{"product_id":"evil-on-the-roof-of-the-world-a-cycling-trip-that-ended-in-terror-hardcover","title":"Evil on the Roof of the World: A Cycling Trip That Ended in Terror - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Elliott Hazelgrove\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn a bleak highway in the mountains of Tajikistan known as \"the roof of the world\", in July of 2018, Lauren Geoghegan and Jay Austin, along with two other cyclists, were brutally murdered by five ISIS terrorists.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey were both Georgetown University graduates who had quit their well-paying Washington, DC, jobs to pursue a bike trip around the world, looking for a different kind of American Dream. Pieced together from Jay and Lauren's Simply Cycling travel blog and social media posts, interviews with their friends and family, and media coverage of their murder, author William Elliott Hazelgrove creates a complete, narrative retelling of Jay and Lauren's story. \u003ci\u003eEvil on the Roof of the World\u003c\/i\u003e combines biking and travel adventure with true crime elements, sensitively presenting the trajectory of Jay and Lauren's hopeful beginnings; the difficulties and meaningful experiences they found on their journey; the foreshadowing leading up to the attack; and the way they, their loved ones, the media, and the perpetrators made sense of this violent encounter. Like Jon Krakauer's\u003ci\u003e Into The Wild\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a story of a couple who went off the grid to find the great adventure of life only to have it end in tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Elliott Hazelgrove\u003c\/b\u003e is the National Bestselling author of ten novels and twelve narrative nonfiction titles. His books have been optioned for the movies and have received starred reviews in Publisher Weekly Kirkus, Booklist, Book of the Month Selections, ALA Editor's Choice Awards Junior Library Guild Selections, Literary Guild Selections, History Book Club Selections. He was the Ernest Hemingway Writer in Residence where he wrote in the attic of Ernest Hemingway's birthplace. He has written articles and reviews for USA Today, The Smithsonian Magazine, and other publications and has been featured on NPR's All Things Considered. The New York Times, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, CSPAN, and USA Today have all covered his books with features. His books \u003ci\u003eTobacco Sticks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pitcher\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReal Santa\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMadam President \u003c\/i\u003ehave been optioned for screen and television rights. \u003ci\u003eHenry Knox's Noble Train\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Distinguished Book Award by The Colonial Society of America. His latest publications include \u003ci\u003eMorristown: The Kidnapping of George Washington\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred and Sixty Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Race to Save the Titanic\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eDead Air: The Night Orson Welles Terrified America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHemingway's Attic: Hell and Glory in Cuba\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9.2 x 6.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979076370733,"sku":"9798881800383","price":26.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/LeIZpOqVjB9798881800383.webp?v=1775818834","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/evil-on-the-roof-of-the-world-a-cycling-trip-that-ended-in-terror-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}