{"title":"Dwyer Murphy","description":"Dwyer Murphy is the author of An Honest Living and The Stolen Coast, both of which were New York Times Editors' Choice selections. He is the editor in chief of Literary Hub's CrimeReads vertical, the world's most popular destination for thriller readers, and was previously an Emerging Writer Fellow at the Center for Fiction.","products":[{"product_id":"the-house-on-buzzards-bay-hardcover","title":"The House on Buzzards Bay - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A classic New England literary mystery pitched somewhere between \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf We Were Villains\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eL'Avventura\u003c\/i\u003e, with all of Dwyer's economy and wit. I loved it.\" --Adrian McKinty, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A delicious, brooding heart-stopper of a book.\" --Téa Obreht, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eInland\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a group of old college friends reunites for a summer vacation at a beach house in coastal Massachusetts, a sudden disappearance and the arrival of a seductive stranger threaten to unearth the darkest secrets of their relationships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs they hurtle into midlife, Jim and his closest college friends get together to rekindle the bonds of their friendship in his family's beautiful, generations-old vacation home along Buzzards Bay, the demands of work and family having caused them to drift apart over recent years. But what begins as a quiet and restorative seaside escape takes a darker turn when Bruce, an aloof but successful writer, disappears from the house without a trace, sending the group into an uneasy tension. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, a series of mysterious break-ins besets the town, which is the site of an old Spiritualist campground turned idyllic fishing village. After a series of uncanny disturbances at the house, Jim can't help but feel that someone--or something--is watching them from the other side of the marsh. And with the arrival of a strange, seductive guest at their home, the group begins to question the very nature of their experiences--along with their already precarious ties with one other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe House on Buzzards Bay\u003c\/i\u003e, Dwyer Murphy returns with a chilling, atmospheric page-turner that explores the bonds of friendship, the growing accumulation of life's responsibilities, and whether our youthful dreams can endure the complexities of adulthood.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102782066911,"sku":"9780593833179","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/DQIPfltdZc9780593833179.webp?v=1781087346"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/dwyer-murphy.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}