{"title":"Hailey Piper","description":"Hailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth, The Worm and His Kings, Your Mind Is a Terrible Thing, Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy, Benny Rose, the Cannibal King, and The Possession of Natalie Glasgow. She is a member of the Horror Writers Association, with dozens of short stories appearing in various publications. She lives with her wife in Maryland, where their paranormal research is classified. Find her on Twitter via @HaileyPiperSays","products":[{"product_id":"no-gods-for-drowning-paperback","title":"No Gods for Drowning - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIN THE BEGINNING, MAN WAS PREY. WITHOUT THE GODS, THEY'LL BE PREY AGAIN.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet in an alternate reality which updates mythology to near-modern day, \u003cem\u003eNo Gods For Drowning\u003c\/em\u003e is part dark fantasy, part noir detective story, and unlike anything you've read before, from an author whose imagination knows no boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe old gods have fled, and the monsters they had kept at bay for centuries now threaten to drown the city of Valentine, hunting mankind as in ancient times. In the midst of the chaos, a serial killer has begun ritually sacrificing victims, their bodies strewn throughout the city.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLilac Antonis wants to stop the impending destruction of her city by summoning her mother, a blood god--even if she has to slit a few throats to do it. But evading her lover Arcadia and her friends means sneaking, lying, and even spilling the blood of people she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlex and Cecil of Ace Investigations have been tasked with hunting down the killer, but as they close in--not knowing they're hunting their close friend Lilac--the detectives realize the gods may not have left willingly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs flooding drags this city of cars and neon screaming into the jaws of sea demons and Arcadia struggles to save the people as captain of the evacuation team, Lilac's ritual killings at last bear fruit, only to reveal her as a small piece in a larger plan. The gods' protection costs far more than anyone has ever known, and Alex and Cecil are running out of time to discover the true culprit behind the gods' disappearance before an ancient divine murder plot destroys them all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102179954911,"sku":"9781967846160","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ihUwBkwEwY9781967846160.webp?v=1781079094"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/hailey-piper.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}