{"product_id":"a-drowning-tide-9781785306716b","title":"A Drowning Tide","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhen her next-door neighbour goes missing, reclusive Merry dives into an irresistible puzzle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMerry lives a simple life on the Isle of Wight. For work, she creates cryptic crosswords. For pleasure, she swims in the ocean's cold embrace. In between, she keeps an eye on her neighbour, Lucas Manning, son of her late best friend Julia. Until one day, Lucas disappears.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Manning family has always had a sinister side - only Lucas has been above suspicion. Until now. And with Lucas's employers desperate to find him and the sensitive project he has absconded with, has Merry been wrong about Lucas all along?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs her search for Lucas unfolds, Merry suddenly has to confront her own dark past. And as the tangle of her life story rises to the surface, Merry is about to find a twist she never expected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining a spiky, singular voice with a brilliantly twisty mystery, this is an unpredictable, gripping story of toxic families, dangerous secrets and the past catching up with the present - perfect for fans of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eDeath of a Bookseller, The Sunday Philosophy Club\u003c\/span\u003e and Richard Osman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\"You'll be booking your Isle of Wight holiday before you turn the last page\" TAMMY COHEN, author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThey All Fall Down\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In Merry, we have a balanced heroine for our time: Prickly and flawed . . . forgiving and forgiven. A book to dive into!\" ROSIE SANDLER, author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eMurder Takes Route\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Black \u0026 White Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42824389951568,"sku":"9781785306716B","price":10.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781785306716-l.jpg?v=1785896382","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-drowning-tide-9781785306716b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}