{"product_id":"9781982104627","title":"Where They Wait : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWhere They Wait\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Scott Carson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWhere They Wait\u003c\/i\u003e is so readable, you’ll be a couple of hundred pages in before you realize you’re terrified…and then you can’t put it down. Mesmerizing.” —Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Tense and twisty.” —Charlaine Harris, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of The Southern Vampire Mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A taut, creepy techno-chiller that will leave you hearing ghosts.” —Paul Tremblay, author of \u003ci\u003eA Head Full of Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSurvivor Song\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new supernatural novel about a sinister mindfulness app with fatal consequences from the\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chill\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecently laid-off from his newspaper and desperate for work, war correspondent Nick Bishop takes a humbling job: writing a profile of a new mindfulness app called \u003ci\u003eClarity.\u003c\/i\u003e It’s easy money, and a chance to return to his hometown for the first time in years. The app itself seems like a retread of old ideas—relaxing white noise and guided meditations. But then there are the “Sleep Songs.” A woman’s hauntingly beautiful voice sings a ballad that is anything but soothing—it’s disturbing, and more of a warning than a relaxation—but it works. Deep, refreshing sleep follows.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSo do the nightmares. Vivid and chilling, they feature a dead woman who calls Nick by name and whispers guidance—or are they threats? And her voice follows him long after the song is done. As the effects of the nightmares begin to permeate his waking life, Nick makes a terrifying discovery: no one involved with \u003ci\u003eClarity\u003c\/i\u003e has any interest in his article. Their interest is in \u003ci\u003ehim\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"WHERE THEY WAIT hums with creeping dread and mounting horror. It’s smart and scary, and the final act is like that last downhill plunge on a rollercoaster—terrifying, exhilarating, and unforgettable. I loved every page.”\u003cbr\u003e\"Compulsively readable . . . Easy to get hooked and hard to forget . . . Pure horror.\"\u003cbr\u003e“Uber-creepy horror thriller . . . Superior prose enhances a craftily twisted plot, which sticks its landing. Peter Straub fans will hope for more from Carson.”\u003cbr\u003e“Horror knows no bounds in this supernatural thriller about a new mindfulness app, behind which lurks something much more sinister.”\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers will be terrified.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"You can't put it down. Mesmerizing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"You should read this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"A creepy horror novel that goes places I didn’t expect, WHERE THEY WAIT is eerie and unsettling and made me side eye my mindfulness apps.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"If you’ve ever suspected that your relaxation app was secretly trying to kill you, this is the book for you.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Eerie and intriguing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781982104627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Atria\/Emily Bestler Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40592609149134,"sku":"9781982104627","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_654edb99-4627-44a6-bba7-de3908cbc569.jpg?v=1646947447","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781982104627","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}