{"product_id":"marla","title":"Marla","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom beloved horror author Jonathan Janz, Marla is a slow-burn, full-throttle horror novel about the families we inherit, the guilt we carry, and the terrible gravity of a gaze you can't forget. Turn the page--if you dare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery small town has ghosts. King's Branch has Marla.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA reclusive young woman who lives with her mother in a creepy Gothic house, Marla Gorman is the stuff of urban legends. Some believe she's a prisoner. Others claim she's a witch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe evening of the first murder, Detective Carl Lancaster sees Marla leering at him from her bedroom window. He sees her again at the exact moment a second man is killed. And though Marla was nowhere near either murder site, Carl is convinced she's connected to the crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Carl, Marla is a menace. To social worker Annie Frost, Marla bears a bizarre connection to her past. To Dylan Ellison, a struggling college student, Marla might be the companion for whom he's been longing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut none of them understands Marla's true nature. She's about to plunge them--and everyone in King's Branch--into an unspeakable nightmare. And teach them the true meaning of terror.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Janz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54543555526869,"sku":"9798228749887","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0792\/1893\/3973\/files\/9798228749887.jpg?v=1787067303","url":"https:\/\/thecrookedshelfbooksbrews.com\/products\/marla","provider":"The Crooked Shelf, Books \u0026 Brews","version":"1.0","type":"link"}