{"product_id":"what-strange-creatures-pb-9780062283238","title":"What Strange Creatures PB","description":"\u003cp\u003eScandal, love, family, and murder combine in this gripping literary mystery by critically acclaimed author Emily Arsenault, in which a young academic's life is turned upside down when her brother is arrested for murder and she must prove his innocence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Battle siblings are used to disappointment. Seven years, one marriage and divorce, three cats, and a dog later, Theresa still hasn't finished her dissertation. Instead of a degree, she's got a houseful of adoring pets and a dead-end copywriting job for a local candle company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeff, her so-called genius older brother, doesn't have it together, either. Creative, and loyal, he's also aimless in work and love. But his new girlfriend, Kim, a pretty waitress in her twenties, appears smitten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Theresa agrees to dog-sit Kim's puggle for a weekend, she has no idea that it is the beginning of a terrifying nightmare that will shatter her quiet world. Soon, Kim's body will be found in the woods, and Jeff will become the prime suspect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough the evidence is overwhelming, Theresa knows that her brother is not a cold-blooded murderer. But to clear him she must find out more about Kim. Investigating the dead woman's past, Theresa uncovers a treacherous secret involving politics, murder, and scandal--and becomes entangled in a potentially dangerous romance. But the deeper she falls into this troubling case, the more it becomes clear that, in trying to save her brother's life, she may be sacrificing her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArsenault, Emily:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eEmily Arsenault is also the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Evening Spider, The Broken Teaglass, In Search of the Rose Notes, Miss Me When I'm Gone, What Strange Creatures, \u003c\/em\u003e and the young adult novel \u003cem\u003eThe Leaf Reader\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, with her husband and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844010742034,"sku":"9780062283238","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_468215ef-352e-4829-8b2f-9e8572a35639.jpg?v=1737306858","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-strange-creatures-pb-9780062283238","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}