{"product_id":"watch-her-a-gripping-novel-of-suspense-with-a-thrilling-twist-paperback","title":"Watch Her: A Gripping Novel of Suspense with a Thrilling Twist - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdwin Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the third intelligently dark suspense novel by two-time Agatha Award-nominated author Edwin Hill, Harvard librarian Hester Thursby becomes enmeshed with a powerful Boston family desperate to keep their deepest secrets from coming to light...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile attending a gala at Prescott University's lavish new campus, Hester Thursby and fellow guest, Detective Angela White, are called to the home of the college's owners, Tucker and Jennifer Matson. Jennifer claims that someone broke into Pinebank, their secluded mansion on the banks of Jamaica Pond. The more Hester and Angela investigate, the less they believe Jennifer's story, leaving Hester to wonder why she would lie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Hester is asked by the college's general manager to locate some missing alumni, she employs her research skills on the family and their for-profit university. Between financial transgressions, a long-ago tragedy, and rumors of infidelity, it's clear that the Matsons aren't immune to scandal or mishap. But when one of the missing students turns up dead, the mystery takes on new urgency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHester is edging closer to the truth, but as a decades-old secret collides with new lies, and a powerful Boston family grows more desperate to keep their darkest deeds from coming to light, a killer is more determined to keep the past buried with the dead...\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdwin Hill\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the critically-acclaimed Hester Thursby mystery series, the first of which, \u003ci\u003eLittle Comfort, \u003c\/i\u003e was an Agatha Award-finalist, a selection of the Mysterious Press First Mystery Club and a Publishers Marketplace \u003ci\u003eBuzz Books\u003c\/i\u003e selection. The second installment, \u003ci\u003eThe Missing Ones, \u003c\/i\u003e was also an Agatha Award-finalist and a Sue Grafton Memorial Award nominee. Formerly the vice president and editorial director for Bedford\/St. Martin's (Macmillan), he now teaches at Emerson College and has written for the \u003ci\u003eLA Review of Books, The Life Sentence, Publishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEllery Queen Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eHe lives in Roslindale, Massachusetts with his partner Michael and their Labrador, Edith Ann. Visit him online at Edwin-Hill.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 418\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 7.01 x 4.65 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agatha Awards (2021)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159960850567,"sku":"9781496726773","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/13d2ea8c48ebfd108ba85a43b82d8db9.webp?v=1733270580","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/watch-her-a-gripping-novel-of-suspense-with-a-thrilling-twist-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}