{"product_id":"9781937009502","title":"Ugly As Sin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUgly As Sin\u003c\/i\u003e is James Newman's best book yet! I loved every brutal, violent, pulpy page, and I recommend the hell out of it!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Jeff Strand, Author of \u003ci\u003eDead Clown Barbecue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFaint of Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGleefully Macabre Tales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUgly As Sin\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrific page-turner, a body slam of a book that features tough-guy noir, freakish horrors, and human redemption. James\u003cbr\u003eNewman skillfully spins a spiral of suspense that pulls you in and won't let go.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Brian Pinkerton, Author of \u003ci\u003eKiller's Diary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRough Cut\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHow I Started the Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUgly As Sin\u003c\/i\u003e is brutal, fast-paced, grimy fun, a compulsive page-turner with characters you'll be deeply invested in by story's end.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Blu Gilliand, \u003ci\u003eOctober Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUgly As Sin\u003c\/i\u003e has about as vicious a premise as I've ever come across. It's not what it first appears to be. It's worse. Wrapped inside its mystery and ticking-clock hunt is the most jaundiced indictment possible of the corrupted soul of celebrity culture...its feeders and especially its fed.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Brian Hodge, Author of \u003ci\u003ePicking the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhom the Gods Would Destroy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"James Newman is one of my favorite authors. His novels are always engrossing and entertaining. I can't recommend his works highly enough.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-John Little, Author of \u003ci\u003eMiranda\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Memory Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUrsa Major\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNick Bullman was a wrestling superstar. His alter ego, The Widowmaker, was the monster heel all the marks loved to hate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, after a brutal encounter with two psychotic fans that left his face horribly disfigured, he's just a monster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYanked from the spotlight and thrust into the shadows, these days Nick tries to live the life of an average Joe. He avoids mirrors. He's angry. He's alone. And he likes it just fine that way...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil he receives a desperate phone call from a young lady he barely knows-his daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the first time in over thirty years, Nick returns to his hometown of Midnight, North Carolina. There he will come face to face with old demons, forge new friendships, and make enemies far more dangerous than those who ruined his face, all in a quest to save the granddaughter he's never met...and maybe find a little bit of redemption along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUgly As Sin\u003c\/i\u003e is an electrifying tale of \"white-trash noir,\" a taut page-turner that skates the razor edge of a familiar, horrifying reality. At times heartbreaking, funny, and terrifyingly suspenseful, \u003ci\u003eUgly As Sin\u003c\/i\u003e is Newman's best work to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apex Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058522570992,"sku":"9781937009502","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937009502_p0.jpg?v=1763660259","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937009502","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}