{"product_id":"2940150239463","title":"Spectral Tower","description":"This story’s a blend of realism, fantasy and mystery. Stanley Reader, a young war veteran, suffers from amnesia and hallucinations. The cause is due to psychological trauma and injuries he sustained during a bombing in Afghanistan. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack home he awakens from a terrible dream: His former girlfriend, Thel, is trapped on a lifeguard tower engulfed in flames. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe hasn’t seen her in over a year. What he last remembers is being with her at the very same lifeguard tower he dreamt about. By the next morning, she is gone. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStanley soon finds himself on a pathway filled with ominous and surreal settings. He's now on a search to find out what really happened to her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring his one night odyssey, Stanley encounters familiar faces and odd strangers: His former professor, who has a fetish for French films; the professor’s daughter, who's preternaturally introspective and well-versed in the paranormal; a deranged lion trainer fed up with the circus; two conjurers who’ve mastered the old ways of magic; a ghost from the war who tries to help Stanley survive the night; two malevolent thugs with a grudge against him. There's also a lion on the loose. And startling moments do arise when Stanley thinks of seeing Thel float like an apparition through the streets. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStanley returns to old haunts ranging from a coffee shop, a dive bar to a café. There's a car-chase, murder and magic. Eventually, he’ll find himself at that one lifeguard tower from his dream. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere a strange, forgotten memory will emerge central to Thel's ultimate fate. It involves a mysterious painting. And it will place Stanley between the ideal importance of joy and profound elements of madness!","brand":"Remy Kirkham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068292186352,"sku":"2940150239463","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150239463_p0.jpg?v=1763740334","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150239463","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}