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See moreFrom the dark imagination of bestselling novelist Daniel Kraus, the New York Times bestselling co-author of Academy Award-winning Best Picture The Shape of Water , comes Blood Sugar , the blood-curdling story of a Halloween where trick-or-treat becomes life or death...
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When Trick or Treat
Becomes Life or Death
From the dark imagination of bestselling novelist Daniel Kraus – co-author with Guillermo Del Toro of The Shape of Water – comes a Halloween crime story that's like nothing you've ever read before.
In a ruined house at the end of Yellow Street, an angry outcast hatches a scheme to take revenge for all the wrongs he has suffered. With the help of three alienated kids, he plans to hide razor blades, poison, and broken glass in Halloween candy, maiming or killing dozens of innocent children. But as the clock ticks closer to sundown, will one of his helpers – an innocent himself, in his own streetwise way – carry out or defeat the plan?
Told from the child’s point of view, in a voice as unforgettable as A Clockwork Orange, Kraus’ novel is at once frightening and emotional, thought-provoking and laugh-out-loud funny. It’ll make you rethink your concepts of family, loyalty, and justice – and will leave you double-checking the wrappers on your Halloween candy for the rest of your days.
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Blood Sugar by Daniel Kraus is praised for its impressive storytelling and vivid characterisation, likened to a Stephen King narrative with a unique twist. It features a distinctive voice and is described as an unexpected marvel with an emotional core.
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ISBN: 9781789091939
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 October 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Titan Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 130.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 368g
Pages: 224
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About the Author
DANIEL KRAUS is a New York Times bestselling author. With Guillermo del Toro, he co-authored The Shape of Water, based on the same idea the two created for the Oscar-winning film. Also with del Toro, Kraus co-authored Trollhunters , which was adapted into the Emmy-winning Netflix series. Kraus’s The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch was named one of Entertainment Weekly‘s Top 10 Books of the Year, and he has won two Odyssey Awards (for Rotters and Scowler) and has been a Library Guild selection, YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, Bram Stoker finalist, and more. Kraus’s current project is The Living Dead, a posthumous collaboration with legendary filmmaker George A. Romero. Kraus’s work has been translated into over 25 languages. His feature films as director include Musician (New York Times Critics’ Pick) and Sheriff (PBS’s Independent Lens). He lives in Chicago. Visit him at danielkraus.com.
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