{"product_id":"dead-first-hardcover-1","title":"Dead First - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohnny Compton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Bram Stoker award-nominated author of \u003ci\u003eThe Spite House\u003c\/i\u003e comes a bone-chilling new novel about a private investigator hired by a mysterious billionaire to discover why he can't die.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen private investigator Shyla Sinclair is invited to the looming mansion of eccentric billionaire Saxton Braith, she's more than a little suspicious. The last thing she expects to see that night is Braith's assistant driving an iron rod straight through the back of his skull. Scratch that--the last thing she expects to see is Braith's \u003ci\u003eresurrection \u003c\/i\u003eafterward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBraith can't die, it turns out, but he has no explanation for his immortality, and very few intact memories of his past. Which is why he wants to pay Shyla millions to investigate \u003ci\u003ehim\u003c\/i\u003e, and bring his long-buried history to light. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShyla can't help but be intrigued, but she's also trapped by the offer. Braith has made it clear that he knows she's the only person he can trust with his secret, because he knows all about \u003ci\u003ehers\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBold, atmospheric, and utterly frightening, Johnny Compton's \u003ci\u003eDead First \u003c\/i\u003eis spine-chilling supernatural horror about the pursuit of power and the undying need for reckoning.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohnny Compton is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Spite House\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for a Bram Stoker award, and \u003ci\u003eDevils Kill Devils\u003c\/i\u003e. His short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003ePseudopod, Strange Horizons, The No Sleep Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e and several other publications. His fascination with frightening fiction started when he was introduced to the ghost story \"The Golden Arm\" as a child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47429042831609,"sku":"9780593854310","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dakMq7LLAd9780593854310_1d242ce1-c38d-4bc3-a103-de34a84b61f2.webp?v=1771442115","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/dead-first-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}