{"product_id":"the-weight-of-glass-a-thriller-9781662526718","title":"The Weight of Glass: A Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eInto the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e comes a chilling psychological thriller about family, forgiveness, and the fear of long-hidden truths, set amid the snowbound wilderness along Lake Superior's North Shore.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this chilling thriller set deep in the winter wilderness of Lake Superior's North Shore, a mother goes missing after receiving a mysterious gift--and a daughter risks everything to bring her back.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmma Meadows has a secret. One she's been carrying for over twenty years, too terrified to tell even her devoted husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe unassuming mother of one tries to blend in with life in her sleepy Canadian town on the shores of Lake Superior, but on Christmas Day, Emma's boisterous in-laws make it nearly impossible. When a strange gift arrives bearing a sinister message, her nerves threaten to shatter. The next day, she disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the police and her husband think Emma just walked away, twenty-one-year-old Jaden believes there's more to her mother's disappearance. Searching for answers, she begins with the gift: a glass music box. But as Jaden's questions open a window into her mother's past, they spark unwanted attention from a stranger, forcing her on the run.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrapped by a brutal ice storm in the heart of a northern wilderness, Jaden is forced to confront her mother's secrets and a stranger carrying a dangerous truth. Fighting to protect the people they love--no matter what--Jaden, Emma, and the stranger find themselves on a collision course from a deadly past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiller, Tamara L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBorn in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tamara L. Miller earned her PhD in Canadian history before embarking on a career working for the federal government. Starting out as a doe-eyed policy analyst, she eventually moved into an executive role with the Government of Canada. She later left public service, older and perhaps a little wiser, to become a writer. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eInto the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2025. Tamara is a past president of Ottawa Independent Writers and has written several articles published online by the likes of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and \u003ci\u003eOttawa Life Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the years, the author has called many Canadian cities home but now lives in Ottawa with her family and two long-suffering cats. She's always been fascinated by the raw beauty of the wilder places in the world and escapes to them whenever possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas \u0026 Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52141485555986,"sku":"9781662526718","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_12bff59c-5416-4bc6-9ef4-fe7d12ed03fd.jpg?v=1774451953","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-weight-of-glass-a-thriller-9781662526718","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}