{"product_id":"reprieve-paperback-1","title":"Reprieve - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Han Mattson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Like Whitehead's \u003cem\u003eThe Intuitionist, \u003c\/em\u003e Alyssa Cole's \u003cem\u003eWhen No One Is Watching\u003c\/em\u003e or Zakiya Dalila Harris' \u003cem\u003eThe Other Black Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReprieve\u003c\/em\u003e straddles genres in the best possible way. . . . Sure to spark conversation and debate at book clubs across the land.\" -\u003cem\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An eventual American classic that is unrelenting in its beauty and incisive cultural critique.\" - KIESE LAYMON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003e- \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/em\u003e- NPR - Today - \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eO Quarterly \u003c\/em\u003e- \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/em\u003e - Shondaland - Thrillist - The Millions - Crimereads - \u003cem\u003eXTRA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Tor - Literary Hub - and more!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA chilling and blisteringly relevant literary novel of social horror centered around a brutal killing that takes place in a full-contact haunted escape room--a provocative exploration of capitalism, hate politics, racial fetishism, and our obsession with fear as entertainment. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 27, 1997, four contestants make it to the final cell of the Quigley House, a full-contact haunted escape room in Lincoln, Nebraska, made famous for its monstrosities, booby-traps, and ghoulishly costumed actors. If the group can endure these horrors without shouting the safe word, \"reprieve,\" they'll win a substantial cash prize--a startling feat accomplished only by one other group in the house's long history. But before they can complete the challenge, a man breaks into the cell and kills one of the contestants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose who were present on that fateful night lend their points of view: Kendra Brown, a teenager who's been uprooted from her childhood home after the sudden loss of her father; Leonard Grandton, a desperate and impressionable hotel manager caught in a series of toxic entanglements; and Jaidee Charoensuk, a gay international student who came to the United States in a besotted search for his former English teacher. As each character's journey unfurls and overlaps, deceit and misunderstandings fueled by obsession and prejudice are revealed, forcing all to reckon with the ways in which their beliefs and actions contributed to a horrifying catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn astonishingly soulful exploration of complicity and masquerade, \u003cem\u003eReprieve \u003c\/em\u003ecombines the psychological tension of classic horror with searing social criticism to present an unsettling portrait of this tangled American life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699196629055,"sku":"9780063117488","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/14558750e8a849cabc4457c00042e36a.webp?v=1765012790","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/reprieve-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}