{"product_id":"the-troop-a-novel-by-nick-cutter","title":"The Troop: A Novel by Nick Cutter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__overview-column\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCONTENT WARNING:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Extreme horror isn't for the faint of heart. These books may contain graphic violence, disturbing imagery, explicit subject matter, and other potentially upsetting content. Reader discretion is strongly advised. Proceed at your own risk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Troop\u003c\/i\u003e scared the hell out of me, and I couldn't put it down. This is old-school horror at its best.\" --Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003e28 Days Later\u003c\/i\u003e in this \"grim microcosm of terror and desperation haunting\" (Christopher Golden, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) following a scout troop on a terrifying fight for survival when they come across a mysterious--and deadly--stranger in the Canadian wilderness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip--a tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story around a roaring bonfire. But when an unexpected intruder stumbles upon their campsite--shockingly thin, disturbingly pale, and voraciously hungry--Tim and the boys are exposed to something far more frightening than any tale of terror. The human carrier of a bioengineered nightmare. A horrifying contagion that spreads faster than fear. A harrowing struggle for survival with no escape from the elements, the infected...or one another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart parasitic horror, part survival thriller--and all-consuming--this tightly written, edge-of-your-seat thriller takes you deep into the heart of darkness, where fear feeds on sanity...and terror hungers for more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Biography:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNick Cutter is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dorians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the nationally bestselling modern horror classic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Troop \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(which is currently being developed for film), as well as the critically acclaimed novels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Deep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Queen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Handyman Method\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, cowritten with Andrew F. Sullivan. Nick Cutter is the pseudonym for Craig Davidson, whose much-lauded literary fiction includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRust and Bone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Night Ghost Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and, most recently, the short story collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCascade.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e He lives in Toronto, Canada.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished date: \u003cspan\u003eAug. 16, 2016\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePublisher: Gallery Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint length: 384 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: \u003cspan\u003e9781501144820\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thin Veil Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62875628535889,"sku":null,"price":25.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1067\/4257\/9281\/files\/TheTroop_PB.png?v=1791848766","url":"https:\/\/thinveilbookstore.ca\/products\/the-troop-a-novel-by-nick-cutter","provider":"Thin Veil Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}