{"product_id":"the-body-scout-a-novel","title":"The Body Scout: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this “timeless and original” sci-fi thriller (New York Times), a hardboiled baseball scout must solve the murder of his brother in a world transformed by body modification, perfect for readers of William Gibson and Max Barry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Esquire Pick for the Top 50 Sci-Fi Books of All Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA New York Times Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Novel of 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A breathlessly paced techno-thriller characterized by stunning, spiky worldbuilding.\" — Esquire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the future you can have any body you want—as long as you can afford it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in a New York ravaged by climate change and repeat pandemics, Kobo is barely scraping by. He scouts the latest in gene-edited talent for Big Pharma-owned baseball teams, but his own cybernetics are a decade out of date and twin sister loan sharks are banging down his door. Things couldn't get much worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen his brother—Monsanto Mets slugger J.J. Zunz—is murdered at home plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to find the killer, Kobo plunges into a world of genetically modified CEOs, philosophical Neanderthals, and back-alley body modification, only to quickly find he's in a game far bigger and more corrupt than he imagined. To keep himself together while the world is falling apart, he'll have to navigate a time where both body and soul are sold to the highest bidder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiamond-sharp and savagely wry, The Body Scout is a timely science fiction thriller debut set in an all-too-possible future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I devoured it.\" —Jonathan Lethem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Completely weird and still completely real. Delightful—I couldn't put it down.\"—Shea Serrano\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525455581491,"sku":"9780316628709","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/1108\/1267\/files\/9780316628709.jpg?v=1730426676","url":"https:\/\/slantoflightbooks.com\/products\/the-body-scout-a-novel","provider":"Slant of Light Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}