{"product_id":"we-are-all-guilty-here-claire-mercer-9798256203672","title":"We Are All Guilty Here: The Dark Truth Behind the Perfect Neighborhood","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEVERY HOUSE HAS A CAMERA. EVERY NEIGHBOR HAS A SECRET.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Whispering Pines, safety is a religion. But on the night the power grid goes dark, the eyes turn off-and a boy vanishes without a trace.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeeking a clean slate after a toxic divorce, Elena Vance moves into an immaculate rental in Whispering Pines, an exclusive gated community nestled in the foggy Pacific Northwest. Surrounded by pristine lawns, glass-fronted mansions, and an all-seeing network of smart-home cameras, it is advertised as the safest place in the state to start over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen comes the night of the \u003cstrong\u003eAnnual Blackout Drill\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor sixty agonizing minutes, the community's master power grid is intentionally cut for a system test, plunging the luxury neighborhood into pitch-black darkness. When the lights flick back on, sixteen-year-old Leo Sterling is gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate to prove she had nothing to do with the disappearance, Elena digs into her smart-hub's offline server logs. What she uncovers is a chilling digital trail of altered timestamps, erased video loops, and hidden motives linking every neighbor on the street to the missing boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorst of all, her own fitness tracker logs a midnight walk during the blackout-a walk Elena has \u003cstrong\u003eno memory\u003c\/strong\u003e of taking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs paranoia turns neighbor against neighbor and the police close in, Elena realizes that in a neighborhood built on constant surveillance, everyone is hiding a crime. And to find the truth, she must face the dark gap in her own mind before the person watching her strikes again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claire Mercer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798256203672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Claire Mercer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Claire Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666044457215,"sku":"9798256203672","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-are-all-guilty-here-claire-mercer-9798256203672","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}