{"product_id":"the-ruffian-9798296208446","title":"The Ruffian","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Carlos Luis Barrios\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ruffian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarlos Luis Barrios\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt began with insomnia.\u003cbr\u003eThen came the certainty-he wasn't alone.\u003cbr\u003eAnd then, the Ruffian spoke.\u003cbr\u003eFrom that moment on, there was no silencing him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSantiago Altivo didn't return to his hometown-\u003cbr\u003ehe fled into it.\u003cbr\u003eHe ran from a family story written in blood.\u003cbr\u003eHe ran from himself.\u003cbr\u003eBut some pasts don't care for distance, \u003cbr\u003eand some shadows don't stay buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nights no longer offer him refuge.\u003cbr\u003eThey've become a hunting ground.\u003cbr\u003eThe Ruffian-a dark, whispering, ruthless presence-watches him from within.\u003cbr\u003eHe invades him.\u003cbr\u003eHe writes through him.\u003cbr\u003eAnd every night Santiago survives is a battle\u003cbr\u003ebetween his mind and a monster bearing his own face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs he losing his sanity-\u003cbr\u003eor finally remembering what was never meant to be forgotten?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA voice urges him to tell the whole story.\u003cbr\u003eTo exhume the ruins of his family name.\u003cbr\u003eTo face the crime that founded his bloodline.\u003cbr\u003eBut the closer he gets to the truth, \u003cbr\u003ethe more he begins to disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48221723656343,"sku":"9798296208446","price":1111.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798296208446.webp?v=1788754645","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-ruffian-9798296208446","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}