{"product_id":"secret-strangers-paperback-1","title":"Secret Strangers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Tessier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoney may be the root of all evil... but in the respectable community of Clearville there is a greater evil abroad. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first incident is a suicide: a young wife who cannot have children. The second is more bizarre-a God-fearing father butchers his family before turning a gun on himself. And then a well-respected accountant simply disappears. But dark secrets abound in this prosperous town, for behind the shuttered windows of the middle-class homes lies a network of depravity and vice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile babysitting for her neighbors' child, seventeen-year old Heidi stumbles across photographs from illicit sex sessions. Instead of going to the police, Heidi and her boyfriend Gary decide to exploit the crime for avaricious purposes, unaware of the magnitude of the horror and tragedy that will result from their blackmail. As they become greedier, suspicion and fear-like poison-corrode the heart of Clearville, and violence and retribution inevitably follow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVery soon, Heidi and Gary are trapped in a situation which is hurtling crazily out of control-the blackmailers are now the hunted, and family and old friends are no longer what they seem to be. Suddenly the people they grew up with, and knew all their lives, have become secret strangers...\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45992804843717,"sku":"9781637892633","price":28.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/5TJ-ctuRW59781637892633_ac21e322-204c-40bb-83a0-66fc4c07c108.webp?v=1774263314","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/secret-strangers-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}