{"product_id":"2026200012507-secondhand-lost","title":"Lost","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA child vanishes into the night, and the darkness that follows is far more sinister than anyone could have imagined — Gary Devon's Lost is a masterwork of psychological suspense that grips from its very first page. Set against the shadowy landscapes of small-town America, the novel chronicles the terrifying ordeal of a young girl who is abducted by a deeply disturbed woman, drawing readers into a world where maternal obsession curdles into something monstrous. Devon constructs his narrative with the precision of a surgeon, peeling back the layers of his characters' fractured psyches to reveal the chilling desperation that drives ordinary people toward extraordinary evil.\n\nLost stands as a landmark in American psychological thriller writing, drawing comparisons to the works of Thomas Harris and early Thomas Tryon for its unflinching portrayal of madness and its atmospheric dread. Devon's prose is visceral and urgent, propelling the reader through a mounting sense of doom while never sacrificing the emotional depth of his characters. The novel raises haunting questions about identity, longing, and the terrifying lengths to which a broken mind will go to fill a void — questions that linger long after the final, breathless page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130945741019,"sku":"2026200012507-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/fb109e94-3311-4052-bb5e-a47bace0d0c7.png?v=1786593128","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012507-secondhand-lost","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}