{"product_id":"the-bad-weather-friend-9781662500497","title":"The Bad Weather Friend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenny is so nice they feel compelled to destroy him, but he has a friend who should scare the hell out of them in this breathtaking new kind of thriller by #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenny Catspaw's perpetually sunny disposition is tested when he loses his job, his reputation, his fiancée, and his favorite chair. He's not paranoid. Someone \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e out to get him. He just doesn't know who or why. Then Benny receives an inheritance from an uncle he's never heard of: a giant crate and a video message. \u003ci\u003eAll will be well in time.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow strange--though it's a blessing, his uncle promises. Stranger yet is what's inside the crate. He's a seven-foot-tall self-described \"bad weather friend\" named Spike whose mission is to help people who are just too good for this world. Spike will take care of it. He'll find Benny's enemies. He'll deal with them. This might be satisfying if Spike wasn't such a menacing presence with terrifying techniques of intimidation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the company of Spike and a fascinated young waitress-cum-PI-in-training named Harper, Benny plunges into a perilous high-speed adventure, the likes of which never would have crossed the mind of a decent guy like him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKoontz, Dean:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eInternational bestselling author Dean Koontz was only a senior in college when he won an \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e fiction competition. He has never stopped writing since. Koontz is the author of \u003ci\u003eAfter Death\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe House at the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Dark Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuicksilver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Emily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElsewhere\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDevoted\u003c\/i\u003e, and seventy-nine \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, fourteen of which were #1, including \u003ci\u003eOne Door Away from Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrom the Corner of His Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMidnight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCold Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Place\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHideaway\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDragon Tears\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIntensity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSole Survivor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Husband\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOdd Hours\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRelentless\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat the Night Knows\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e77 Shadow Street\u003c\/i\u003e. He's been hailed by \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e as \"America's most popular suspense novelist,\" and his books have been published in thirty-eight languages and have sold over five hundred million copies worldwide. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, he now lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirits of their goldens Trixie and Anna. For more information, visit his website at www.deankoontz.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas \u0026 Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50569028403474,"sku":"9781662500497","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_31373410-bd9f-4f37-84a4-111896cadbb0.jpg?v=1748686899","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bad-weather-friend-9781662500497","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}