{"product_id":"the-contestant-blake-rudman-9781966296201","title":"The Contestant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRudman's modern-day answer to Stephen King's The Running Man in is best yet! \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames H Longmore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelf-made millionaire realtor, Chase Lennon, has more money than he could ever possibly spend in his - or his children's - lifetime, yet when he receives an anonymous opportunity to become a billionaire by participating in an exclusive game show, greed and ego take over, and he snaps it up in a heartbeat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll he has to do is not kill himself for one week.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEasy enough, right?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot when he's being ruthlessly framed for an increasingly brutal series of slayings across the US, each in a different state carrying the death penalty. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, it all appears to be an elaborate, deepfake, set-up by the show's producers. But as the pressure mounts, Lennon's wife turns against him, and his face is all over the news, he realizes the whole thing is terrifyingly real: he's a wanted man, hunted by the FBI as a psychotic killer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the lines between fiction and reality increasingly blurred, assistance comes in the unlikely form of a young woman who claims to be a disgruntled producer out to end the show - but can she be trusted? With no other choice, Lennon's time on \u003cem\u003eThe Contestant\u003c\/em\u003e becomes a fight to stay alive when there seems to be only one feasible way out. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Blake Rudman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1966296207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966296201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hellbound Books Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.77d","brand":"Blake Rudman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997267243263,"sku":"9781966296201","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-contestant-blake-rudman-9781966296201","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}