{"product_id":"the-bequest-a-dark-academia-thriller-9781613164709","title":"The Bequest: A Dark Academia Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003eFleeing a disastrous affair with a colleague in Boston, Isabel Henley moves to Scotland to begin a PhD with a renowned feminist professor--only to learn, upon arrival, that her advisor has suffered a deadly fall. Soon after, Isabel is informed that another scholar at the university is about to publish a book on her dissertation topic, leaving her disconcerted and in search of a new subject, all while struggling to acclimate to her new home abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsabel needs a good friend during such a rocky start, and finds one when she reconnects with Rose Brewster, her charismatic classmate from undergrad. But when Rose confides to Isabel that she is in trouble, and then goes missing, Isabel's already-unsteady life is sent into a tailspin. A suicide note surfaces, followed by a coded message: Rose is alive but, unless Isabel can complete the research begun before her friend's disappearance, both women will be killed by her captors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Isabel follows the Rose's paper trail from Genoa to Florence and, finally, to Paris, she uncovers family secrets, the legend of an enormous cursed emerald, and a chain of betrayal and treason which parallels her own perilous present. If she can put the pieces together soon, she could solve a 400-year-old mystery--and save her and her friend's lives in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining epistolary elements, Gothic suspense, and an atmospheric \"dark academia\" setting, \u003cem\u003eThe Bequest\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping literary thriller that will appeal to fans of Alex Michaelides' \u003cem\u003eThe Maidens\u003c\/em\u003e and Donna Tartt's \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanna Margaret\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scarlet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.61w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781613164709","brand":"Scarlet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41083519828083,"sku":"9.78161E+12","price":20.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_fc859245-7a4c-47aa-a634-3d8210a08952.jpg?v=1699545008","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-bequest-a-dark-academia-thriller-9781613164709","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}