{"product_id":"9780385752275","title":"The Toymaker","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat good is a toy that will wind down? What if you could give a toy a heart? A real heart. One that beat and beat and didn't stop. What couldn't you do if you could make a toy like that?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment that the circus boy, Mathias, takes a small roll of paper from the dying conjuror, his fate is sealed. For on it is the key to a terrifying secret, and there are those who would kill him rather than have it told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePursued by the sinister Dr. Leiter with his exquisite doll and malevolent dwarf, preyed on by the circus master and his vicious painted wife, Mathias is drawn into a relentless nightmare. A nightmare that will lead him to the Toymaker, and to a knife as cruel as frost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA relentlessly dark and sinister tale of a young boy's living nightmare, this debut novel will send shivers down your spine and will haunt you long after the final page. With the atmosphere of Philip Pullman's \u003ci\u003eI Was a Rat!\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a brilliantly frightening tale from an exciting new literary talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020799525104,"sku":"9780385752275","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780385752275_p0.jpg?v=1763695316","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780385752275","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}