{"product_id":"9780553593419","title":"The Face: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eKoontz, Dean\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBantam\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/29\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eAcknowledged as “America’s most popular suspense novelist”(\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e ) and as  one of today’s most celebrated and successful writers, Dean Koontz has earned the  devotion of millions of readers around the world and the praise of critics everywhere  for tales of character, mystery, and adventure that strike to the core of what it  means to be human. Now he delivers the page-turner of the season, an unforgettable  journey to the heart of darkness and to the pinnacle of grace, at once chilling and  wickedly funny, a brilliantly observed chronicle of good and evil in our time, of  illusion and everlasting truth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e He’s Hollywood’s most dazzling star, whose flawless  countenance inspires the worship of  millions and fires the hatred of one twisted  soul. His perfectly ordered existence is under siege as a series of terrifying, enigmatic  “messages” breaches the exquisitely calibrated security systems of his  legendary  Bel Air estate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The boxes arrive mysteriously, one by one, at Channing Manheim’s  fortified compound. The threat implicit in their bizarre, disturbing contents seems  to escalate with each new delivery. Manheim’s security chief, ex-cop Ethan Truman,  is used to looking beneath the surface of things. But until he entered the orbit  of a Hollywood icon, he had no idea just how slippery reality could be. Now this  good man is all that stands in the way of an \u003cbr\u003e insidious killer—and forces that eclipse  the most fevered fantasies of a city where dreams and nightmares are the stuff of  daily life. As a seemingly endless and ominous rain falls over southern California,  Ethan will test the limits of perception and endurance in a world where the truth  is as thin as celluloid and answers can be found only in the illusory intersection  of shadow and light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Enter a world of marvelous invention, enchantment, and implacable  intent, populated by murderous actors and the walking dead, hit men and heroes, long-buried  dreams and never-dying hope. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Here a magnificent mansion is presided over by a Scottish  force of nature known as Mrs. McBee, before whom all men tremble. A mad French chef  concocts feasts for the mighty and the malicious. Ming du Lac, spiritual adviser  to the stars, has a direct line to the dead. An aptly named cop called Hazard will  become Ethan’s ally, an anarchist will sow discord and despair, and a young boy named  Fric, imprisoned by celebrity and loneliness, will hear a voice telling him of the  approach of something unimaginably evil. Traversing this extraordinary landscape,  Ethan will face the secrets of his own tragic past and the unmistakable premonition  of his impending violent death as he races against time to solve the macabre riddles  of a modern-day beast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A riveting tour de force of suspense, mystery, and miraculous  revelation, The Face is that rare novel that entertains, provokes, and uplifts at  the same time. It will make you laugh. It will give you chills. It will fill you  with hope. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Dean Koontz's \u003ci\u003eThe City\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Bantam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43352329715967,"sku":"9780553593419","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780553593419_s600x595.jpg?v=1782319297","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780553593419","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}