{"product_id":"daphne-paperback","title":"Daphne - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosh Malerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHorror has a new name: Daphne. A brutal, enigmatic woman stalks a high school basketball team in a reimagining of the slasher genre by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBird Box\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A superb serial killer novel and a great coming-of-age story.\"--Gabino Iglesias, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Takes You Home\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003ePaste\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the last summer for Kit Lamb: The last summer before college. The last summer with her high school basketball team, and with Dana, her best friend. The last summer before her life begins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the night before the big game, one of the players tells a ghost story about Daphne, a girl who went to their school many years ago and died under mysterious circumstances. Some say she was murdered, others that she died by her own hand. And some say that Daphne is a murderer herself. They also say that Daphne is still out there, obsessed with revenge, and will appear to kill again anytime someone thinks about her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter Kit hears the story, her teammates vanish, one by one, and Kit begins to suspect that the stories about Daphne are real . . . and to fear that her own mind is conjuring the killer. Now it's a race against time as Kit searches for the truth behind the legend and learns to face her own fears--before the summer of her lifetime becomes the last summer of her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMixing a nostalgic coming-of-age story and an instantly iconic female villain with an innovative new vision of classic horror, \u003ci\u003eDaphne \u003c\/i\u003eis an unforgettable thriller as only Josh Malerman could imagine it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosh Malerman\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and one of two singer-songwriters for the rock band The High Strung. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eBird Box\u003c\/i\u003e, is the inspiration for the hit Netflix film of the same name. His other novels include \u003ci\u003eUnbury Carol\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInspection\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA House at the Bottom of a Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMalorie\u003c\/i\u003e, the sequel to \u003ci\u003eBird Box\u003c\/i\u003e. Malerman lives in Michigan with his fiancée, the artist-musician Allison Laakko.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42175942066311,"sku":"9780593157039","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/602ba92a3dbe2a7c0ae5c497e7ceb551.webp?v=1733385427","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/daphne-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}