{"product_id":"9781612196855","title":"Infinite Ground","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Stunning—a totally original, surreal mystery shot through with hints of the best of César Aira, Vladimir Nabokov, Angela Carter, and Julio Cortázar. Smart, clever, and honest. I doubt you’ve read anything quite like it.” —Jeff VanderMeer, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Reach\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a sweltering summer night at a restaurant in an unnamed Latin American city, a man at a family dinner gets up from the table to go to the restroom . . . and never comes back. He was acting normal, say family members. None of the waiters or other customers saw him leave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA semi-retired detective takes the case, but what should be a routine investigation becomes something strange, intangible, even sinister. The corporation for which the missing man worked seems to be a front for something else; the staff describes their colleague as having suffered alarming, shifting physical symptoms; a forensic scientist examining his office uncovers evidence of curious microorganisms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the detective relives and retraces the man’s footsteps, the trail leads him away from the city sprawl and deep into the country’s rainforest interior . . . where, amidst the overwhelming horrors and wonders of the natural world, a chilling police procedural explodes into a dislocating investigation into the nature of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018528604400,"sku":"9781612196855","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781612196855_p0.jpg?v=1763844728","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781612196855","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}