{"product_id":"the-daves-next-door-9781914585180","title":"The Daves Next Door","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe lives of five strangers collide on a London train carriage, as they become involved in an incident that will change them all forever. A shocking, intensely emotive and wildly original new thriller from Will Carver...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'One of the most exciting authors in Britain. After this, he'll have his own cult following' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Unlike anything you'll read this year' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Move the hell over Brett Easton Ellis and Chuck Palahniuk ... Will Carver is the new lit prince of 21st-century disenfranchised, pop darkness' \u003cb\u003eStephen J. Golds\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ___________________________________________________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A disillusioned nurse suddenly learns how to care. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An injured young sportsman wakes up find that he can see only in black and white. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A desperate old widower takes too many pills and believes that two angels have arrived to usher him through purgatory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Two agoraphobic men called Dave share the symptoms of a brain tumour, and frequently waken their neighbour with their ongoing rows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Separate lives, running in parallel, destined to collide and then explode. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Like the suicide bomber, riding the Circle Line, day after day, waiting for the right time to detonate, waiting for answers to his questions: Am I God? Am I dead? Will I blow up this train? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shocking, intensely emotive and wildly original, Will Carver's \u003ci\u003eThe Daves Next Door\u003c\/i\u003e is an explosive existential thriller and a piercing examination of what it means to be human ... or not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ___________________________________________________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Will Carver\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Incredibly dark and very funny' \u003cb\u003eHarriet Tyce\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'I fell in love with Carver's murderous Maeve. This is an Eleanor Oliphant for crime fans. Carver truly at his best' \u003cb\u003eSarah Pinborough\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A darkly delicious page-turner' \u003cb\u003eS J Watson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A novel so dark and creepy Stephen King will be jealous he didn't think of it first' \u003cb\u003eMichael Wood\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'One of the most compelling and original voices in crime fiction' \u003cb\u003eAlex North\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Weirdly page-turning' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Laying bare our 21st-century weaknesses and dilemmas, Carver has created a highly original state-of-the-nation novel' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Arguably the most original crime novel published this year' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'This mesmeric novel paints a thought-provoking if depressing picture of modern life' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'This book is most memorable for its unrepentant darkness...' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Utterly mesmerising...' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Will Carver's most exciting, original, hilarious and freaky outing yet' \u003cb\u003eHelen FitzGerald\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Vivid and engaging and completely unexpected' \u003cb\u003eLia Middleton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Dark in the way only Will Carver can be ... oozes malevolence from every page' \u003cb\u003eVictoria Selman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orenda Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914585180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276","brand":"Will Carver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42496204603573,"sku":"9781914585180","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_262d74ad-4d5e-4d6a-8848-831726b00093.jpg?v=1667922021","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-daves-next-door-9781914585180","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}