{"product_id":"9781338745344","title":"Beholder","description":"From Ryan La Sala, author of the tantalizingly twisted \u003ci\u003eThe Honeys\u003c\/i\u003e and riotously imaginative \u003ci\u003eReverie\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a chilling new contemporary fable about art, aesthetic obsession, and the gaze that peers back at us from behind our reflections.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one survived the party at the penthouse. Except Athan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAthanasios “Athan” Bakirtzis has made it far in life relying on his charm and good looks, even securing an invitation to a mysterious penthouse soiree for New York City’s artsy elite. But when he sneaks off to the bathroom, he hears a slam, followed by a scream. Athan peers outside, only to be pushed back in by a boy his age. The boy gravely tells him not to open the door, then closes Athan in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutside the door, the party descends into chaos. Through hours of howls, laughter, and sobs, Athan stays hidden. When he finally emerges, he discovers a massacre where the corpses appear to have arranged themselves into a disturbingly elegant sculpture—and Athan’s mysterious savior is nowhere to be found. Athan—the only known survivor—is now the primary suspect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a race to prove his innocence, Athan is swept up in a supernatural mystery, one of secret occult societies and deadly eldritch horrors with \u003ci\u003erather\u003c\/i\u003e distinctive taste. Something evil is waking up in the walls of New York City, and it’s compelling victims toward violence, chaos, and self-destruction. Bound to him by a mysterious hereditary power, Athan has felt this evil hiding behind his reflection his entire life, watching him. Waiting. Now, it’s taking over.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scholastic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47917930447088,"sku":"9781338745344","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781338745344_p0.jpg?v=1763767366","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781338745344","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}