INCLUDES A NEW AFTERWORD
John Dies at the End's "smart take on fear manages to tap into
readers' existential dread on one page, then have them laughing the
next" (Publishers Weekly) and This Book is Full of Spiders was
"unlike any other book of the genre" (Washington Post).
Now, New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin is back with What
the Hell Did I Just Read, the third installment of this black-humored
thriller series.
It's the story "They" don't want you to read. Though, to be fair, "They"
are probably right about this one. To quote the Bible, "Learning the
truth can be like loosening a necktie, only to realize it was the only
thing keeping your head attached." No, don't put the book back on the
shelf -- it is now your duty to purchase it to prevent others from
reading it. Yes, it works with e-books, too, I don't have time to
explain how.
While investigating a fairly straightforward case of a shape-shifting
interdimensional child predator, Dave, John, and Amy realized there
might actually be something weird going on. Together, they navigate a
diabolically convoluted maze of illusions, lies, and their own
incompetence in an attempt to uncover a terrible truth they -- like you
-- would be better off not knowing.
Your first impulse will be to think that a story this gruesome -- and,
to be frank, stupid -- cannot possibly be true. That is precisely the
reaction "They" are hoping for.
