{"product_id":"9780008121020","title":"Killing Pretty: A Sandman Slim thriller from the New York Times bestselling master of supernatural noir (Sandman Slim, Book 7)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA smart, kick-arse Urban Fantasy from a new master of the genre. KILLING PRETTY is the seventh book in the fantastic Sandman Slim series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Stark has met his share of demons and angels, on earth and beyond. Now, he’s come face to face with the one entity few care to meet: Death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone has tried to kill Death – ripping the heart right out of him – or rather the body he’s inhabiting. Death needs Sandman Slim’s help: he believes anyone who can beat Lucifer and the old gods at their own game is the only one who can solve his murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStark follows a sordid trail deep into LA’s subterranean world, from vampire-infested nightclubs to talent agencies specializing in mad ghosts, from Weimar Republic mystical societies to sleazy supernatural underground fight and sex clubs. Along the way he meets a mysterious girl –distinguished by a pair of graveyard eyes – as badass as Slim: she happens to be the only person who ever outwitted Death. But escaping her demise has had dire consequences for the rest of the world . . . and a few others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor years, Slim has been fighting cosmic forces bent on destroying Heaven, Hell, and Earth. This time, the battle is right here on the gritty streets of the City of Angels, where a very clever, very ballsy killer lies in wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this top contemporary fiction, Stark's journey through the dark underbelly of LA is both thrilling and humorous. The best of urban fantasy, KILLING PRETTY showcases Richard Kadrey's knack for creating a world that is as terrifying as it is compelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Benedict Jacka (An Inheritance of Magic), Ben Aaronovitch (Winter's Gifts), Jim Butcher (Warriorborn), Luke Arnold (One Foot in the Fade), and Charles Stross (Dead Lies Dreaming).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Kadrey, Read by MacLeod Andrews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889150808213,"sku":"9780008121020","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008121020_29144f48-345a-49a5-96cf-42e714cf8d83.jpg?v=1776888443","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008121020","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}