{"product_id":"2940154518540","title":"Pain Thieves: A Novel of Horror","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor Henry, a man who flushes success and love away at every turn, the Hotel Stephen Crane–shambling Gothic residence at the heart of an aging west-coast metropolis–means one last chance to get clean in the middle of a misspent life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a damaged, passionate, young artist like Bryn, it offers her first real try at independence. And happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the residents, and even the staff, seem to find in its walls an oasis to escape their private demons: alcohol, heroin, gambling, sex-addiction, and the darkness of self-doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet, after death mysteriously takes one innocent resident, a curse seems to envelop the lives of the others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new threat emerges, testing the strength and will of each survivor. A threat more dangerous–more irresistible–than any drug…than any addiction. An ancient malevolence unlike anything Henry or Bryn have ever battled before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Canfield writes about monsters, superheroes, couples, bank robbers, babies, astronauts, paranoids, background artists, hobbyists, and other people. He has published mystery, fantasy, science fiction, horror, or just-plain-odd stories on StrangeHorizons, futurismic, EscapePod, M–Brane SF, in dead-tree magazines including Realms of Fantasy, Talebones, Black Gate, Flytrap and other places. His novelette “Super-Villains” was republished in the prestigious Fantasy: The Year’s Best series, edited by Rich Horton. Born in Las Vegas, he now lives, works, plays, writes, and watches television in Seattle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vauk House Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163394457840,"sku":"2940154518540","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154518540_p0.jpg?v=1764069481","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154518540","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}