{"product_id":"fruit-fly","title":"Fruit Fly","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Josh Silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrooked Lane Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8\/4\/2026, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: \u003cspan id=\"pd-product-id\"\u003e9798892426374\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGo gay. Go sad. Go dark. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA washed-up author will stop at nothing to claw her way back to relevancy--even if it means appropriating a young gay man's tragic story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMallory Maddox is buried under seven years of writer's block. With her status as a literary sensation fizzling, she'll do anything she can to resurrect her career. Inspiration needs to strike--and fast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnter Leo. He's a struggling addict sleeping under bridges and trading sex for survival. He's vulnerable. He's enigmatic. He's exactly what Mallory has been looking for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMallory needs Leo if she wants another bestseller. The world needs Leo's story right now, and Mallory believes she deserves to tell it. Really, it's her story--she's the one who wrote it, after all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut as secrets threaten to unravel more than just her career, Mallory must decide how far she will go to pen the perfect story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA razor-sharp satirical thriller, \u003ci\u003eFruit Fly\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to fans of R. F. Kuang's \u003ci\u003eYellowface\u003c\/i\u003e and Yomi Adegoke's \u003ci\u003eThe List\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It's remarkable how much sympathy Silver engenders for his badly behaved leads, and how deeply felt his high-concept plot turns out to be. By turns suspenseful, provocative, and touching, this bold thriller burrows under the skin.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Josh has a fantastic, distinctive voice. The writing is as fearless as the characters are fearful. Bold, raw, uncomfortable, and very, very funny.\" -- Jonathan Harvey, BAFTA and Olivier Award-nominated actor, screenwriter, and author \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Dark, haunting, gripping, psychologically messy, heartbreaking but also darkly funny. An absolute masterpiece.\" -- Kate Weston, author of \u003ci\u003eYou May Now Kill the Bride\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosh Silver\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFruit Fly\u003c\/i\u003e. Previously, he trained as an actor at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and went on to perform in the West End and on Broadway. He subsequently became a mental health nurse, where he worked with teenagers. His other writing includes the young adult novels \u003ci\u003eHappy Head\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDead Happy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eErase Me\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54584950358299,"sku":"Fruit Fly","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/71gcHeOm6WL._SL1500.jpg?v=1794354833","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/fruit-fly","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}