{"product_id":"house-on-buzzards-bay","title":"House on Buzzards Bay","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHouse on Buzzards Bay\u003c\/h1\u003eDwyer Murphy\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003eJune 23 2026\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780593833193\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0593833198\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cb\u003e\"A classic New England literary mystery pitched somewhere between \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf We Were Villains\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eL'Avventura\u003c\/i\u003e, with all of Dwyer's economy and wit. I loved it.\" --Adrian McKinty, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Island\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A delicious, brooding heart-stopper of a book.\" --Téa Obreht, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eInland\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a group of old college friends reunites for a summer vacation at a beach house in coastal Massachusetts, a sudden disappearance and the arrival of a seductive stranger threaten to unearth the darkest secrets of their relationships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs they hurtle into midlife, Jim and his closest college friends get together to rekindle the bonds of their friendship in his family's beautiful, generations-old vacation home along Buzzards Bay, the demands of work and family having caused them to drift apart over recent years. But what begins as a quiet and restorative seaside escape takes a darker turn when Bruce, an aloof but successful writer, disappears from the house without a trace, sending the group into an uneasy tension. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, a series of mysterious break-ins besets the town, which is the site of an old Spiritualist campground turned idyllic fishing village. After a series of uncanny disturbances at the house, Jim can't help but feel that someone--or something--is watching them from the other side of the marsh. And with the arrival of a strange, seductive guest at their home, the group begins to question the very nature of their experiences--along with their already precarious ties with one other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe House on Buzzards Bay\u003c\/i\u003e, Dwyer Murphy returns with a chilling, atmospheric page-turner that explores the bonds of friendship, the growing accumulation of life's responsibilities, and whether our youthful dreams can endure the complexities of adulthood.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67391638077485,"sku":"WHS-96bbfaf5fec643818a7cf67a02f66f3b","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_efcf1c98-5498-4f64-bd30-0822fed7634e.jpg?v=1787356070","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/house-on-buzzards-bay","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}