{"product_id":"the-unheld-9781368117227","title":"The Unheld","description":"\u003cb\u003eStartling monsters and occult oddities abound in this chilling horror Western as a girl journeys across the haunted Montana Territory to rescue her father from an otherworldly creature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharlie's life is a lonely one. While other twelve-year-olds are in school, she spends her days skinning the animals her mercurial father hunts in the woods just outside their cabin. And the woods and its twisted creatures--an owl with four wings, a boar with two heads, a fox with gills--are becoming stranger by the day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne night, a nightmarish beast appears and drags Charlie's father into the wilderness. To find him, she enlists the aid of two unlikely allies also in search of the beast: an Englishman with a connection to a mysterious occult society and a Northern Cheyenne policeman exiled for a crime he didn't commit. Yet as the trio prepare for the confrontation with the beast, Charlie must decide if her father, a brusque man who has always withheld his affection, is ultimately worth saving. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its blend of Western grit and supernatural menace, \u003ci\u003eThe Unheld\u003c\/i\u003e is an unsettling and atmospheric horror novel about loneliness, human connection, and how we find each other in a world that seems designed to alienate. With this assured debut, Luke Larkin marks his arrival in the genre and proves the American frontier still harbors untapped stories in its shadows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luke Larkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hyperion Avenue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781368117227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuke Larkin \u003c\/b\u003eis a queer writer living and working in Big Sky Country, where he received his MFA in creative writing from the University of Montana. \u003ci\u003eThe Unheld \u003c\/i\u003eis his debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Luke Larkin \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48867675832477,"sku":"9781368117227","price":22.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_58d08926-5bee-4ef7-8b9c-7cfa58a57290.jpg?v=1788337057","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-unheld-9781368117227","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}