{"product_id":"9780399180453","title":"Psychoville","description":"\u003cb\u003eA suburban horror classic from the prize-winning author of the Peculiar Crimes Unit novels starring Bryant \u0026amp; May, \u003ci\u003ePsychoville\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the truth about housewives, bloodstains, and the damage one can inflict with a steam iron.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e England, 1985. When the cruel and heartless hand of urban planning forces fourteen-year-old Billy March and his family to abandon their home in London and relocate to quiet, residential Invicta Cross, Billy holds out hope for a fresh start. Instead, his entire family is methodically and tragically abused by their petty, hostile neighbors. Though Billy eventually befriends a young girl as damaged as himself, he never forgets those humiliations—nor can he forgive them.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 1995. Invicta Cross has just been voted “Britain’s Favorite New Town” . . . and a stylish young married couple has just moved in. Glamorous, charismatic, and wealthy, they’re instantly popular with the locals. Then a strange series of coincidences begins. As one neighbor after another goes missing, no one suspects that the perfect couple in Balmoral Close might know more than they let on—until a suspicious reporter sets out to discover the truth.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLook for Christopher Fowler’s fantasy and horror classics, now available as ebooks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCALABASH | DISTURBIA | PSYCHOVILLE | RED GLOVES | ROOFWORLD | SPANKY\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121775132912,"sku":"9780399180453","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780399180453_p0.jpg?v=1763698547","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780399180453","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}