{"product_id":"9780062995773","title":"The Little Sleep : A Novel by Paul Tremblay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bram Stoker Awardwinning author of \u003cem\u003eSurvivor Song\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Cabin at the End of the World\u003c\/em\u003e slices, dices, and spins the neo-noir in his own strange way in his fast, smart, and completely satisfying* debut novel featuring a narcoleptic detective from Southie.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Stewart ONan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Little Sleep is Paul Tremblays nod to Raymond Chandler starring a PI who nods off. Mark Genevich is a South Boston private detective who happens to have a severe form of narcolepsy, which includes hypnagogic hallucinations, like waking dreams. Unsurprisingly, his practice is not exactly booming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen one day the daughter of an ambitious district attorney and a contestant on the reality talent show American Star named Jennifer Times comes to him for helpor does she? A man has stolen her fingers, she claims, and shed like Genevich to get them back. When the PI wakes up from what must surely be a hallucination, the only evidence that his client may have been real is a manila envelope on his desk. Inside are revealing photos of Jennifer. Is Genevich dealing with a blackmailer or an exhibitionist? And where is the mysterious young lady, who hopefully still has her fingers attached?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe detective has no choice but to plunge into what proves to be a bad dream of a case, with twists and turns even his subconscious could not anticipate. Chloroforming the hardboiled crime genre then shaking it awake and spinning it around, Paul Tremblay delivers a wholly original, wildly imaginative, gleefully entertaining noir mysteryguaranteed to keep you up all night, even if Mark Genevich wont be joining you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56222376755573,"sku":"9780062995773","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780062995773.jpg?v=1762207510","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780062995773","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}