{"product_id":"mr-x-9780593973295","title":"Mr. X","description":"\u003cb\u003eBRAM STOKER AWARD WINNER - The acclaimed thriller of supernatural horror from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKoko\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Talisman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ghastly, hide-your-eyes horror; when Peter Straub turns on all jets, no one in the scream factory can equal him.\"--Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRITISH FANTASY AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST NOVEL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery year on his birthday, Ned Dunstan has a paralyzing seizure in which he is forced to witness scenes of ruthless slaughter perpetrated by a mysterious figure in black whom he calls Mr. X. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, with his birthday fast approaching, Ned has been drawn back to his hometown of Edgerton, Illinois, by a premonition that his mother is dying. On her deathbed, she imparts to him the name of his long-absent father and warns him that he is in grave danger. Despite her foreboding, he embarks on a search through Edgerton's past for the truth behind his own identity and that of his entirely fantastic family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Ned becomes the lead suspect in three violent deaths, he begins to realize that he is not the only one who has come home. . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16592238\"\u003ePeter Straub\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.34w x 1.29d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593973295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593973291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC015000\"\u003eHorror | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC031070\"\u003eThrillers | Supernatural\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC025000\"\u003ePsychological\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Straub\u003c\/b\u003e (1943-2022) was the author of seventeen novels, which have been translated into more than twenty languages. They include \u003ci\u003eGhost Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShadowland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKoko\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMr. X\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Night Room\u003c\/i\u003e, and two collaborations with Stephen King, \u003ci\u003eThe Talisman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack House\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written two volumes of poetry and two collections of short fiction, and he edited the Library of America's edition of H. P. Lovecraft's \u003ci\u003eTales \u003c\/i\u003eand the Library of America's two-volume anthology, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Fantastic Tales\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1998, he was named Grand Master at the World Horror Convention. In 2006, he was given the HWA's Life Achievement Award. At the World Fantasy Convention in 2010, he was given the WFC's Life Achievement Award.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45999004647599,"sku":"9780593973295","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_26db8d4f-c15e-42fd-b181-c6220990f6ff.jpg?v=1761238565","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/mr-x-9780593973295","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}