num_pages: 440
description: The witnesses to a horrific murder, Cory Mackenson and his father investigate and come face to face with the vicious Blaylock clan, a secret society united by racial hatred, and a reptilian creature inhabiting the river
language: English
title: Boy's Life
titlecomplete: Boy's Life
genres: Fiction, Magical Realism, Adventure, Coming Of Age, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 33511
places: Alabama, Zephyr, Alabama
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Bram Stoker Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize 日本冒険小説協会大賞特別賞
category: Best Translated Novel
publisher: Pocket Books