{"product_id":"curse-the-names-9781617750304","title":"Curse the Names","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Arellano\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Akashic Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Akashic Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this unsettling mix of noir and paranormal obsession . . . Arellano displays a sly, Hitchcockian touch.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Arellano pulls off the not-inconsiderable feat of making the disintegration of his hero more compelling than the end of the world as we know it.\" --\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh on a mesa in the mountains of New Mexico, a small town hides a dreadful secret. On a morning very soon there will be an accident that triggers a terrible chain reaction, and the world we know will be wiped out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e James Oberhelm, a reporter at Los Alamos National Laboratory, already sees the devastation, like the skin torn off a moment that is yet to be. He believes he can prevent an apocalypse, but first James must escape the devices of a sensuous young blood tech, a lecherous old hippie, a predator in a waking nightmare, and a forsaken adobe house high away in the Sangre de Cristo mountains whose dark history entwines them all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A massive bomb is ticking beneath the sands of the Southwest, and time is running out to send a warning. James has to find a way to pass along the message--even if it ruins him.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45139751829655,"sku":"9781617750304","price":1009.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781617750304.webp?v=1767654409","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/curse-the-names-9781617750304","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}