{"product_id":"better-the-devil","title":"Better the Devil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA harrowing, edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller about a queer homeless teen who, in a bid for safety, assumes the identity of a boy who went missing ten years ago...only to find that his new home is anything but a safe haven--from \u003cem\u003eAll That's Left in the World \u003c\/em\u003eauthor Erik J. Brown! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of Karen McManus, Holly Jackson, and Ryan La Sala.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a runaway teen is arrested for shoplifting, he's desperate not to be sent back to the hyper-religious parents he knows will never accept him. While at the police station, he notices a resemblance to the aged-up photos of Nate Beaumont, a child who went missing ten years ago--and, in a moment of desperation, he takes Nate's identity in hopes that it will help him make a quick getaway. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore he can run again, Nate's family arrives and welcomes him home to a life he never had. As \"Nate\" watches and waits for his chance to escape, he finds that the Beaumonts are nurturing and loving, very different from his own parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut soon unsettling things start to happen--vandalism, alarms going off in the middle of the night--and it becomes clear that someone knows \"Nate\" isn't who he says he is...and that the real Nate wasn't kidnapped, but murdered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he starts to unravel the mystery, he gets ever closer to the devil he may know--and learns he might be their next victim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0063338327\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780063338326\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Brown, Erik J.\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Storytide\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Storytide","offers":[{"title":"HardCover (Jan 2026)","offer_id":45937194664133,"sku":"9780063338326","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780063338326.jpg?v=1772856282","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/better-the-devil","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}