{"product_id":"the-nudge-a-psychological-thriller","title":"The Nudge: A Psychological Thriller","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\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Fink\u003c\/b\u003e is the critically acclaimed creator of the podcasts \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Night Vale\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlice Isn't Dead \u003c\/i\u003eas well as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of the novels \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Night Vale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIt Devours!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlice Isn't Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Halloween Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe First Ten Years\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Nudge\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife in California. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A perfect little bite-sized horror. Some of these scenes are going to live in my head for a long, long time.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--T. Kingfisher, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling author of the Sworn Soldier and Swordheart series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A masterclass in slowly cranking up the dread until it feels as though the dial will snap right off. Clever and haunting. Joseph Fink has crafted a perfect little spring trap of hospitality horror.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Chuck Tingle, \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eLucky Day _and\u003c\/em\u003e Bury Your Gays_\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Fink's writing style is reminiscent of his other works . . . unnerving readers just enough over the course of the work to truly horrify them by the end . . . The book could slot neatly onto a shelf next to a collection of H.P. Lovecraft's or Edgar Allan Poe's short stories, but Hayworth's grayscale graphite illustrations may make readers recall the feeling of first discovering a collection of Alvin Schwartz's \u003cem\u003eScary Stories to Tell in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e--and then becoming too unsettled to sleep . . . Will resonate with classic horror fans as well as Night Vale devotees.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new horror novella from the creator of Welcome to Night Vale and Alice Isn't Dead featuring original illustrations from Night Vale series artist Jessica Hayworth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the open road, evil doesn't chase you. It waits . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLate one night, a wounded man checks into a remote roadside hotel. He's running from something he can't explain or escape. And over the course of a night, he'll tell the hotel's proprietor how his life fell apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt started with his wife. Subtle changes. Smiles that didn't belong to her. Then violence--sudden, intimate, almost casual. Therapy offered hope. Recovery seemed possible. Until it wasn't. He believes a hidden influence has attached itself to him, one that never forces, never commands. It whispers. It suggests. Nudges people toward their worst impulses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow the man wanders the country as a fugitive, hoping to break free from the evil that's wormed its way into him. But as our narrator's story unfolds, he begins to question whether he's fled far enough . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTense, atmospheric, and chilling, The Nudge is a slow-burn tale of suspense that will linger like a whisper in the dark, long after the story is over.\u003c\/b\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\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/30\/0001 (EAN 9798347042159, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Podium Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496096203030,"sku":"9798347042159","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798347042159.jpg?v=1783053085","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-nudge-a-psychological-thriller","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}