{"product_id":"midnight-on-beacon-street-emily-ruth-verona-9798212895781","title":"Midnight on Beacon Street","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"My nineties heart was warmed and thrilled by Emily Ruth Verona's debut novel, Midnight on Beacon Street. The shade of Shirley Jackson haunts this page-turner, which abounds in classic horror movie references, both revisiting and critiquing the tale of a babysitter left alone with kids she may or may not be able to protect. I loved every minute of it.\" --Polly Stewart, author of The Good Ones\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A delightfully twisted, poignant shot of 90s nostalgia, Emily Ruth Verona's Midnight on Beacon Street is a treat for anyone who's been, or been babysat by, a scrappy teenager in a dark house at night.\"--Julia Fine, author of Maddalena and the Dark and The Upstairs House\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA suspenseful and entertaining debut thriller--and love letter to vintage horror movies--in which a teenager must overcome her own anxiety to protect the two children she's babysitting when strangers come knocking at the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOctober 1993. One night. One house. One dead body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen single mom Eleanor Mazinski goes out a for a much-needed date night, she leaves her two young children--sweet, innocent six-year-old Ben and precocious, defiant twelve-year-old Mira--in the capable hands of their sitter, Amy. The quiet seventeen-year-old is good at looking after children, despite her anxiety disorder. She also loves movies, especially horror flicks. Amy likes their predictability; it calms the panic that threatens to overwhelm her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe evening starts out normally enough, with games, pizza, and dancing. But as darkness falls, events in this quaint suburban New Jersey house take a terrifying turn--unexpected visitors at the door, mysterious phone calls, and by midnight, little Ben is in the kitchen standing in a pool of blood, with a dead body at his feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this dazzling debut novel, Emily Ruth Verona moves back and forth in time, ratcheting up suspense and tension on every page. Chock-full of nods to classic horror films of the seventies and eighties, Midnight on Beacon Street is a gripping thriller full of electrifying twists and a heartwarming tale of fear and devotion that explores our terrors and the lengths we'll go to keep our loved ones safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily Ruth Verona\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8212895785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798212895781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e MP3 CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.69h x 5.28w x 0.63d","brand":"Emily Ruth Verona","offers":[{"title":"MP3 CD","offer_id":44566983639295,"sku":"9798212895781","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8688a6d8-7249-42ec-a6f5-e03d2496a563.jpg?v=1701375439","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/midnight-on-beacon-street-emily-ruth-verona-9798212895781","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}