{"product_id":"in-perpetuity-paperback","title":"In Perpetuity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Hoey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaria Hoey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's a surreal smuggling operation across the boundaries of life and death in the latest moody mystery from award-winning graphic novelists Peter \u0026amp; Maria Hoey.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Afterlife is just as the ancient Greeks imagined: an endless twilight where time stands still in perpetuity and shades have nowhere to go. For Jim, that means long shifts at a gas station, with only crossword puzzles and cigarettes to break the tedium. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day, two criminal shades from Jim's past come to collect a debt. They've tracked him down for something he didn't know he had: the ability to cross back into the living world. It's a rare gift, and they intend to exploit it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring Jim's first crossing back into sunny California, he meets Olivia, who is dying on an Echo Park sidewalk. Pulling her back from the edge of death, he strikes a connection that will run deeper than either can imagine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJim weaves back and forth between the Afterlife and Los Angeles, desperately trying to evade the criminals' plot. But he and Olivia are pulled into a web of deceit and murder that reaches across both L.A. and the A.L., and ultimately to Hades himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a heady blend of film noir and Greek mythology, \u003ci\u003eIn Perpetuity\u003c\/i\u003e reveals both the human capacity for self-deception and the endurance of love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter and Maria Hoey make pictures together. Trading back and forth from their studios in Northern California and New York, the brother-and-sister artists draw for publications of all kinds. They also write, draw, and design the Eisner-nominated comic series \u003ci\u003eCoin-Op\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2022, their books \u003ci\u003eAnimal Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bend of Luck\u003c\/i\u003e were published by Top Shelf Productions. This is their third graphic novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 10 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748921049376,"sku":"9781603095372","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/51e9e7f35db3eda4e675696387766dff.webp?v=1779920137","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-perpetuity-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}