{"product_id":"night-people-by-barry-gifford","title":"'Night People' by Barry Gifford","description":"\u003ch4\u003eCult.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is Gifford in his scuzzy, neon-noir register: a chain of linked stories and drifters, killers, runaways, zealots, and damaged kids moving through a grotesque American South. \u003cspan\u003eWhen the murders start, it is up to one person to find out whether the murderer is a vampire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is one long richochet. Characters slide through one another’s stories, violence and absurdity keep changing shape, and the whole thing starts to feel like a panoramic map of national derangement rather than a conventional crime novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContemporary reviews and publisher copy both frame it as connected stories or novellas rather than a single rigidly plotted narrative. Fun, good if you're getting into noir, or you're not into the airport crime fiction on offer but still want a good rollercoaster. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44259568287827,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-03-20T133019.541.png?v=1773973831","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/night-people-by-barry-gifford","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}