{"product_id":"book-s8d1","title":"The Maenad's God","description":"\u003cp\u003ePete Morrow is an alienated FBI agent whose only escape from the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecolleagues and society he despises is through reading literary classics. When\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehis boss sends him to warn away a drug dealer on an obscure army base, he\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediscovers a murder and becomes obsessed with Jade McClellan, a mysterious man\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhose rock band just performed at the crime scene. Tough-guy Morrow has never\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeen in love before—but Jade is almost magical, an embodiment of myth and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eliterature who creates living fantasies that rapidly become the only thing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMorrow values in his otherwise miserable life. But there's a problem. Morrow is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einvestigating a mafia family that is investing in Jade's musical career. Being\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eopen about their relationship could get both of them killed. Morrow's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einvestigation annihilates his hard-boiled understanding of reality when he\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elearns that Jade is an abandoned, mortal son of Dionysus, the god whose energy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einforms hard rock. Jade's mafia support is being arranged by Dirty Penny\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarmaker, a witch who started life in 5th century BCE Athens, where she\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereceived a divine mandate to promote brilliant musicians throughout history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenny is warring with Hugh McCrae, a primeval, human-like \"monster\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho has currently incarnated himself as a congressional aide with an unhealthy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einterest in Morrow's work. McCrae (rhymes with \"decay\") carries his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eown divine mandate to promote cultural decline by eradicating creativity and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eart. This includes Jade, his music, and Morrow's newfound happiness. A\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eseamless blend of psychological thriller, dark satire, magical realism, LGBTQ\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eromantic suspense, and myth, The Maenad's God is the story of a spiritual war\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat's been fought for thousands of years; the war between the ancient arts of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emusic, poetry, and love; and the equally ancient forces of artistic envy,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoppressive law, and authoritarian religion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50137256558896,"sku":"BDs8d1","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/s8d1-cover.jpg?v=1759440290","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-s8d1","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}