{"product_id":"drood-9780316007030","title":"Drood","description":"On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his secret mistress, 53-year-old Charles Dickens -- at the height of his powers and popularity, the most famous and successful novelist in the world and perhaps in the history of the world -- hurtled into a disaster that changed his life forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Did Dickens begin living a dark double life after the accident? Were his nightly forays into the worst slums of London and his deepening obsession with corpses, crypts, murder, opium dens, the use of lime pits to dissolve bodies, and a hidden subterranean London mere research . . . or something more terrifying? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Just as he did in \u003ci\u003eThe Terror\u003c\/i\u003e, Dan Simmons draws impeccably from history to create a gloriously engaging and terrifying narrative. Based on the historical details of Charles Dickens's life and narrated by Wilkie Collins (Dickens's friend, frequent collaborator, and Salieri-style secret rival), \u003ci\u003eDrood\u003c\/i\u003e explores the still-unsolved mysteries of the famous author's last years and may provide the key to Dickens's final, unfinished work: The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Chilling, haunting, and utterly original, \u003ci\u003eDrood\u003c\/i\u003e is Dan Simmons at his powerful best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Simmons\u003c\/b\u003e is the Hugo Award-winning author of several novels, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eOlympos\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Terror\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Colorado.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647448158482,"sku":"9780316007030","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a64afe15-db8f-4da7-91f3-8158129f8bec.jpg?v=1734800034","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/drood-9780316007030","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}