{"product_id":"fruit-fly-9798892426374","title":"Fruit Fly","description":"\u003cb\u003eA BBC must-read book of 2026--\"Sharp, dark and humorous, it's a real nail-biter.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGo gay. Go sad. Go dark. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as secrets threaten to unravel more than just her career, Mallory must decide how far she will go to pen the perfect story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josh Silver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crooked Lane Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798892426374","brand":"Crooked Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47696896065673,"sku":"9798892426374","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_9a3de287-4da8-444b-82d5-848b687fc00e.jpg?v=1785296064","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/fruit-fly-9798892426374","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}