s a deadly epidemic of crime that plunges a small-town police chief into a monster of an investigation he's not equipped to handle. An ancient evil has returned, and now everyone—the innocent and the guilty—must face their deepest terrors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eThe Dead Run\u003c\/em\u003e Adam Mansbach delivers an eerie high-concept thriller, mixing horror, the supernatural, and suspense in a chilling, high-octane read.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eAdam Mansbach, the acclaimed #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGo the F**k to Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e, delivers an electrifying and horrifying action-adventure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWrongfully imprisoned in a Mexican jail, outlaw-with-a-conscience Jess Galvan accepts a devil's bargain: transport a sinister package across the border for the jail's mythical—and terrifying—bogeyman El Cucuy. If Jess can survive and deliver the iron box in twenty-four hours, he will be free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as Jess navigates the deadly desert, girls go missing and bodies begin to surface—an epidemic of crime that plunges small-town sheriff Bob Nichols into a monstrous investigation. For an ancient evil has awoken in the wastelands and quickly epic myth and human malice threaten the end of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003ePraise for Adam Mansbach:  “Mansbach has a talent for writing full, memorable characters that seem untidy and complex. The prose crackles with insight.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the most ambitious, insightful, and daring writers of our generation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeff Chang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Exquisite. Mansbach’s characters are sharply drawn.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Beautiful, funny, heartbreaking . . .Very few writers could have attempted all this. Adam Mansbach succeeds, brilliantly.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Nothing has driven home a certain truth about my generation quite like this.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Total genius.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Lethem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Starts its supernatural action at full throttle and never lets up until its apocalyptic finale. ... Told in a hard-boiled but slyly humorous style, The Dead Run delights in boxing its characters into seemingly inescapable predicaments and then blasting them through to the next cliffhanger. ... Horror enthusiasts will want to hunt down The Dead Run.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An exciting tale, an action thriller heavily infused with paranormal elements ... The narrative twists among several disparate protagonists and keeps a lot of balls in the air without losing momentum. 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