{"product_id":"the-room-in-the-ground-a-thriller-9781662525063","title":"The Room in the Ground: A Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a tense return to the Bloodstorm series, past choices come back to haunt those who were wronged--and the ever-blurring lines between good and evil make them question what is right.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKim Ribbing is a peculiar man--a skilled hacker, but otherwise reticent and fiercely private. Crime writer Julia Malmros never expected more than a working relationship with him, but all that changed the moment they locked eyes. Now there's something between them just as thrilling as the mysteries they investigate together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd just as dangerous too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause Kim has secrets. Enemies. A murky past. And it's all coming to a head in the confines of his basement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Julia and fourteen-year-old Astrid--orphaned in a childhood friend's murder that Julia and Kim investigated--venture downstairs, they're pulled into the darkest corners of Kim's life. And they resolve to help him finally get out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs deep as they go, they still can't escape Jonny, Julia's detective ex-husband who's got an axe to grind with Kim. When a new case lands on his desk, confirming his suspicions, he knows just where to look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut some people always know just how to hide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Ajvide Lindqvist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon Crossing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.51w x 1.17d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662525063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAjvide Lindqvist, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJohn Ajvide Lindqvist--dubbed Sweden's answer to Stephen King by the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e--is a Nordic horror master who leaves readers terrified yet craving more. With limitless imagination and a keen sense of language, he creates new worlds, tempting you to laugh in the middle of darkness even as he leads you into the unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1968, John grew up in Blackeberg, a suburb of Stockholm. A fan of magic, he started out as a conjurer, then did stand-up comedy for twelve years before finding his true calling: writing. In 2004, he debuted his now internationally acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eLet the Right One In\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince then, John has written more novels, as well as works for stage and screen. Published in thirty-one countries, his writing has earned awards including the Selma Lagerlöf Prize and Best Novel in Translation (Norway). His work has also been short-listed for the August Prize, Book of the Year, and Swedish Radio Literature Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo learn more, visit www.johnajvidelindqvist.com\/english.php.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a thirty-year career as a US diplomat that included lengthy assignments in Europe, Africa, and Latin America, Michael Meigs settled in Austin, Texas. His literary translations have earned the American-Scandinavian Foundation's annual translation prize and the American Translators Association's Lewis Galantière Award, and his work on Dolores Redondo's \u003ci\u003eThe North Face of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e was short-listed for the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Translation Prize. Michael has reviewed live narrative theatre in Austin and elsewhere in Central Texas since 2008, when he established his website: www.CTXLiveTheatre.com. He is also a production coordinator for an Austin opera company, a finance director for the Austin Area Translators and Interpreters Association (AATIA), and a member of the Austin Theatre Critics Table.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"John Ajvide Lindqvist \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48641384284317,"sku":"9781662525063","price":20.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_678455f3-df68-48ed-b77c-41512425e38d.jpg?v=1784108004","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-room-in-the-ground-a-thriller-9781662525063","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}