{"product_id":"dark-ride-a-thriller-paperback","title":"Dark Ride: A Thriller - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLou Berney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFINALIST FOR THE \u003cem\u003eLA TIMES \u003c\/em\u003eBOOK PRIZE!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Lou Berney, the acclaimed, multi award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eNovember Road \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Long and Faraway Gone\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDark Ride\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSometimes the person you least expect is just the hero you need\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-one-year-old Hardy \"Hardly\" Reed--good-natured, easygoing, usually stoned--is drifting through life. A minimum-wage scare actor at an amusement park, he avoids unnecessary effort and unrealistic ambitions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen one day he notices two children, around six or seven, sitting all alone on a bench. Hardly checks if they're okay and sees injuries on both children. Someone is hurting these kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe reports the incident to Child Protective Service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat should be the end of it. After all, Hardly's not even good at looking out for himself so the last thing he wants to do is look out for anyone else. But he's haunted by the two kids, his heart breaking for them. And the more research he does the less he trusts that Child Protective Services --understaffed and overworked--will do anything about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat leaves...Hardly. He is probably the last person you'd ever want to count on. But those two kids have nobody else but him. Hardly \u003cem\u003ehas\u003c\/em\u003e to do what's right and help them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the first time in his life, Hardly decides to fight for something. This might be the one point in his entire life, he realizes, that \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e the entire point of his life. He\u003cem\u003e will\u003c\/em\u003e help those kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, trying to gather evidence that will force the proper authorities to intervene, Hardly is a total disaster. Gradually, with assistance from unexpected allies, he develops investigative skills and discovers he's smarter and more capable than he ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Hardly also discovers that the situation is more dangerous than he ever expected. The abusive father who has been hurting these children isn't just a lawyer--he also runs a violent drug-dealing operation. The mother claims she wants to escape with the kids--but Hardly isn't sure he can trust her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaced with a different version of himself than he has ever known, Hardly refuses to give up. But his commitment to saving these kids from further harm might end up getting the kids, and Hardly himself, killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52558546600243,"sku":"9780062663887","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/0sLM-TNthT9780062663887.webp?v=1761216755","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/dark-ride-a-thriller-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}