{"product_id":"the-enlightenment-project-9781448307197","title":"The Enlightenment Project","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCutting-edge science meets demonic possession: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe long-awaited new supernatural thriller from award-winning author Lynn Hightower.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sensitive characterizations match the imaginative plot. Readers will compulsively turn the pages to see how it all ends\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHave you ever known anyone who survived being possessed? You do now. You've met me.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoah Archer is a renowned neurosurgeon, with an impressive success record. He has a happy home, with his beloved wife Moira, their two adopted sons, and a dog who's a very good girl. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Noah keeps a dark secret, shared only with his old friend Father Perry Cavanaugh. When he was just a boy, he was possessed by a demon - and it was only thanks to the exorcist priest that he survived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, Noah works at the cutting of edge of medical science and religion, researching the effects of spirituality on the brain. His current research study - The Enlightenment Project - promises breakthrough treatments for depression, addiction and mental illness, and preliminary results are astounding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut after a late-night emergency surgery, Noah returns to his office to find Father Perry waiting for him, with a terrible warning. The Enlightenment Project may not be closing the door to the darkness at all . . . but instead letting it in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDemonic possession is now a recognized psychiatric condition, and the number of exorcist priests in the US has quadrupled in the last decade. As well as being a thrilling read, THE ENLIGHTENMENT PROJECT is an intelligent and fascinating view into the complex worlds of both the medical and the supernatural.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynn Hightower \u003c\/b\u003eis the internationally bestselling author of numerous thrillers including the Sonora Blair and Lena Padget detective series. She has previously won the Shamus Award for Best First Private Eye novel and a WHSmith Fresh Talent Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50388614316306,"sku":"9781448307197","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e44ff189-790f-4ed4-bd58-9f971ec314af.jpg?v=1728903620","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-enlightenment-project-9781448307197","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}