Remember the twin golden rules of hitchhiking?
#1: Don't go hitchhiking, because the driver who picks you up could be
certifiably crazy.
#2: Don't pick up hitchhikers, because the traveler you pick up could
be certifiably crazy.
So what if, on some dark, isolated road, Crazy #1 offered a ride to
Crazy #2?
When Blake Crouch (DESERT PLACES, ABANDON) and Jack Kilborn
(AFRAID, CHERRY BOMB), face-off, the result is SERIAL, a
terrifying tale of hitchhiking gone terribly wrong. Like a deeply
twisted version of an "After School Special," SERIAL is the single
most persuasive public service announcement on the hazards of free car
rides.
Beyond a thrilling piece of horrifying suspense, SERIAL is also a
groundbreaking experiment in literary collaboration. Kilborn wrote the
first part. Crouch wrote the second. And they wrote the third together
over email in 100-word exchanges, not aware of each other's opening
section. All bets were off, and may the best psychopath win.
F. Paul Wilson says, "SERIAL reads just like a Crouch or Kilborn
novel: Full speed ahead, no flinching, no blinking, no brakes."
Along with the reinsertion of additional material cut from the original
version, SERIAL UNCUT also has a vastly expanded beginning and ending,
including an extended section that originally appeared in the novella
TRUCK STOP by J.A. Konrath.
If you can handle horrific thrills, proceed at your own risk.
But if you suffer from anxiety attacks, nervous disorders, insomnia,
nightmares or night terrors, heart palpitations, stomach problems, or
are of an overly sensitive nature, you should read something else
instead.
The authors are in no way responsible for any lost sleep, missed work,
failed relationships, or difficulty in coping with life after you have
read SERIAL UNCUT. They will not pay for any therapy you may require
as a result of reading SERIAL UNCUT. They will not cradle you in their
arms, rock you back and forth, and speak in soothing tones while you
unsuccessfully try to forget SERIAL UNCUT.
You have been warned...
