{"product_id":"dead-in-the-water-9780440614074","title":"Dead in the Water","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Bram Stoker Award-winning author Nancy Holder comes a chilling novel of horror on the sea. \u003ci\u003eThis is how it will be when you drown. . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At a sun-washed dock in Long Beach, California, the creaky freighter, \u003ci\u003eMorris, \u003c\/i\u003eloaded with brightly colored boxcars, takes on passengers. Among the vacationers: a disgruntled yuppie couple, a child stricken by cancer, a woman searching for her lost husband, and a female cop packing a .38 and bitter memories of a boy who drowned before her eyes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In seas of love and blood they will drown, one at a time. And for their company, they will have those who have drowned before them--and those who have received a message in a bottle. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDead in the Water\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eDead in the Water \u003c\/i\u003eis saturated with brooding, claustrophobic, hallucinatory menace. Nancy Holder's vivid voice and sharp characterization make it all real. I'm never going on a boat again \"\u003cb\u003e--Poppy Z. Brite\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eDead in the Water \u003c\/i\u003eis an involving and truly frightening book. This is the kind of horror that gets underneath your skin and works its way into your soul. Real terror . . . for those daring enough to take the trip. I enjoyed it immensely.\"\u003cb\u003e--Rick Hautala\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Nancy Holder proves why she's an award-winning author. Eerie--effective--excellent  A chilling combination of \u003ci\u003eLifeboat, Ship of Fools, \u003c\/i\u003eand John Carpenter's \u003ci\u003eThe Fog, Dead in the Water \u003c\/i\u003ekeeps you treading water with every page, gasping for breath, sucking you under. A nightmare cruise into black waters and terrifying depths.\"\u003cb\u003e--Lisa Cantrell\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I'd feel safer in the water with \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e--Brian Lumley\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A nasty tale well told, infused with the eerily surreal quality of fevered nightmares. Discovering Nancy Holder is like finding a vein of true horror gold.\"\u003cb\u003e--Cheri Scotch\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Man the lifeboats. Don your life jacket. Nancy Holder takes you on a cruise you won't soon forget. Scary stuff.\"\u003cb\u003e--Maxine O'Callaghan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I couldn't put it down  A whale of a tale. A page-turner--the first sentence will hook you and what follows will reel you in. \u003ci\u003eDead in the Water \u003c\/i\u003eis fast-paced and exciting, mysterious and spooky \"\u003cb\u003e--Chris Curry\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Nancy Holder enshrouds fascinating characters within a chilling atmosphere and creates a relentless tale of terror at sea. Holder is one of my favorite writers.\"\u003cb\u003e--Elizabeth Massie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Delta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780440614074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.96d","brand":"Nancy Holder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38016468189365,"sku":"9780440614074","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_977236e2-82fc-4ae4-b01a-58c6fd2176e3.jpg?v=1609159552","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dead-in-the-water-9780440614074","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}