{"product_id":"the-midnight-shift-the-korean-bestselling-cult-novel-hardcover","title":"The Midnight Shift: The Korean Bestselling Cult Novel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bestseller in Korea, a biting, fast-paced vampire murder mystery exploring queer love and the consequences of loneliness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen four isolated elderly people die back-to-back at the same hospital by jumping out of the sixth-floor window, Su-Yeon doesn't understand why she's the only one at her precinct that seems to care. But her colleagues at the police force dismiss the case as a series of unfortunate suicides due to the patients' loneliness. But Su-Yeon doesn't have the privilege of looking away: her dearest friend, Grandma Eun-Shim, lives on the sixth floor, and Su-Yeon is terrified that something will happen to her next. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Su-Yeon begins her investigation alone, she runs into a mysterious woman named Violette at the crime scene. Violette claims to be a vampire hunter, searching for her ex-lover, Lily, and is insistent that a \u003ci\u003evampire\u003c\/i\u003e is behind the mysterious deaths. Su-Yeon is skeptical at first, but when a fifth victim jumps from the window, her investigation reveals the body was completely drained of blood. Desperate to discover the cause of the deaths, Su-Yeon considers Violette's explanation-that something supernatural is involved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Shift\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping mystery, overflowing with commentary about societal isolation and loneliness, the sharp knife of grief, and the effects of marginalization, perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eCursed Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWoman, Eating\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eA Certain Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102828957919,"sku":"9781639735761","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/rFqamFdcHE9781639735761.webp?v=1781087433","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-midnight-shift-the-korean-bestselling-cult-novel-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}