{"product_id":"a-sliver-of-darkness-stories-9780593500873","title":"A Sliver of Darkness: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe debut short-story collection from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chalk Man, \u003c\/i\u003e hailed as \"Britain's female Stephen King\" (\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e), featuring eleven bone-chilling and mind-bending tales\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"All hail the queen of scream.\u003ci\u003e A Sliver of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e is C. J. Tudor at her spine-tingling, nightmare-inducing best. Read it if you dare.\"--Chris Whitaker, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWe Begin at the End\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTime slips. Doomsday scenarios. Killer butterflies. C. J. Tudor's novels are widely acclaimed for their dark, twisty suspense plots, but with \u003ci\u003eA Sliver of Darkness, \u003c\/i\u003e she pulls us even further into her dizzying imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"The Lion at the Gate,\" a strange piece of graffiti leads to a terrifying encounter for four school friends. In \"Final Course,\" the world has descended into darkness, but a group of old friends make time for one last dinner party. In \"Runaway Blues,\" thwarted love, revenge, and something very nasty stowed in a hat box converge. In \"Gloria,\" a strange girl at a service station endears herself to a coldhearted killer, but can a leopard \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e change its spots? And in \"I'm Not Ted,\" a case of mistaken identity has unforeseen fatal consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRiveting, macabre, and explosively original, \u003ci\u003eA Sliver of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e is C. J. Tudor at her most wicked and uninhibited.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. J. Tudor\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Drift, The Burning Girls, The Other People, The Hiding Place, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Chalk Man, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won the International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel, the Barry Award, and the Strand Critics\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAward for Best Debut Novel. Over the years she has worked as a copywriter, television presenter, voice-over artist, and dog walker. She is now thrilled to be able to write full-time, and doesn't miss chasing wet dogs through muddy fields all that much. She lives in England with her partner and daughter.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50706423939346,"sku":"9780593500873","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0c47c628-d356-400e-a348-3d11a73c70f4.jpg?v=1734491392","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-sliver-of-darkness-stories-9780593500873","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}