{"product_id":"9781443471718","title":"Midnight Is the Darkest Hour","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003eVerity\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Flicker in the Dark,Midnight Is the Darkest Hour\u003c\/em\u003e is a twisted tale of murder, obsessive love and the beastly urges that lie dormant within us all . . . even the God-fearing folk of Bottom Springs, Louisiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her small hometown, librarian Ruth Cornier has always felt like an outsider, even as her beloved father rains fire-and-brimstone warnings from the pulpit at Holy Fire Baptist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately for Ruth, the only things the townspeople fear more than God and the devil are the myths that haunt the area. Like the story of the Low Man, a vampiric figure said to steal into sinners’ bedrooms on moonless nights to kill them. When a skull is found deep in the swamp next to mysterious carved symbols, Bottom Springs is thrown into an uproar. And now Ruth realizes that only she and Everett, an old friend with a dark past, have the power to comb the secret underbelly of the town in search of true evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dark and powerful novel, the kind fans have come to expect from Ashley Winstead, \u003cem\u003eMidnight Is the Darkest Hour \u003c\/em\u003eis an examination of the ways in which we’ve come to expect love, religion and storytelling to save us; the lengths we have to go in order to take back power; and the monstrous work of being a woman in this world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eWhere The Crawdads Sing\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eTwilight \u003c\/em\u003emeets \u003cem\u003eThelma and Louise\u003c\/em\u003e in this brilliantly realized, totally original thriller. Absolutely sensational―I couldn’t put it down.” —Clare Mackintosh, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e–bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ashley Winstead","offers":[{"title":"HarperCollins |  Paperback \/ softback | Rough front |  2023-10-03","offer_id":44218773668095,"sku":"9781443471718","price":25.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_22046693-ed3b-41fb-b165-2fd288c7de71.jpg?v=1692375841","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781443471718","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}