{"product_id":"chasing-the-boogeyman-a-novel","title":"Chasing the Boogeyman : A Novel","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"desc_summary1982175176-content\" class=\"expandContent\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling novel of small-town evil that “is genuinely chilling and something brand-new and exciting” (Stephen King)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eand “unforgettable” (Harlan Coben).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the summer of 1988, the mutilated bodies of several missing girls begin to turn up in a small Maryland town. The grisly evidence leads police to the terrifying assumption that a serial killer is on the loose in the quiet suburb. But soon a rumor begins to spread that the evil stalking local teens is not entirely human. Law enforcement, as well as members of the FBI, are certain that the killer is a living, breathing madman—and he’s playing games with them. For a once peaceful community trapped in the depths of paranoia and suspicion, it feels like a nightmare that will never end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecent college graduate Richard Chizmar returns to his hometown just as a curfew is enacted and a neighborhood watch is formed. Amid preparing for his wedding and embarking on a writing career, he soon finds himself thrust into a real-life horror story. Inspired by the terrifying events, Richard writes a personal account of the serial killer’s reign of terror, unaware that these events will continue to haunt him for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA clever, terrifying, and heartrending work of metafiction,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChasing the Boogeyman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the ultimate marriage between horror fiction and true crime. Chizmar’s “dazzling work of fresh imagination and psychological insight” (Caroline Kepnes,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou\u003c\/i\u003e) is on full display in this truly unique novel that will haunt you long after you turn the final page.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandHeader accFont\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003eContributor Bio(s)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"desc_contributorbio1982175176-arrow\" class=\"columnSpaced icon-drop-up-icon-01 iconDropDown\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column icon-glasses-icon iconSVG enhancedGlasses\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"desc_contributorbio1982175176-content\" class=\"expandContent\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49743010890008,"sku":"9781982175177","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/2852\/6872\/files\/9781982175177_6fc58.jpg?v=1739382268","url":"https:\/\/www.clearysbookstore.com\/products\/chasing-the-boogeyman-a-novel","provider":"Cleary's Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}