{"product_id":"midnight-on-beacon-street-a-novel","title":"Midnight on Beacon Street: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMidnight on Beacon Street\u003c\/em\u003e is a lot of things. It’s a taut thriller about a babysitter and two kids surviving one weird night. It’s a celebration of classic horror movies. It’s a creepy narrative that involves a ghost and late night home break-ins. And, most important, it’s a lot of fun. . . Verona plays with home invasion tropes by delivering a tale with multiple breaches, each offering differing types of frights. . . With its feverish pacing and startling plot twists, this is an impressive debut.” — \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My nineties heart was warmed and thrilled by Emily Ruth Verona’s debut novel, \u003cem\u003eMidnight on Beacon Street\u003c\/em\u003e. The shade of Shirley Jackson haunts this page-turner, which abounds in classic horror movie references, both revisiting and critiquing the tale of a babysitter left alone with kids she may or may not be able to protect. I loved every minute of it.” —Polly Stewart, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Good Ones\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA suspenseful and entertaining debut thriller—and love letter to vintage horror movies—in which a teenager must overcome her own anxiety to protect the two children she’s babysitting when strangers come knocking at the door.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOctober 1993. One night. One house. One dead body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen single mom Eleanor Mazinski goes out a for a much-needed date night, she leaves her two young children—sweet, innocent six-year-old Ben and precocious, defiant twelve-year-old Mira—in the capable hands of their sitter, Amy. The quiet seventeen-year-old is good at looking after children, despite her anxiety disorder. She also loves movies, especially horror flicks. Amy likes their predictability; it calms the panic that threatens to overwhelm her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe evening starts out normally enough, with games, pizza, and dancing. But as darkness falls, events in this quaint suburban New Jersey house take a terrifying turn—unexpected visitors at the door, mysterious phone calls, and by midnight, little Ben is in the kitchen standing in a pool of blood, with a dead body at his feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this dazzling debut novel, Emily Ruth Verona moves back and forth in time, ratcheting up suspense and tension on every page. Chock-full of nods to classic horror films of the seventies and eighties, \u003cem\u003eMidnight on Beacon Street\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping thriller full of electrifying twists and a heartwarming tale of fear and devotion that explores our terrors and the lengths we’ll go to keep our loved ones safe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emily Ruth Verona","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":55251818971427,"sku":"9780063330511","price":14.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780063330511.jpg?v=1781804263","url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/midnight-on-beacon-street-a-novel","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}