{"product_id":"the-house-on-buzzards-bay-a-novel-isbn-9780593833193","title":"The House on Buzzards Bay: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A classic New England literary mystery pitched somewhere between \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf We Were Villains\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eL’Avventura\u003c\/i\u003e, with all of Dwyer's economy and wit. I loved it.” —Adrian McKinty, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A delicious, brooding heart-stopper of a book.” —Téa Obreht, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eInland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen a group of old college friends reunites for a summer vacation at a beach house in coastal Massachusetts, a sudden disappearance and the arrival of a seductive stranger threaten to unearth the darkest secrets of their relationships.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs they hurtle into midlife, Jim and his closest college friends get together to rekindle the bonds of their friendship in his family’s beautiful, generations-old vacation home along Buzzards Bay, the demands of work and family having caused them to drift apart over recent years. But what begins as a quiet and restorative seaside escape takes a darker turn when Bruce, an aloof but successful writer, disappears from the house without a trace, sending the group into an uneasy tension.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, a series of mysterious break-ins besets the town, which is the site of an old Spiritualist campground turned idyllic fishing village. After a series of uncanny disturbances at the house, Jim can’t help but feel that someone—or something—is watching them from the other side of the marsh. And with the arrival of a strange, seductive guest at their home, the group begins to question the very nature of their experiences—along with their already precarious ties with one other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe House on Buzzards Bay\u003c\/i\u003e, Dwyer Murphy returns with a chilling, atmospheric page-turner that explores the bonds of friendship, the growing accumulation of life's responsibilities, and whether our youthful dreams can endure the complexities of adulthood.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48759519412453,"sku":"NP9780593833193","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593833193.jpg?v=1775598865","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-house-on-buzzards-bay-a-novel-isbn-9780593833193","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}