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    "description": "<p>From the #1, award-winning Flemish crime writer, an atmospheric, genre-busting crime novel about a cop who comes back from the dead to track down the same serial killer who shot him.<br /> <br /> A serial killer is on the loose in Ostend, Belgium. Nicknamed The Stuffer, the mysterious killer fills his victims full of sand and poses them as public art installations&mdash;and the once idyllic beach town is in a panic. The fact that Rafael Styx is on the case is no comfort. The corrupt, middle-aged cop has a bum hip, a bad marriage, and ties to the Belgian underworld, but no leads. And if he wants to catch the killer before he&rsquo;s replaced by the young, ambitious, and flamboyant new cop, Detective Delacroix, he&rsquo;ll have to take matters into his own hands.<br /> <br /> When a chance encounter puts him face to face with The Stuffer, Rafael&rsquo;s life is cut short by a gun to the chest. But the afterlife has only just begun: Styx wakes up a zombie. Gradually he realizes his unique position. Not only is his body in decay, now that he exists between life and death, he can enter a &ldquo;different&rdquo; Ostend, of the Belle &Eacute;poque in all its grandeur. There he meets the surrealist painter, Paul Delvaux, who gives Styx his first clue about the killer.<br /> <br /> With a fresh lead and a fresh start, the dirty cop decides to change his ways, catch The Stuffer, and restore his honor. But as his new hunger for human flesh impedes his progress, he&rsquo;ll need his old rival, Detective Delacroix to help him out. Only one thing is for sure, even death can&rsquo;t stop Styx from catching his own murderer.<br /> <br /> Complex and compelling, full of suspense, action, and black humor, Styx is an exciting thriller with an intriguing protagonist and evocative setting.</p>",
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