{"product_id":"lair-9781037406249","title":"Lair","description":"\u003cp\u003eLair is the second repulsive entry in the Rats trilogy, following Rats . They can be read in any order. The horror continues in Domain .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe “Outbreak” was a tragedy London thought it had buried. But deep within the ancient, shadowed groves of Epping Forest, a new terror is feeding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvestigator Lucas Pender – haunted by the family he lost to the first wave of mutants – recognizes the chilling signs: mutilated livestock and an eerie, unnatural silence in the woods. These aren’t mere scavengers; they are immense, intelligent predators with a reawakened lust for human blood. Led by a grotesque, two-headed master and a cunning, scarred survivor, the pack begins a coordinated massacre that defies every known poison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the forest becomes a military slaughterhouse, Pender must plunge into the subterranean darkness to confront a biological horror faster and hungrier than anything humanity has ever faced. The natural order is shifting – and we are no longer at the top.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for James Herbert:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘ The Rats is splatterpunk deluxe’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e– Stephen King\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Lean, mean, and nasty as punk’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e– Grady Hendrix\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A one-off; a true horror original’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e– Peter James\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: James Herbert\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHorror \u0026amp; ghost stories\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 16 Jul 2026 by Pan Macmillan.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"James Herbert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57322131652986,"sku":"9781037406249","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781037406249.jpg?v=1790684864","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/lair-9781037406249","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}