{"product_id":"promise-not-to-tell-paperback","title":"Promise Not to Tell - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer McMahon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"McMahon unfurls a whirlwind of suspense...Combining murder mystery and coming-of-age tale with supernatural elements, this taut novel is above all a reflection on the haunting power of memory.\" -\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA woman's past and present collide in terrifying ways \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ein this explosive debut by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Jennifer McMahon. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForty-one-year-old school nurse Kate Cypher has returned home to rural Vermont to care for her mother, who's afflicted with Alzheimer's. On the night she arrives, a young girl is murdered--a horrific crime that eerily mirrors another from Kate's childhood. Three decades earlier, her dirt-poor friend Del--shunned and derided by classmates as \"Potato Girl\"--was brutally slain. Del's killer was never found, while the victim has since achieved immortality in local legends and ghost stories. Now, as this new murder investigation draws Kate irresistibly in, her past and present collide in terrifying, unexpected ways. Because nothing is quite what it seems . . . and the grim specters of her youth are far from forgotten.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than just a murder mystery, Jennifer McMahon's extraordinary debut novel, \u003cem\u003ePromise Not to Tell\u003c\/em\u003e, is a story of friendship and family, devotion and betrayal--tautly written, deeply insightful, beautifully evocative, and utterly unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Jennifer McMahon's explosive debut\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty-one-year-old school nurse Kate Cypher has returned home to rural Vermont to care for her mother who's afflicted with Alzheimer's. On the night she arrives, a young girl is murdered--a horrific crime that eerily mirrors another from Kate's childhood. Three decades earlier, her dirt-poor friend Del--shunned and derided by classmates as Potato Girl--was brutally slain. Del's killer was never found, while the victim has since achieved immortality in local legends and ghost stories. Now, as this new murder investigation draws Kate irresistibly in, her past and present collide in terrifying, unexpected ways. 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Three decades earlier, her dirt-poor friend Del--shunned and derided by classmates as \"Potato Girl\"--was brutally slain. Del's killer was never found, while the victim has since achieved immortality in local legends and ghost stories. Now, as this new murder investigation draws Kate irresistibly in, her past and present collide in terrifying, unexpected ways. Because nothing is quite what it seems . . . and the grim specters of her youth are far from forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than just a murder mystery, Jennifer McMahon's extraordinary debut novel, \u003cem\u003ePromise Not to Tell\u003c\/em\u003e, is a story of friendship and family, devotion and betrayal--tautly written, deeply insightful, beautifully evocative, and utterly unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455087755442,"sku":"9780061143311","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/2bfda56e3bcbf5b26c38a36553f04e5b.webp?v=1778863600","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/promise-not-to-tell-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}