{"product_id":"the-midnight-shift-9781639735761","title":"The Midnight Shift","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bestseller in Korea, a biting, fast-paced vampire murder mystery exploring queer love and the consequences of loneliness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen four isolated elderly people die back-to-back at the same hospital by jumping out of the sixth-floor window, Su-Yeon doesn't understand why she's the only one at her precinct that seems to care. But her colleagues at the police force dismiss the case as a series of unfortunate suicides due to the patients' loneliness. But Su-Yeon doesn't have the privilege of looking away: her dearest friend, Grandma Eun-Shim, lives on the sixth floor, and Su-Yeon is terrified that something will happen to her next. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Su-Yeon begins her investigation alone, she runs into a mysterious woman named Violette at the crime scene. Violette claims to be a vampire hunter, searching for her ex-lover, Lily, and is insistent that a \u003ci\u003evampire\u003c\/i\u003e is behind the mysterious deaths. Su-Yeon is skeptical at first, but when a fifth victim jumps from the window, her investigation reveals the body was completely drained of blood. Desperate to discover the cause of the deaths, Su-Yeon considers Violette's explanation-that something supernatural is involved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Shift\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping mystery, overflowing with commentary about societal isolation and loneliness, the sharp knife of grief, and the effects of marginalization, perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eCursed Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWoman, Eating\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eA Certain Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639735761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.51w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Seon-Ran Cheon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51230801854645,"sku":"9781639735761","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5b53b4a3-4f08-4b29-84bc-e5e931268923.jpg?v=1750170311","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-midnight-shift-9781639735761","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}