{"product_id":"9781335003010","title":"Hell to Pay","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ONLY AND WILL BE RELEASED ON 30 MARCH \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e2027\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe new book from critically acclaimed,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eTop 100 (2025) author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJapanese Gothic\u003c\/em\u003e, Kylie Lee Baker.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA riveting, darkly humorous, and deeply strange story of three roommates whose everyday struggle to survive in New York is complicated by the intestine-eating demon who haunts their apartment.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeni was kidnapped and almost sacrificed to the devil as a child, but now she's perfectly fine. Aside from the fact that she has four reflections in the mirror...and one of them wants her to poison people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmerson was a leading heart surgeon until The Incident that left his patient dead. Now he's too sick to work, keeps finding severed fingers in his water bottles, and is followed around by a faceless Girl Scout with a creaky red wagon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJasper is a line cook with a criminal record, just trying to keep his chosen family together. Sure, he sees a man in the shadows who likes the taste of blood, but he's very good at ignoring that. He would do anything for Leni and Emerson. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnything.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey're fine. They're normal. They're roommates making it work in New York City.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat is, until a demon leaves his sigil on their wall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow, they have seven days to bring Sychar a sacrifice, or he'll tear off their skin. Who knew demon-slaying wasn't a valid excuse to miss work? Why are murder supplies so expensive? Just how is a low-income household supposed to afford a human sacrifice?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs their personal ghosts grow louder and Sychar's deadline draws nearer, Leni, Emerson, and Jasper discover just how far they'll go to protect each other.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baker, Kylie Lee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48402977915134,"sku":"9781335003010","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/1532\/4335\/files\/Hell_to_Pay_Baker.png?v=1783562408","url":"https:\/\/wanderingraccoonbooks.com\/products\/9781335003010","provider":"Wandering Raccoon Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}