{"title":"Alice Blanchard","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlice Blanchard is renowned for weaving atmospheric \u003cstrong\u003ecrime and thriller\u003c\/strong\u003e novels that grip readers from the first page. Her stories often blend chilling suspense with richly drawn characters, creating narratives that linger long after the final twist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles like \u003cem\u003eThe Witching Tree\u003c\/em\u003e, Blanchard explores the darker recesses of human nature and the fraught complexities of small-town secrets. Fans of psychological thrillers and intricate mysteries will find her work compelling and immersive.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-witching-tree-by-alice-blanchard-9781250783066","title":"The Witching Tree","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs legend has it, if you carve your deepest desire into the bark of a Witch Tree, then over time as the tree grows, it will swallow the carvings until only a witch can read them. The history of Burning Lake is carved in the trees, and only the witches could understand it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUntil now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetective Natalie Lockhart gained unwanted notoriety when she and her family became front and centre of not one, but two sensational murder cases. Now she's lost her will, and her way. Burned out and always looking over your shoulder is no way to be a cop, and Natalie desperately thinks that maybe quitting is her only option left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll that changes when a beloved resident—a practising Wiccan and founder of the town's oldest coven—is killed in a fashion more twisted and shocking than Natalie has ever seen, leaving the town reeling. Natalie has no choice but to help solve the case along with Luke, the detective, boss, and old childhood friend she cannot admit she loves, even to herself. There is a silent, malignant presence in Burning Lake, that will not rest. And what happens next is a series of disturbing events that will shock the town, and Natalie, to the core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244775747820,"sku":"9781250783066","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250783066-the-witching-tree-1.jpg?v=1788012648"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/alice-blanchard.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}