{"product_id":"the-hunger-9780735212534","title":"The Hunger","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Deeply, deeply disturbing, hard to put down, not recommended reading after dark.\" --Stephen King \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tense and gripping reimagining of one of America's most haunting human disasters: the Donner Party with a supernatural twist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvil is invisible, and it is everywhere. \u003c\/i\u003eThat is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the wagon train known as the Donner Party. Depleted rations, bitter quarrels, and the mysterious death of a little boy have driven the isolated travelers to the brink of madness. Though they dream of what awaits them in the West, long-buried secrets begin to emerge, and dissent among them escalates to the point of murder and chaos, unknowingly propelling them into one of the deadliest and most disastrous Western adventures in American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs members of the group begin to disappear, the survivors start to wonder if there really is something disturbing, and hungry, waiting for them in the mountains...and whether the evil that has unfolded around them may have in fact been growing within them all along. Effortlessly combining the supernatural and the historical, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e is an eerie, thrilling look at the volatility of human nature, pushed to its breaking point.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlma Katsu\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger, The Taker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Descent\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been a signature reviewer for \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eand a contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a graduate of the master's writing program at the Johns Hopkins University and received her bachelor's degree from Brandeis University. Prior to the publication of her first novel, Katsu had a long career as a senior intelligence analyst for several U.S. agencies and is currently a senior analyst for a think tank. She lives outside of Washington, D.C., with her husband.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50582822945042,"sku":"9780735212534","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d6bcbbbe-7ba8-4290-81f1-d4767b96b055.jpg?v=1732024048","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hunger-9780735212534","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}