{"product_id":"the-house-guest-9781542094030","title":"The House Guest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Brilliant, shocking and very creepy. Mark Edwards has done it again.\" --Elly Griffiths, bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA perfect summer. A perfect stranger. A perfect nightmare.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen British twenty-somethings Ruth and Adam are offered the chance to spend the summer housesitting in New York, they can't say no. Young, in love and on the cusp of professional success, they feel as if luck is finally on their side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo the moment that Eden turns up on the doorstep, drenched from a summer storm, it seems only right to share a bit of that good fortune. Beautiful and charismatic, Eden claims to be a friend of the homeowners, who told her she could stay whenever she was in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey know you're not supposed to talk to strangers--let alone invite them into your home--but after all, Eden's only a stranger until they get to know her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs suspicions creep in that Eden may not be who she claims to be, they begin to wonder if they've made a terrible mistake...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdwards, Mark:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMark Edwards writes psychological thrillers in which scary things happen to ordinary people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has sold 3 million books since his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Magpies\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2013, and has topped the bestseller lists several times. His other novels include \u003ci\u003eFollow You Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Retreat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Her Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBecause She Loves Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Work\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHere to Stay\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also co-authored six books with Louise Voss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally from Hastings in East Sussex, Mark now lives in Wolverhampton with his wife, their children, three cats and a golden retriever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark loves hearing from readers and can be contacted through his website, www.markedwardsauthor.com, or you can find him on Facebook (@markedwardsbooks), Twitter (@mredwards) and Instagram (@markedwardsauthor).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas \u0026 Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50510531559698,"sku":"9781542094030","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4c3bb59f-cbcf-4752-b892-b6a3fb9fa5f9.jpg?v=1730928080","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-house-guest-9781542094030","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}