{"product_id":"the-caretaker-9781982198817","title":"The Caretaker","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFollow the Rites...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing less than the survival of humanity is at stake.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Marcus Kliewer, a new \"titan of the macabre and unsettling\" (Erin A. Craig, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author), comes a supernatural horror about a young woman who accepts a caretaking job from Craigslist, only to discover the position has consequences far greater--and more dangerous--than she ever could have imagined.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEXCITING OPPORTUNITY: \u003cbr\u003e Caretaker urgently needed. Three days of work. Competitive pay. Serious applicants ONLY. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMacy Mullins can't say why the job posting grabbed her attention--it had the pull of a fisherman's lure, barbed hook and all--vaguely ominous. But after an endless string of failed job interviews, she's not exactly in the position to be picky. She has rent to pay, groceries to buy, and a younger sister to provide for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBesides, it's only three days' work... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree days, cooped up in a stranger's house, surrounded by Oregon Coast wilderness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat starts as a peculiar side gig soon becomes a waking nightmare. An incomprehensible evil may dwell on this property--and Macy Mullins might just be the only thing standing between it, and the rest of humanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFollow the Rites...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFollow the Rites...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFollow the Rites...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e..--- \/ ..... \/ ---..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcus Kliewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria\/Emily Bestler Books\/12:01 Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.24w x 1.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982198817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarcus Kliewer is a writer and stop-motion animator. His debut novel \u003ci\u003eWe Used to Live Here \u003c\/i\u003ebegan life as a serialized short story on Reddit. Film rights were snapped up by Netflix, and it was acquired by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster in the US for publication even before it had been extended into a full-length novel. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Marcus Kliewer \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47876602101917,"sku":"9781982198817","price":49.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_d348c6e6-4d6b-472d-80ad-00bf92a2b6c2.jpg?v=1777383035","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-caretaker-9781982198817","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}