{"product_id":"shallow-ends-9781039467477","title":"Shallow Ends","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn innocent celebration takes a twisted turn when thirteen unlucky people find themselves trapped on a party bus with an inscrutable driver at the wheel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was just supposed to be a birthday party, a mobile celebration with a group of college friends on a modified fire truck. But at some point, things take a dark detour. As the pulsating beats of dance music reverberate over an endless stretch of asphalt, the temperature suddenly plummets, and the reality of the situation becomes chillingly clear: the driver will not stop. After frantically attempting to contact the mysterious motorist, the passengers begin to suspect this party may never end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperation mounts as the trapped revelers hatch a plan to halt the rolling nightmare themselves. While they continue to drink and argue, shifting narrators peel back the layers of their past lives, exposing the disturbing secrets that bind them all together. Alliances shift, old grudges resurface, and battles erupt as the terrified passengers turn on one another in a struggle for survival as they careen through the night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eSpeed \u003c\/i\u003ein \u003ci\u003eShallow Ends\u003c\/i\u003e, a harrowing exploration of the human psyche set on a desolate highway, where the line between what's real and unreal blurs. Brace yourself for a psychological thrill ride that will leave you questioning the boundaries of perception--and confronting the darkness that lurks beneath the placid surface of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There's \u003ci\u003eA Moveable Feast\u003c\/i\u003e, there's \u003ci\u003eHot Tub Time Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, there's \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, and there's David James Keaton swimming between them all, pulling everything together into this raucous, unlikely, terrifying novel about a fire truck, a leap year, and life.\" --Stephen Graham Jones, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDon't Fear the Reaper\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Only Good Indians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"David James Keaton is a madman. His stories contain interwoven plots so intricate and outrageous they're like festooned cotton-candy cobwebs, and his dialogue is the snappiest, funniest, weirdest in the business. \u003ci\u003eShallow Ends\u003c\/i\u003e is another beautiful, batty donkey kick to your head and possibly even your heart.\" --Tony McMillen, creator of \u003ci\u003eAttaboy\u003c\/i\u003e and _Serious Creatures\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shallow Ends\u003ci\u003e is written with such manic glee that I found myself reading as quickly as my eyes could dart from one line to the next. Keaton is a unique and exhilarating voice and here has expertly created a twisted narrative within the confines of a party bus careening down a terrifying highway.\" --Jon Bassoff, author of \u003c\/i\u003eBeneath Cruel Waters\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Podium Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781039467477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.65d","brand":"David James Keaton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44524610650293,"sku":"9781039467477","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_67f2924c-aa84-4492-8723-c5b8c13db3c7.jpg?v=1722920334","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shallow-ends-9781039467477","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}