{"product_id":"the-body-scout-9780316628709","title":"The Body Scout","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"timeless and original\" sci-fi thriller (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), a hardboiled baseball scout must solve the murder of his brother in a world transformed by body modification, perfect for readers of William Gibson and Max Barry. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eEsquire \u003c\/i\u003ePick for the Top 50 Sci-Fi Books of All Time \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Novel of 2021\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A breathlessly paced techno-thriller characterized by stunning, spiky worldbuilding.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the future you can have any body you want--as long as you can afford it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in a New York ravaged by climate change and repeat pandemics, Kobo is barely scraping by. He scouts the latest in gene-edited talent for Big Pharma-owned baseball teams, but his own cybernetics are a decade out of date and twin sister loan sharks are banging down his door. Things couldn't get much worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen his brother--Monsanto Mets slugger J.J. Zunz--is murdered at home plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to find the killer, Kobo plunges into a world of genetically modified CEOs, philosophical Neanderthals, and back-alley body modification, only to quickly find he's in a game far bigger and more corrupt than he imagined. To keep himself together while the world is falling apart, he'll have to navigate a time where both body and soul are sold to the highest bidder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiamond-sharp and savagely wry, \u003ci\u003eThe Body Scout\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely science fiction thriller debut set in an all-too-possible future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I devoured it.\" --Jonathan Lethem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Completely weird and still completely real. Delightful--I couldn't put it down.\"--Shea Serrano\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michel, Lincoln\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orbit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316628709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Lincoln Michel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39794880053323,"sku":"9780316628709","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_b1f4c9c1-c90c-4e35-a278-76f4f57ecc41.jpg?v=1656448210","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-body-scout-9780316628709","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}