{"product_id":"9781526679833","title":"The Midnight Shift","description":"Author: Cheon, Seon-Ran\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526679833\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Aug 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the 2026 Locus Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA bestseller in Korea, a biting, fast-paced vampire murder mystery exploring queer love and the consequences of loneliness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen four isolated elderly people die back-to-back at the same hospital by jumping out of the sixth-floor window, Su-Yeon doesn't understand why she's the only one at her precinct that seems to care. But her colleagues at the police force dismiss the case as a series of unfortunate suicides due to the patients' loneliness. But Su-Yeon doesn't have the privilege of looking away- her dearest friend, Grandma Eun-Shim, lives on the sixth floor, and Su-Yeon is terrified that something will happen to her next.\u003cbr\u003eAs Su-Yeon begins her investigation alone, she runs into a mysterious woman named Violette at the crime scene. Violette claims to be a vampire hunter, searching for her ex-lover, Lily, and is insistent that a \u003ci\u003evampire\u003c\/i\u003e is behind the mysterious deaths. Su-Yeon is skeptical at first, but when a fifth victim jumps from the window, her investigation reveals the body was completely drained of blood. Desperate to discover the cause of the deaths, Su-Yeon considers Violette's explanation   that something supernatural is involved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Shift\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping mystery, overflowing with commentary about societal isolation and loneliness, the sharp knife of grief, and the effects of marginalization, perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eCursed Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWoman, Eating\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eA Certain Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509053636766,"sku":"UBD-9781526679833","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526679833.jpg?v=1780640659","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526679833","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}