{"product_id":"the-lost-carnival-tom-vandel-9798235284586","title":"The Lost Carnival","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lost Carnival \u003c\/em\u003eweaves together a novella and four stories that tell of lost love, life and death, and the limbo in between. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book begins where the novel \u003cem\u003eA Killer Story \u003c\/em\u003eleft off a few years ago. Teddy Murphy is back. As are his bad habits. His marriage with Kate is up in the air after his visit to a brothel in Butte. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the title novella, we meet another Murphy: Rex. Whether related to Teddy Murphy we know not. Rex hits a tree skiing, is buried upside down in a tree well. Alone. A dead man. Until the tail of his ski is seen and he's dug up. During his rescue, he has a transcendent experience, a glorious vision of a country fair and carnival where loved ones, ancestors, friends (dead and alive) are gathered. It's the afterlife, he's convinced. Wants to return there, is distraught he was saved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn limbo, Rex spirals down and buys a gun. He returns to the scene of the skiing incident. Along the way, he asks people if they've had a near-death experience, hears incredible accounts, takes notes for a book he may write. At Red Lodge Mountain, he locates the tree well. Takes his gun from his pack. Looking down at the town of Red Lodge he sees a hot air balloon floating over a park. He squints up at the sun. The trigger waits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook cover design by Jessie Stenehjem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Vandel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235284586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tiny Road Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.43d","brand":"Tom Vandel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48853030240511,"sku":"9798235284586","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lost-carnival-tom-vandel-9798235284586","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}