{"product_id":"growls-in-the-dark-paperback","title":"Growls in the Dark - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrody Wertman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWes Keen signed up for solitude, not shredded corpses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter six years as an Army medic and a brief, soul-sucking stint as a NYC paramedic, Wes escapes to the remote wilderness of Land Between the Lakes as a seasonal park ranger. He's looking for peace, quiet, and maybe a little time to forget. What he gets instead is blood on the trail, missing hikers, and claw marks that don't match anything in the field guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoined by Alicia Murphy, a no-nonsense former cop, and Bob Newlin, a perpetually stoned philosopher who may or may not be legally employed, Wes is dragged into a deadly mystery lurking in the trees. The deeper they investigate, the worse it gets-something unnatural is stalking the woods. Something smart. Something savage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when they manage to kill one of the creatures and recover the body, their problems multiply. Black helicopters. Armed agents. A kill team sent to erase every trace-starting with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutgunned, outnumbered, and surrounded, Wes and his crew barricade themselves in the ranger station for one long, violent night. If they want to survive-and if they want the truth to reach the outside world-they'll need to outthink both monsters and men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are no reinforcements coming. There's no cavalry. There's just a sarcastic ex-medic, a pissed-off ranger, a paranoid retiree, and a stoned guy with a shotgun named \u003cem\u003eBetty Boom Boom\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd they're all that stands between a forest full of nightmares... and a truth that was never meant to be uncovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowls in the Dark\u003c\/strong\u003e is a fast-paced cryptid horror thriller filled with dark humor, brutal tension, and characters you'll wish were real-until the screaming starts. Perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Ritual\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHunter Shea\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMark Tufo\u003c\/em\u003e, and anyone who's ever looked at the woods at night and thought, \"Nope.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 154\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43159776755775,"sku":"9798231697786","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/IbNizFVQWI9798231697786.webp?v=1777001538","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/growls-in-the-dark-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}