{"product_id":"headlights","title":"Headlights","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Headlights: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"CJ Leede's \n\u003ci\u003eHeadlights \u003c\/i\u003eis instantly seminal. A dazzling juggling of horror without camp; wit without loss of dread; pace without hurry; and most of all, the worldview and empathy of the author. You're gonna have a hard time finding a more thrilling or moving book this year.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Josh Malerman\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIncidents Around the House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fascinating villains and a rich mythos... Blending frights, folklore, and an exploration of the lifelong effects of trauma, this will be good fun for horror fans.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"When I tell you that CJ Leede is a next Stephen King, I mean that while I was reading \n\u003ci\u003eHeadlights\u003c\/i\u003e, I found myself spiritually transported to when I first read \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e 25 years ago and the sheer joy of reading--of being thrilled and chilled and shocked and hungry for more. There are nods to King's third novel here...but Leede strikes out for her own territories while paying homage to the stories that have come before....The novel moves in mysterious ways, often shocking, sometimes even downright startling.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Drew Broussard, \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAmerican Rapture\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed one of the Best Horror Books of 2024 ( \n\u003ci\u003eEsquire, Vulture, Paste, ScreenRant, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003e Literary Hub)\u003c\/i\u003e - A GoodReads and \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Pick - An Indie Next Pick - A Splatterpunk Award Finalist! \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Blood-soaked, heart-wrenching, grim and glorious. CJ Leede is a singular talent.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e--Rachel Harrison, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003ePlay Nice\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Bold, fiercely sharp, and deeply unsettling.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e--Chuck Tingle, \n\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003e Lucky Day\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Plenty of page-turning suspense ... hard to put down.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, STARRED review \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A blistering, feverish ride through a uniquely American apocalypse.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e--Chuck Wendig, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eStaircase in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Leede blends heart and horror, taking readers on an utterly bonkers and horrific ride. Buckle up.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e--Jimmy Juliano, author of \n\u003ci\u003eDead Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMaeve Fly\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the Golden Poppy Octavia E. Butler Award - Winner of the Splatterpunk Award for Best Novel - A Bram Stoker Award Finalist - One of \n\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Horror Books of the Year - An Indie Next Pick! \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Gory and brutal and beautiful and painful and terrifying and a pure delight.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e--Stephen Graham Jones, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"An apocalyptic \u003ci\u003eAnaheim Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e... oozes enough anguish, alienation, and angst to drown the world.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e--Grady Hendrix, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eWitchcraft for Wayward Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eA firecracker of a book that explodes in your hand before you realize you've lit it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--May Cobb, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Hunting Wives\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Sensual, brutal, sly, joyfully unnerving....It scared the hell out of me.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e--Keith Rosson, author of \n\u003ci\u003eCoffin Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"An adrenaline rush of a novel.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, STARRED review \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCJ LEEDE is a bestselling horror writer, hiker, and Trekkie. She is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eMaeve Fly\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Rapture\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eHeadlights\u003c\/i\u003e. Her debut novel \n\u003ci\u003eMaeve Fly \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Golden Poppy Octavia E. Butler Award and Splatterpunk Award, and earned a Bram Stoker Award nomination. She lives on the road all around America with her boyfriend and rescue dogs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn instant \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery instinct tells him to run. Every memory tells him he can't. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpecial Agent Daniel Stansfield is ready for a change. Burnt out and defeated by the job, it's his last day with the FBI. But before he can turn in his badge, he's summoned back to Denver, the city he ran from four years ago, with a chilling message: \u003cb\u003eit's happening again. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeemingly innocent people are waking up on the side of the highway, with no memory of how they got there, wearing the skin of victims they've allegedly never met. And they each share one haunting detail: a strand of a stranger's hair is tied around their tongue. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Daniel is pulled back into the gruesome cycle, and every clue leads him deeper into the shadows of his own past. He will have to confront the ghosts of his traumatic childhood and face what's been hunting him all along-- before he and the people he loves become the next victims. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeadlights\u003c\/i\u003e is both a heartfelt examination on grief and a love letter to Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e in this pulse-pounding hunt across the frozen wilderness of Colorado by bestselling author CJ Leede.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAlso by CJ Leede: \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Rapture\u003cbr\u003eMaeve Fly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250857958, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/06\/2026 (EAN 9781250857958, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/24\/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9781250857958, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eLeede, Cj\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCJ LEEDE is a bestselling horror writer, hiker, and Trekkie. 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