{"product_id":"dread-of-winter-paperback","title":"Dread of Winter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Bickford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"There's so much to love in Susan Bickford's newest novel, \u003ci\u003eDread of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e a profound sense of place, the visceral evocation of a bitter winter's cold, a dead-on depiction of the pit of despair that is the opioid epidemic, and language so beautiful on the page it'll give you goosebumps. I'm a newcomer to Bickford's work, but I'm putting her on my list of must-read authors. You should, too.\" \u003cbr\u003e--William Kent Krueger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The remote town of Oriska, New York, hasn't been home for Sydney Lucerno for thirteen years. She's escaped the creeping addictions and long-simmering anger that are as much a part of the landscape as the bitter cold. But when she gets the call that her mother is dying, every secret and fear she left behind is waiting to welcome her back. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Two days later, her mother's lover is dead too. And Sydney's sworn to protect a half-sister she never knew she had, a prickly teenager named Maude, with an opiate habit and a bad-news family. But more lies and feuds are poised to spring from every once-familiar corner. The predators Sydney thought she'd escaped are threatening both her and Maude. To get free, Sydney will have to discover the truth about what happened when she left--and decide what should stay buried, deep in the\u003cbr\u003e unforgiving snow . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Short Time to Die\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \"By the end of the first chapter I was totally hooked.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Lisa Black\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Gripping, chilling, and original . . . is sure to stay with you for a long, long time.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-- Eric Rickstad\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Kept me reading late, late into the night, to an ending I never expected.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Taylor Stevens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Alice Bickford\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Central New York. Her passion for technology pulled her to Silicon Valley, where she became an executive at a leading technology company. She now works as an independent consultant, and continues to be fascinated by all things high tech. She splits her time between Silicon Valley and Vermont.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eHer first novel, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short Time to Die, \u003c\/i\u003e launched her career as an acclaimed writer of dark suspense. Visit her on Facebook or at www.susanalicebickford.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760649765152,"sku":"9781496705969","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f3f1e9ee40178ffad20d4a9af4c0ef6c.webp?v=1780185831","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dread-of-winter-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}