{"product_id":"blue-spruce-matthew-t-crewse-9798314198865","title":"Blue Spruce: Shadows in the Snow","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe wind \u003cb\u003emoved wrong\u003c\/b\u003e that night. Tom Carter had spent years in these mountains. He knew the sounds of the forest-the groan of trees in the wind, the distant howl of wolves, the soft crunch of snow beneath careful footsteps. But this? This wasn't the wind. It was \u003cb\u003ewhispers.\u003c\/b\u003e Low, curling through the trees like smoke, \u003cb\u003etoo close and too human.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe stood at the edge of the treeline, rifle in hand, his boots sinking into the frost-covered ground. His breath came in slow, white puffs. Something was \u003cb\u003ewatching.\u003c\/b\u003e Not a bear. Not a wolf. Something that \u003cb\u003eshouldn't be here.\u003c\/b\u003e Then-\u003cb\u003ea voice.\u003c\/b\u003e Low. Cracked. \u003cb\u003eWrong.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Tommy...\"\u003c\/i\u003e His \u003cb\u003ewhole body locked up.\u003c\/b\u003e Because he knew that voice. \u003cb\u003eTobiah Gray.\u003c\/b\u003e But Tobiah was \u003cb\u003edead.\u003c\/b\u003e Had been for years. Tom swallowed hard. The voice \u003cb\u003ecame again. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Tommy... it's cold out here.\"\u003c\/i\u003e The wind shifted. Tom could feel it \u003cb\u003egetting closer.\u003c\/b\u003e And then- A knock. \u003cb\u003eTap. Tap. Tap.\u003c\/b\u003e Slow. Deliberate. \u003cb\u003eInside his head.\u003c\/b\u003e Tom clenched his jaw. The trees swayed like \u003cb\u003ethey were leaning in to listen.\u003c\/b\u003e He knew what this was. The First Ones. The things that \u003cb\u003ewore voices like masks.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe things that had taken \u003cb\u003eTobiah.\u003c\/b\u003e He had been strong that night. He had locked the door. He had never \u003cb\u003elet them in.\u003c\/b\u003e But he also knew one thing for certain. One day, they would come knocking \u003cb\u003eagain.\u003c\/b\u003e And the next time-\u003cb\u003ethey wouldn't ask.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew T. Crewse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798314198865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d","brand":"Matthew T. Crewse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49166954955007,"sku":"9798314198865","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blue-spruce-matthew-t-crewse-9798314198865","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}