{"title":"Jessa Maxwell","description":"Jessa Maxwell is the nationally bestselling author of The Golden Spoon,  I Need You to Read This, and Dead of Summer. She is also the author and illustrator of five picture books for children. Her comics and cartoons have been published in The New Yorker and The New York Times and her writing has been published in Slate, Marie Claire, and many others. She now lives in Jamestown, Rhode Island, with her husband, two cats and three-legged dog.","products":[{"product_id":"dead-of-summer-hardcover","title":"Dead of Summer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYears after her best friend mysteriously disappeared from a remote New England island, a young woman returns in search of answers in this atmospheric and scintillating thriller from Jessa Maxwell, nationally bestselling author of the \"deliciously entertaining\" (Sarah Penner, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrla O'Connor hasn't been to the isolated New England enclave of Hadley Island since she graduated from high school a decade ago. As a teenager, her best friend Alice disappeared from its shores without a trace--but with plenty of rumors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, Orla returns to her family's beachfront home to clean it out before her parents sell it. The island and her best friend's house next door, abandoned after her family left in grief, are stirring up memories she would like to avoid. Then there are the locals, always gossiping and watching Orla's every move. Worst of all, David, Orla's childhood crush and son of a wealthy Manhattan family, is back for the summer with his new, impossibly pretty girlfriend, Faith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFaith suspects that David is going to propose but as soon as she settles into his family's sprawling Hadley Island estate, she feels out of place. She anticipated a luxurious summer of fun and romance, but David is never around--lured into business conversations with his entrepreneur father from dawn to dusk. With nothing else to do, Faith begins to investigate the island's dark past, curious about what really happened to Alice all those years ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, local Henry hasn't left his house since the young girl went missing, in an attempt to let the accusations against him die down. Except they never have. For years, Henry has had an endless supply of time to pursue his only hobby, watching the island from his telescope and recording the activities of its inhabitants. But Orla's return has shaken him and lately he's been seeing strange things: shadowy figures walking on the beach in the middle of the night and a light on in the upstairs window of the long-abandoned house of the missing girl. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen there's another disappearance on the island, all three find themselves pulled into an eerie and twisty mystery that will haunt them for the rest of their lives.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102850322655,"sku":"9781668070390","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/W24p4PMEfE9781668070390.webp?v=1781087472"},{"product_id":"i-need-you-to-read-this-paperback","title":"I Need You to Read This - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \"super creepy\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"perfectly plotted whodunnit\" (Katy Hays, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author) follows an advice columnist searching for answers about her predecessor's murder--from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears ago, Alex Marks escaped to New York City for a fresh start. Now, aside from trips to her regular diner for coffee, she keeps to herself, gets her perfectly normal copywriting job done, and doesn't date. Her quiet world is upended when her childhood hero, Francis Keen, is brutally murdered. Francis was the woman behind the famous advice column, \u003ci\u003eDear Constance\u003c\/i\u003e, and her words helped Alex through some of her darkest times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Alex sees an advertisement searching for her replacement, she impulsively applies, never expecting to get the job. Against all odds, Alex is given the position but soon, she begins to receive strange, potentially threatening letters at the office. Francis's murderer was never identified, turning everyone around her into a threat. Including her boss, editor-in-chief Howard Dimitri, who has a habit of staying late at the office and drinking too much. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Alex is drawn into the details surrounding her predecessor's murder, her own dark secrets begin to rise to the surface and she suddenly finds herself trapped in a dangerous game of cat and mouse that takes her all the way from the power centers of Manhattan to Francis Keen's summer house, where her body was found and where the killer may just be waiting for her in this \"fresh and fascinating\" (Megan Collins, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Family Plot\u003c\/i\u003e) page-turner.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103125835999,"sku":"9781668008041","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/R1w4BpuKO49781668008041.webp?v=1781090338"},{"product_id":"the-golden-spoon-paperback","title":"The Golden Spoon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This delicious combination of \u003ci\u003eClue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Great British Bake Off\u003c\/i\u003e kept me turning the pages all night!\" --Janet Evanovich, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnly Murders in the Building\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Maid\u003c\/i\u003e in this \"deliciously entertaining whodunit\" (Sarah Penner, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) where someone turns up dead on the set of TV's hottest baking competition--perfect for fans of Nita Prose, Richard Osman, and Anthony Horowitz.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery summer for the past ten years, six awe-struck bakers have descended on the grounds of Grafton, the leafy and imposing Vermont estate that is not only the filming site for \"Bake Week\" but also the childhood home of the show's famous host, celebrated baker Betsy Martin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The author of numerous bestselling cookbooks and hailed as \"America's Grandmother,\" Betsy Martin isn't as warm off-screen as on, though no one needs to know that but her. She has always demanded perfection, and gotten it with a smile, but this year something is off. As the baking competition commences, things begin to go awry. At first, it's merely sabotage--sugar replaced with salt, a burner turned to high--but when a body is discovered, everyone is a suspect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A sharp and suspenseful thriller for mystery buffs and avid bakers alike, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e is \"as addictive as bingeing your favorite culinary competition and as satisfying as a piece of your favorite cake\" (Kellye Garrett, author of \u003ci\u003eLike a Sister\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104842059999,"sku":"9781668008010","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/cytYEFSFt99781668008010.webp?v=1781111429"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/jessa-maxwell.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}