{"product_id":"the-hemlock-vigil-ethan-ross-9798231783588","title":"The Hemlock Vigil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Hemlock Vigil\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Town of Perfect Lies, a Truth That Refuses to Die.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournalist Sarah Jenkins arrives in Oakhaven, a picturesque New England town that seems too perfect to be true. She's chasing a missing persons case from 1974, a local curiosity about a vanished teenager. What she finds is a community bound by a dark secret-a century-old bargain, a \"tithe\" paid to the soil in exchange for their serene, prosperous existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOakhaven is a town of blindingly green lawns, white picket fences, and genuine smiles, but the air carries a persistent, cloying scent of apples and old secrets. When Sarah's investigation draws the attention of the town's charming Mayor Croft and his unsettlingly calm residents, she is plunged into a nightmare of psychological manipulation and paranoia. Her reality is gaslit, her evidence dismissed, her sanity systematically dismantled by a population that believes in the \"necessity\" of their way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter an adrenaline-fueled escape from the mine shaft where the rituals take place, Sarah and an unlikely ally, a delivery driver named David, find themselves on the run, struggling to convince an indifferent world of Oakhaven's dark truth. They soon discover Oakhaven is just one piece of a nation-wide network of these quiet, perfect towns, all hiding the same horrific secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, with undeniable evidence in hand-the founder's ledger and a damning confession-David and Leah (a defector from the network) must race against time to expose the entire conspiracy. They are fighting a powerful, hidden enemy that hides its monstrosity behind a smile and a perfect red apple, an enemy that will stop at nothing to protect its perfect lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hemlock Vigil\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping, immersive psychological and folk horror thriller that explores the terrifying cost of perfection, the fragility of truth, and the thin line between reality and delusion. It is a story about the insidious nature of cults and the enduring power of a lie that everyone is willing to believe. Once you step into Oakhaven, the world will never look the same again, and you'll be left with the lingering, haunting scent of a perfect world you can never truly leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ethan Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798231783588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Firebird Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"Ethan Ross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664576614655,"sku":"9798231783588","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hemlock-vigil-ethan-ross-9798231783588","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}