{"product_id":"dead-of-summer-hardcover","title":"Dead of Summer - Hardcover","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\u003eJessa Maxwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you like tense, gripping beach reads about rich people behaving badly--you've come to the right place.\" --Julia Bartz, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eYears after her best friend mysteriously disappeared from a remote New England island, a young woman returns in search of answers in this atmospheric and scintillating thriller from Jessa Maxwell, nationally bestselling author of the \"deliciously entertaining\" (Sarah Penner, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFaith finds the extravagant ring on the first day of what is to be a summer of luxury. David Clarke, scion of a billionaire family and her boyfriend, has brought her to his \"cottage\" for the season on pictersque Hadley Island. Marriage admittedly wasn't Faith's plan, but the luxury is hard to resist, especially for someone like her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But beneath Hadley Island's sun-soaked glamour lie old betrayals and buried secrets: a man cast out and living alone at sea's edge, and David's childhood friends--two girls, one who died at his family's Fourth of July party, and another who fled to New York, never to be seen again. When another young woman goes missing, it becomes clear that while the wealthy love Hadley Island for its seclusion, small communities never forget, and bodies long thought gone have a nasty habit of returning with the tide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eDead of Summer\u003c\/i\u003e has everything you could want in a vacation thriller: a haunting disappearance, an atmospheric coastal setting, sinister secrets, suspicious characters, and billionaires behaving badly. This is Jessa Maxwell's best yet--I devoured it in two days\" (Megan Collins, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Family Plot\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJessa Maxwell is the nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e I Need You to Read This\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDead of Summer\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author and illustrator of five picture books for children. Her comics and cartoons have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and her writing has been published in \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. She now lives in Jamestown, Rhode Island, with her husband, two cats and three-legged dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51888636559648,"sku":"9781668070390","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aUF2ImRZs59781668070390.webp?v=1781919818","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dead-of-summer-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}