{"product_id":"the-castle-chuck-valentine","title":"The Castle - Chuck Valentine","description":"\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e'This is a book of two halves that explores the interplay of free will and fate...'\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eIt's the summer of 1972 and Jon's adult life is about to begin: he will leave his home town and head for university. It is a bittersweet beginning as his mother is reluctant to let him go, still grieving over the recent death of his father, a successful, bestselling author of numerous horror novels.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eJon feels he can never compete and will always live in his shadow no matter where he is.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eWhile exploring the now obsolete study Jon comes across a strange unpublished novel his father left behind, a mystery he feels must be unravelled. Fiction and reality blend a little too closely, and when he discovers a hidden appendix he learns that his father's imagination was more terrifying and more powerful than he ever thought.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eChuck Valentine was born in Chicago in 1940 and spent much of his adult life as a botanist. After a near-fatal accident involving the deadly monkshood plant and the loss of one toe, he settled in Shrewsbury, England, and began a new career as a writer. His debut novel, Devil's Helmet at Dawn, was described by Horror 108 Digest as 'deeply disturbing'.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dead Ink Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55780803903825,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6907\/1697\/files\/CASTLECOVER3.jpg?v=1794490582","url":"https:\/\/deadinkbooks.com\/products\/the-castle-chuck-valentine","provider":"Dead Ink Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}