{"product_id":"the-dear-ones","title":"The Dear Ones","description":"'So good that I'm \u003ci\u003ealmost \u003c\/i\u003etongue-tied'\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEPHEN KING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Megan Abbott is a phenomenal storyteller' \u003cb\u003eCHRIS WHITAKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen two teenage girls disappear overnight, a small town's close-knit community begins to crack . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor two years and two months, death has haunted the town of Garland. A string of brutal crimes and strange accidents has left the community dazed with grief and rage, convinced a curse has descended upon them. And just when it seems things can't get any worse, two teenage girls disappear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eField hockey stars Misty Meighan and Shauna Brewster would never miss the season's biggest game, and as panic grips the town, Garland's close-knit community begins to crack, exposing a web of secrets, shame, and violence hiding in plain sight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe remaining Garland Devils decide to take the search into their own hands, but will they be able to find their friends before it's too late?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dear Ones\u003c\/i\u003e, is a gripping, satisfying, multi-threaded thriller about obsession, desire, and power, and is Megan Abbott's most propulsive, page-turner yet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I loved this story, and I haven't even touched the surface of how much it got to me. The Crimson Devils motto pretty well sums it up: TONIGHT THEY PRAY, TOMORROW WE SLAY. It sure slayed me' \u003cb\u003eSTEPHEN KING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A modern master' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWASHINGTON POST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Abbott's writing has always been hypnotic, projecting a powerful sense of women's inner lives and desires through the prisms of noir and suspense' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Virago","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":55727436136824,"sku":"9780349022987","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/3364\/4979\/files\/9780349022987-original.jpg?v=1793931682","url":"https:\/\/store.virago.co.uk\/products\/the-dear-ones","provider":"Virago Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}