{"product_id":"the-ninth-layer-lincoln-james-9798998573187","title":"The Ninth Layer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt was supposed to be extra credit...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt became a descent into hell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 2002, Alex joins a small group of classmates on a geology research trip into the caves beneath Pendleton University. It's meant to be simple. Controlled. Safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the deeper they go, the more the cave begins to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe air hums.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe walls glow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the darkness feels alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the lights fail and the exit disappears, panic sets in. Cut off from the surface, the students realize they aren't alone underground-and whatever is down there has been waiting for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs fear fractures the group and the cave itself seems to breathe and shift around them, Alex is forced to confront a terrifying truth: some places don't want to be explored. And some things don't want to let you leave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA claustrophobic horror thriller about obsession, isolation, and the cost of digging too deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of \u003cem\u003eThe Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Descent\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eStranger Things\u003c\/em\u003e will be consumed by \u003cem\u003eThe Ninth Layer\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lincoln James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798998573187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lincoln James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Lincoln James","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852734083327,"sku":"9798998573187","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ninth-layer-lincoln-james-9798998573187","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}