{"product_id":"the-vanishing-paperback","title":"The Vanishing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWendy Webb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecently widowed and rendered penniless by her Ponzi-scheming husband, Julia Bishop is eager to start anew. So when a stranger appears on her doorstep with a job offer, she finds herself accepting the mysterious yet unique position: caretaker to his mother, Amaris Sinclair, the famous and rather eccentric horror novelist whom Julia has always admired . . . and who the world believes is dead. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen she arrives at the Sinclairs' enormous estate on Lake Superior, Julia begins to suspect that there may be sinister undercurrents to her \"too-good-to-be-true\" position. As Julia delves into the reasons of why Amaris chose to abandon her successful writing career and withdraw from the public eye, her search leads to unsettling connections to her own family tree, making her wonder why she really was invited to Havenwood in the first place, and what monstrous secrets are still held prisoner within its walls.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWendy Webb's first novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Tale of Halcyon Crane\u003c\/em\u003e, was the 2011 winner of the Minnesota Book Award for genre fiction, and an IndieNext Pick from the Independent Booksellers' Association, a Midwest Connections Pick from the Midwest Booksellers Association and a Great Lakes, Great Reads Pick from the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association. Her second novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Fate of Mercy Alban\u003c\/em\u003e, was also a Midwest Connections Pick and IndieNext Pick. Wendy is the editor of Duluth-Superior Magazine, celebrating the area she features in her gothic thrillers. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and her beloved Alaskan Malamutes. Visit her at www.wendykwebb.com, and on Facebook\/WendyWebbAuthor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.09 x 5.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119639498887,"sku":"9781401341947","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/82e8f8c65b53d8285343ab38bb59be1b.webp?v=1732542189","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-vanishing-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}