{"product_id":"heartshaped-box-a-novel-isbn-9780061944895","title":"Heart-Shaped Box: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Wild, mesmerizing, perversely witty….A Valentine from hell.”\u003cbr\u003e —Janet Maslin, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe publication of Joe Hill’s beautifully textured, deliciously scary debut novel \u003ci\u003eHeart-Shaped Box\u003c\/i\u003e was greeted with the sort of overwhelming critical acclaim that is rare for a work of skin-crawling supernatural terror. It was cited as a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eAtlanta\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the \u003ci\u003eTampa Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, to name but a few. Award-winning, #1\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Neil Gaiman of \u003ci\u003eThe Sandman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Graveyard Book\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnansi Boys\u003c\/i\u003e fame calls Joe Hill’s story of a jaded rock star haunted by a ghost he purchased on the internet, “relentless, gripping, powerful.” Open this \u003ci\u003eHeart-Shaped Box\u003c\/i\u003e from two-time Bram Stoker Award-winner Hill if you dare and see what all the well-deserved hoopla is about.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAging death-metal rock legend Judas Coyne is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals...a used hangman's noose...a snuff film. But nothing he possesses is as unique or as dreadful as his latest purchase in this chilling gothic horror novel: a one-of-a-kind curiosity bought off the Internet that arrives at his door in a black heart-shaped box...a musty dead man's suit still inhabited by the spirit of its late owner. And now everywhere Judas Coyne goes, the old man is there—watching, waiting, dangling a razor blade on a chain from his bony hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eAging death-metal rock legend Judas Coyne is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals...a used hangman's noose...a snuff film. But nothing he possesses is as unique or as dreadful as his latest purchase off the Internet: a one-of-a-kind curiosity that arrives at his door in a black heart-shaped box...a musty dead man's suit still inhabited by the spirit of its late owner. And now everywhere Judas Coyne goes, the old man is there—watching, waiting, dangling a razor blade on a chain from his bony hand.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Hill is flawless in his ability to articulate frailties that humanize his characters and make the vulnerable to intrusions of the strange . . . . One of the most confident and assured new voices in horror and dark fantasy to emerge in recent years.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Joe Hill’s \u003cem\u003eHeart-Shaped Box \u003c\/em\u003estarts with a premise that is as simple as it is brilliant: a ghost for sale on the Internet. But here is a tale that is far from a one-trick pony. It chills with every word, surprises with every page, and twists with every chapter. Here is a debut as literate as it is horrifying . . . and the resounding introduction of a new master in the field of suspense.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Rollins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A relentlessly scary ghost story.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookseller (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Powerful . . . a fast-paced plot that crackles with expertly planted surprises and revelations . . . a truly memorable debut.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“You can’t go wrong with Heart-Shaped Box.” Top Five Fiction-Books of 2007 - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fast-paced journey on wheels borrowed from hell’s used-car lot, and there aren’t a lot of comfort breaks...The pictures [Hill] painted colored my dreams and darkened my mood even after I’d put the book down.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The shocks in Hill’s riveting debut novel can be lurid and blood-drenched, or as quietly chilling as a casual phone call from an old, dead friend.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A wild, mesmerizing, perversely witty tale of horror . . . . a Valentine from hell.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A thriller with moments of terror and genuine humor.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHeart-Shaped Box\u003c\/em\u003e. . . rocks. It’s a flat-out, white-line, turbo-charged, relentless, bleakly humorous, and, above all, honest story . . . Hill’s fealty to the autumnal suspirations of the darkest sorts of dread is instantly apparent. And this, as they say, is just the beginning.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustin Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Hill]’s got horror down pat, and his debut is hair-raising fun.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dark, taut, and deliciously terrifying. \u003cem\u003eHeart-Shaped Box\u003c\/em\u003e is a roaring good read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888649105637,"sku":"NP9780061944895","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061944895.jpg?v=1730229528","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/heartshaped-box-a-novel-isbn-9780061944895","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}