{"product_id":"such-a-pretty-smile-paperback","title":"Such a Pretty Smile - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristi Demeester\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/i\u003e Most Popular Horror of 2022 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed one of\u003ci\u003e Esquire\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Horror of the Year \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brutal and shocking.\" - emily m. danforth \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Razor-sharp. This one will cut you.\" - Christopher Golden \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn this biting and electrifying novel from bold horror talent Kristi DeMeester, there's something out there that's murdering young women--until an overwhelmed mother and her secretive daughter refuse to live without answers any longer.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe's known as The Cur, and he leaves no trace--except for the victims he viciously slays every fifteen years. Young women who refuse to conform and don't know when to shut up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2019: Thirteen-year-old Lila Sawyer has secrets she can't share with anyone. But when young women around her begin dying, wild speculation ensues. Soon Lila feels haunted from within, terrorized by a delicious evil that shows her how to find her voice--until she's in danger for using it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2004: Caroline Sawyer sees dogs everywhere that no one else seems to notice. As these snarling, teeth-bared delusions begin to take shape in the sculptures she makes in a trance-like state, her fiancé is convinced she needs help from a professional. But Caroline's past is a dark cellar, filled with repressed memories and a lurking horror that others around her can't understand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs past and present demons converge, Caroline and Lila must chase the source of this unrelenting power to its core, either to obliterate it, or lose themselves forever. Brilliantly paced and unapologetically fierce, \u003ci\u003eSuch a Pretty Smile\u003c\/i\u003e will make you want to stand up and rage at everyone who ever told you to shut up and smile pretty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Compulsive and horrifyingly entertaining.\" - Liz Nugent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKRISTI DEMEESTER is the author of \u003ci\u003eBeneath\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel published by Word Horde Publications, and \u003ci\u003eEverything That's Underneath\u003c\/i\u003e, a short fiction collection from Apex Books. Her short fiction has appeared in publications such as Ellen Datlow's \u003ci\u003eThe Year's Best Horror \u003c\/i\u003eVolume 9, 11, and 12; and Stephen Jones' \u003ci\u003eBest New Horror, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eYear's Best Weird Fiction \u003c\/i\u003eVolumes 1, 3, and 5; in addition to publications such as \u003ci\u003ePseudopod, Black Static, Fairy Tale Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and several others. In her spare time, she alternates between telling people how to pronounce her last name and how to spell her first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.18 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759064056096,"sku":"9781250785497","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/64212047a736e0403a75efda84871dba.webp?v=1780141827","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/such-a-pretty-smile-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}