{"product_id":"the-never-game-cd-9781984832399","title":"The Never Game","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Top 10 Crime Novel of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the bestselling and award-winning master of suspense, the first novel in a thrilling new series, introducing Colter Shaw. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou have been abandoned.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young woman has gone missing in Silicon Valley and her father has hired Colter Shaw to find her. The son of a survivalist family, Shaw is an expert tracker. Now he makes a living as a reward seeker, traveling the country to help police solve crimes and private citizens locate missing persons. But what seems a simple investigation quickly thrusts him into the dark heart of America's tech hub and the cutthroat billion-dollar video-gaming industry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEscape if you can.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen another victim is kidnapped, the clues point to one video game with a troubled past--\u003ci\u003eThe Whispering Man\u003c\/i\u003e. In that game, the player has to survive after being abandoned in an inhospitable setting with five random objects. Is a madman bringing the game to life? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOr die with dignity.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShaw finds himself caught in a cat-and-mouse game, risking his own life to save the victims even as he pursues the kidnapper across both Silicon Valley and the dark 'net. Encountering eccentric game designers, trigger-happy gamers and ruthless tech titans, he soon learns that he isn't the only one on the hunt: someone is on his trail and closing fast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Never Game\u003c\/i\u003e proves once more why Deaver is a genius when it comes to manipulation and deception (Associated Press).","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49531460518161,"sku":"CIN1984832395VG","price":13.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51418071859473,"sku":"CIN1984832395G","price":13.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1984832395.jpg?v=1751029876","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/the-never-game-cd-9781984832399","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}