{"product_id":"cursed-sand-colin-devonshire-9798294654221","title":"Cursed Sand: Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeven stories where curiosity kills-and the answers are worse than the mystery.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology weaves together eerie discoveries, buried secrets, and the kind of questions that \u003cb\u003eshould never be asked\u003c\/b\u003e. From abandoned beach houses to cursed rice fields, each tale pulls you deeper into the unknown-until the truth claws its way out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Cursed Sand\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrish's boyfriend knew about their holiday home-but he'd never been there. When they find a desolate building and a cryptic note, she digs for answers. \u003cb\u003eWho is Alice?\u003c\/b\u003e And why does the sand here \u003ci\u003enever wash away?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hollow Oak\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe village librarian knows too much. The townsfolk whisper about the \u003cb\u003enames carved inside the old oak tree\u003c\/b\u003e-and why fresh ones keep appearing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Jade Snake\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA corpse is found near the market, throat slit, clutching a carved serpent. The police call it a robbery. The locals \u003cb\u003ecross the street when they pass the stall where he died.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Auntie?\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA father and daughter move into their family's crumbling house. The walls whisper at night. The daughter finds a diary. \u003cb\u003eSome memories should stay buried.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Where Does The Apple Fall\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA professor's 13-year-old daughter is too clever for her own good. When people start dying, he realizes: \u003cb\u003eshe's been reading his research.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Nice Rice\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn English agricultural expert investigates a northern Thai farm's \u003cb\u003eblack rice harvest\u003c\/b\u003e. The symbols etched into the fields aren't just markings-they're \u003cb\u003ea warning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The Cat That Knew Too Much\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA starving foreigner sells a watch for food. The cat watches. The timepiece has a history-and \u003cb\u003eits last owner didn't die of natural causes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy You'll Love This Collection: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTwists That Leave You Breathless\u003c\/b\u003e - Just when you think you've figured it out... \u003ci\u003eyou haven't.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtmospheric Dread\u003c\/b\u003e - From cursed libraries to \u003cb\u003erice fields that remember blood\u003c\/b\u003e, each story lingers like a shadow.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eUnforgettable Characters\u003c\/b\u003e - A librarian with secrets, a professor's deadly daughter, a cat who \u003cb\u003eknows when you'll die.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoald Dahl's \u003ci\u003e\"Tales of the Unexpected\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (but with more knives).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThai folk horror\u003c\/b\u003e meets \u003cb\u003eBritish mystery\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories where the last line \u003ci\u003echanges everything.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colin Devonshire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798294654221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Colin Devonshire","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49169995989247,"sku":"9798294654221","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cursed-sand-colin-devonshire-9798294654221","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}