{"product_id":"lair","title":"Lair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLair\u003c\/i\u003e is the second repulsive entry in the Rats trilogy, following \u003ci\u003eRats\u003c\/i\u003e. They can be read in any order. The horror continues in \u003ci\u003eDomain\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe “Outbreak” was a tragedy London thought it had buried. But deep within the ancient, shadowed groves of Epping Forest, a new terror is feeding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInvestigator Lucas Pender – haunted by the family he lost to the first wave of mutants – recognizes the chilling signs: mutilated livestock and an eerie, unnatural silence in the woods. These aren’t mere scavengers; they are immense, intelligent predators with a reawakened lust for human blood. Led by a grotesque, two-headed master and a cunning, scarred survivor, the pack begins a coordinated massacre that defies every known poison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the forest becomes a military slaughterhouse, Pender must plunge into the subterranean darkness to confront a biological horror faster and hungrier than anything humanity has ever faced. The natural order is shifting – and we are no longer at the top.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for James Herbert:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eThe Rats\u003c\/i\u003e is splatterpunk deluxe’\u003cbr\u003e  – \u003cb\u003eStephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Lean, mean, and nasty as punk’\u003cbr\u003e  – \u003cb\u003eGrady Hendrix\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A one-off; a true horror original’\u003cbr\u003e  – \u003cb\u003ePeter James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57483531354485,"sku":"9781037406249","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781037406249.jpg?v=1786178706","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/lair","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}