{"product_id":"the-poison-thread","title":"The Poison Thread","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[An] uncanny Gothic mystery... Satisfying.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A romping read with a deliciously dark conceit at its center... Reminded me of \u003ci\u003eAlias Grace\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--Kiran Millwood Hargrave\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Companions\u003c\/i\u003e, a thrilling Victorian gothic horror story about a young seamstress who claims her needle and thread have the power to kill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDorothea Truelove is young, wealthy, and beautiful. Ruth Butterham is young, poor, and awaiting trial for murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Dorothea's charitable work brings her to Oakgate Prison, she is delighted by the chance to explore her fascination with phrenology and test her hypothesis that the shape of a person's skull can cast a light on their darkest crimes. But when she meets one of the prisoners, the teenaged seamstress Ruth, she is faced with another strange idea: that it is possible to kill with a needle and thread--because Ruth attributes her crimes to a supernatural power inherent in her stitches. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story Ruth has to tell of her deadly creations--of bitterness and betrayal, of death and dresses--will shake Dorothea's belief in rationality, and the power of redemption. Can Ruth be trusted? Is she mad, or a murderer? For fans of Shirley Jackson, \u003ci\u003eThe Poison Thread \u003c\/i\u003eis a spine-tingling, sinister read about the evil that lurks behind the facade of innocence.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44459444338825,"sku":"9780143134053","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0376\/3057\/4729\/files\/imageloader_efbbc8fb-68f5-4d3c-beb1-224a362bcd18.jpg?v=1780864726","url":"https:\/\/thebookmarkpr.com\/products\/the-poison-thread","provider":"The Bookmark Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}