{"product_id":"truck-stop-nr-5-james-rose-9798248304172","title":"Truck Stop Nr. 5","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTRUCK STOP NR. 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy James Rose \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 1991, but the air over the N7 is beginning to taste like static.\u003cp\u003eFor Van der Stadt, a weary hauler defined by debt and a metal plate in his skull, the familiar landscape of the Western Cape has begun to stutter. The bruised purple of winter is bleaching into a violent, synthetic yellow. His truck is changing. A cool, \"sexy\" voice responds to his touch with a hydraulic hiss, and the world outside his windshield is flickering between the woodsmoke of the past and a silent, \"Smart Stop\" cathedral of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"Pilot Project\" has begun, and Van der Stadt is the surveyor's pole.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he pulls into Truck Stop Nr. 5-known to locals as \"The Lookout\"-the reality he knows dissolves entirely. But the most harrowing shift isn't the technology; it's the passenger. Sandy Bobbejee-Voight-a radiant beauty queen who died in a wreck a year ago-is suddenly there in his sleeper berth, warm and breathing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught between 1991 grit and a 2026 nightmare, Van der Stadt is pursued by \"Planners\" who reveal a cold truth: his grief and his lust are being harvested. As the simulation begins to collapse and his own skin flickers into a translucent wireframe, he must decide: can he release the ghost of the woman he loves, or will he remain a puppet for a future that has already hollowed him out?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Rose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798248304172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.06d","brand":"James Rose","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852745748735,"sku":"9798248304172","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/truck-stop-nr-5-james-rose-9798248304172","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}