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From Ryan La Sala, author of the tantalizingly twisted <I>The Honeys</I> and riotously imaginative <I>Reverie</I>, comes a chilling new contemporary fable about art, aesthetic obsession, and the gaze that peers back at us from behind our reflections.<P></P><P>No one survived the party at the penthouse. Except Athan.</P><P>Athanasios ¿Athan¿ Bakirtzis has made it far in life relying on his charm and good looks, even securing an invitation to a mysterious penthouse soiree for New York City¿s artsy elite. But when he sneaks off to the bathroom, he hears a slam, followed by a scream. Athan peers outside, only to be pushed back in by a boy his age. The boy gravely tells him not to open the door, then closes Athan in.</P><P>Outside the door, the party descends into chaos. Through hours of howls, laughter, and sobs, Athan stays hidden. When he finally emerges, he discovers a massacre where the corpses appear to have arranged themselves into a disturbingly elegant sculpture¿and Athan¿s mysteri