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Synopsis
THE INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER A standalone darkly humorous thriller set in modern America's age of anxiety, by New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin. Outside Los Angeles, a driver pulls up to find a young woman sitting on a large black box. She offers him $200,000 cash to transport her and that box across the country, to Washington, DC. But there are rules: He cannot look inside the box. He cannot ask questions. He cannot tell anyone. They must leave immediately. He must leave all trackable devices behind. As these eccentric misfits hit the road, rumors spread on social media that the box is part of a carefully orchestrated terror attack intended to plunge the USA into civil war. The truth promises to be even stranger, and may change how you see the world.
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I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom: A Novel: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
Adult thriller with dark humor exploring modern anxieties, terrorism fears, and social media chaos. Expect strong language, moderate violence, and themes of political instability and civil unrest that may be disturbing.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and strong language. Content notes include anxiety, terrorism, and political violence (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adults will appreciate this darkly funny road trip through America's paranoid landscape with high-stakes mystery.