{"product_id":"beholder-9781338745368","title":"Beholder","description":"From Ryan La Sala, author of the tantalizingly twisted \u003ci\u003eThe Honeys\u003c\/i\u003e and riotously imaginative \u003ci\u003eReverie\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a chilling new contemporary fable about art, aesthetic obsession, and the gaze that peers back at us from behind our reflections.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one survived the party at the penthouse. Except Athan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAthanasios \"Athan\" Bakirtzis has made it far in life relying on his charm and good looks, even securing an invitation to a mysterious penthouse soiree for New York City's artsy elite. But when he sneaks off to the bathroom, he hears a slam, followed by a scream. Athan peers outside, only to be pushed back in by a boy his age. The boy gravely tells him not to open the door, then closes Athan in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutside the door, the party descends into chaos. Through hours of howls, laughter, and sobs, Athan stays hidden. When he finally emerges, he discovers a massacre where the corpses appear to have arranged themselves into a disturbingly elegant sculpture-and Athan's mysterious savior is nowhere to be found. Athan-the only known survivor-is now the primary suspect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a race to prove his innocence, Athan is swept up in a supernatural mystery, one of secret occult societies and deadly eldritch horrors with \u003ci\u003erather\u003c\/i\u003e distinctive taste. Something evil is waking up in the walls of New York City, and it's compelling victims toward violence, chaos, and self-destruction. Bound to him by a mysterious hereditary power, Athan has felt this evil hiding behind his reflection his entire life, watching him. Waiting. Now, it's taking over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRyan La Sala writes about surreal things happening to queer people. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBeholder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Honeys\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReverie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBe Dazzled\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City, allegedly. Visit him online at ryanlasala.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Push","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50878218699026,"sku":"9781338745368","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_314cd0c4-0126-4c4d-b333-caa7823804f0.jpg?v=1738258513","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beholder-9781338745368","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}