{"product_id":"the-american-9781950305414","title":"The American","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormer US tunnel rat Richard Trenor - disfigured in the war, but left with strange gifts as a result - is summoned back to Vietnam by Thanh, the son of an old friend, to find the man who killed Thanh's eight-year-old sister. Trenor's quest for justice will not only cause him to cross paths with two other Americans - one a cold-blooded assassin, the other a bloodthirsty madman - but also a tormented ghost, and an infestation of living evil. Spanning fifty years, \u003cem\u003eThe American\u003c\/em\u003e is a gritty crime thriller laced with the supernatural, set in a vividly rendered Vietnam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas, Jeffrey:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jeffrey Thomas is the creator of the dark science fiction setting Punktown, in which many of his stories take place. His short story collection The Unnamed Country is also inspired by his many visits to Vietnam. His novel Monstrocity was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award, and his novel Deadstock a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award. Thomas' stories have been selected for inclusion in The Year's Best Horror Stories XXII (editor, Karl Edward Wagner), The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #14 (editors, Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling), and Year's Best Weird Fiction #1 (editor, Laird Barron).","brand":"JournalStone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50860815122706,"sku":"9781950305414","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dd733a53-075d-41e3-8db4-fa10c0064648.jpg?v=1737583433","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-american-9781950305414","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}