{"product_id":"whalefall-9781665918176","title":"Whalefall","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2023 by \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Shelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, and NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Martian\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003e127 Hours\u003c\/i\u003e in this \"astoundingly great\" (Gillian Flynn, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) and scientifically accurate thriller about a scuba diver who's been swallowed by an eighty-foot, sixty-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJay Gardiner has given himself a fool's errand--to find the remains of his deceased father in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Monastery Beach. He knows it's a long shot, but Jay feels it's the only way for him to lift the weight of guilt he has carried since his dad's death by suicide the previous year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The dive begins well enough, but the sudden appearance of a giant squid puts Jay in very real jeopardy, made infinitely worse by the arrival of a sperm whale looking to feed. Suddenly, Jay is caught in the squid's tentacles and drawn into the whale's mouth where he is pulled into the first of its four stomachs. He quickly realizes he has only one hour before his oxygen tanks run out--one hour to defeat his demons and escape the belly of a whale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suspenseful and cinematic, \u003ci\u003eWhalefall\u003c\/i\u003e is an \"powerfully humane\" (Owen King, \u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) thriller about a young man who has given up on life...only to find a reason to live in the most dangerous and unlikely of places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3510172\"\u003eDaniel Kraus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MTV Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665918176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1665918179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028020\"\u003eScience Fiction | Hard Science Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC030000\"\u003eThrillers | Suspense\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Kraus is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling writer of novels, TV, and film. His novel \u003ci\u003eWhalefall\u003c\/i\u003e received a front-cover review in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Alex Award, was an \u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize Finalist, and was a Best Book of 2023 from NPR, The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. With Guillermo del Toro, he coauthored \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Water\u003c\/i\u003e, based on the same idea the two created for the Oscar-winning film. Also with del Toro, Kraus coauthored\u003ci\u003e Trollhunters\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into the Emmy-winning Netflix series. His also cowrote \u003ci\u003eThe Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePay the Piper\u003c\/i\u003e with legendary filmmaker George A. Romero. Kraus's \u003ci\u003eThe Death and Life of Zebulon Finch\u003c\/i\u003e was named one of \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Top 10 Books of the Year. Kraus has won the Bram Stoker Award, Scribe Award, two Odyssey Awards (for both Rotters and Scowler), and has appeared multiple times as Library Guild selections, YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, and more. His work has been translated into over twenty languages. He lives with his wife in Chicago. Visit him at DanielKraus.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MTV Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380288614539,"sku":"9781665918176","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_5ebe6e0b-3dee-4ab5-bf74-7fa7ebfa48b7.jpg?v=1760539581","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/whalefall-9781665918176","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}