{"product_id":"my-darling-dreadful-thing-9781728281544","title":"My Darling Dreadful Thing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoodreads Most Anticipated Horror of 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpirits are drawn to salt, be it blood or tears. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoos Beckman has a spirit companion only she can see. Ruth--strange, corpse-like, and dead for centuries--is the light of Roos' life. That is, until the wealthy young widow Agnes Knoop visits one of Roos' backroom seances, and the two strike up a connection. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon, Roos is whisked away to the crumbling estate Agnes inherited upon the death of her husband, where an ill woman haunts the halls, strange smells drift through the air at night, and mysterious stone statues reside in the family chapel. Something dreadful festers in the manor, but still, the attraction between Roos and Agnes is undeniable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, someone is murdered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoor, alone, and with a history of 'hysterics', Roos is the obvious culprit. With her sanity and innocence in question, she'll have to prove who--or what--is at fault or lose everything she holds dear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Dark and decadent, with the haunting allure of a true gothic tale, My Darling Dreadful Thing is a sensation that horrifies as acutely as it delights. Johanna Van Veen is a force to be reckoned with and will stain your thoughts a brilliant shade of crimson.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-- Rachel Gillig, \u003cem\u003e New York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of\u003cem\u003e One Dark Window\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781728281544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Johanna Van Veen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43766849863861,"sku":"9781728281544","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f7b00577-733c-43e3-ba16-b0dd05163473.jpg?v=1710819292","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/my-darling-dreadful-thing-9781728281544","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}