{"product_id":"the-caretaker-9781982198817","title":"The Caretaker","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFollow the Rites...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing less than the survival of humanity is at stake.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Marcus Kliewer, a new \"titan of the macabre and unsettling\" (Erin A. Craig, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author), comes a supernatural horror about a young woman who accepts a caretaking job from Craigslist, only to discover the position has consequences far greater--and more dangerous--than she ever could have imagined.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEXCITING OPPORTUNITY: \u003cbr\u003e Caretaker urgently needed. Three days of work. Competitive pay. Serious applicants ONLY. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMacy Mullins can't say why the job posting grabbed her attention--it had the pull of a fisherman's lure, barbed hook and all--vaguely ominous. But after an endless string of failed job interviews, she's not exactly in the position to be picky. She has rent to pay, groceries to buy, and a younger sister to provide for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBesides, it's only three days' work... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree days, cooped up in a stranger's house, surrounded by Oregon Coast wilderness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat starts as a peculiar side gig soon becomes a waking nightmare. An incomprehensible evil may dwell on this property--and Macy Mullins might just be the only thing standing between it, and the rest of humanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFollow the Rites...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFollow the Rites...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFollow the Rites...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e..--- \/ ..... \/ ---..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria\/Emily Bestler Books\/12:01 Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982198817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Marcus Kliewer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52284356788405,"sku":"9781982198817","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0f814841-69ad-437b-bf4d-4c0aff3c5d19.jpg?v=1771990777","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-caretaker-9781982198817","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}