{"product_id":"the-lukewarm-dead-greg-guerin-9798624812420","title":"The Lukewarm Dead: A Novella","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A story of obsession, revenge and violence . . . that takes you on a non-stop ride from start to finish . . . a compelling read.\"-\u003ci\u003eAurealis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1986 and a fungal extract developed by unconventional, mask-wearing Alfie Soda promises immortality. Ralph Makki is looking for a meaningful way to invest the inheritance from his father, a formidable if unwholesome business magnate. Among Makki senior's paperwork is an unsent letter expressing interest in the extract. Makki invests in the drug, despite its obscure origins, believing it could be a boon to humankind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus, he's already addicted to the stuff.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when Soda absconds from the research station in Papua New Guinea, taking Makki's money plus everything needed to synthesize the extract, Makki is forced into a global search for Soda and a source of the extract. Soda's trail leads Makki into a series of humanitarian disasters. But what is Soda's obsession with hotspots of misery and genocide? And is Makki the hunter or the hunted?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Greg Guerin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798624812420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Greg Guerin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851723911423,"sku":"9798624812420","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lukewarm-dead-greg-guerin-9798624812420","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}