{"product_id":"lair-9781037406249","title":"Lair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe restless rats return in James Herbert's \u003ci\u003eLair\u003c\/i\u003e, the second horror novel in the Rats trilogy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \"Outbreak\" was a tragedy London thought it had buried. But deep within the ancient, shadowed groves of Epping Forest, a new terror is feeding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInvestigator Lucas Pender - haunted by the family he lost to the first wave of mutants - recognizes the chilling signs: mutilated livestock and an eerie, unnatural silence in the woods. These aren't mere scavengers; they are immense, intelligent predators with a reawakened lust for human blood. Led by a grotesque, two-headed master and a cunning, scarred survivor, the pack begins a coordinated massacre that defies every known poison. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the forest becomes a military slaughterhouse, Pender must plunge into the subterranean darkness to confront a biological horror faster and hungrier than anything humanity has ever faced. The natural order is shifting - and we are no longer at the top. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for James Herbert: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Rats\u003c\/i\u003e is splatterpunk deluxe'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen King\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Lean, mean, and nasty as punk'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrady Hendrix\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A one-off; a true horror original'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Nightfire UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781037406249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288","brand":"James Herbert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52733686513845,"sku":"9781037406249","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_87512967-d13a-4b0d-86e2-056a588e967a.jpg?v=1782270896","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lair-9781037406249","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}