{"product_id":"the-troop","title":"The Troop","description":"                                            \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'THE TROOP scared the hell out of me, and I couldn't put it down. Not for the faint-hearted' STEPHEN KING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe felt something touch his hand. Which is when he looked down.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the scouts of Troop 52, three days of camping, hiking and survival lessons on Falstaff Island is as close as they'll get to a proper holiday.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhich was when he saw it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when an emaciated figure stumbles into their camp asking for food, the trip takes a horrifying turn. The man is not just hungry, he's sick. Sick in a way they have never seen before.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhich was when he screamed.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCut off from the mainland, the troop face a terror far worse than anything they could have made up around a campfire. To survive they will have to fight their fears, the elements...and eventually each other.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the inaugural James Herbert Award, THE TROOP is a novel that will not fail to get under your skin...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is more than a stunning debut. It reminds me how vacuous, banal and insipid most highly-touted fiction is. [He] asks - and answers - some big, uncomfortable questions about the nature of our humanity\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmudges the line between comedy and horror, cruelty and mercy. His remarkable stories are challenging and upsetting, but never boring\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBig, riveting stories about tough guys in trouble...the best I've read in a long time from a young writer\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is a writer of immense power and surprising, accurate insights\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLean and crisp... Disquieting, disturbing\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDisturbing, disgusting, and bone-chilling. I am delighted\u003cbr\u003eNick Cutter is a pseudonym for an acclaimed author of novels and short stories. He lives in Toronto, Canada.\r\n                                        ","brand":"The Troop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42283539103935,"sku":"9781472206244","price":26.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/products\/tTfyVAOkGoRPRebf_E7cAgmSXQYjHASkRRG6CdAjNZiM9g_60_60.jpg?v=1679033946","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/the-troop","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}