{"product_id":"beneath-still-dark-water","title":"Beneath Still, Dark Water","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe towns aren't the only things disappearing...so are the girls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWestern Massachusetts, 1938. As the state prepares to flood the Swift River Valley to create the Quabbin Reservoir, the once-thriving community has become a ghost town. With most homes and businesses burned to the ground in preparation, each day brings more departures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeventeen-year-old Harrison \"Brick\" Bricker remains behind, stuck in a dead-end job and facing an uncertain future. A chance encounter with the alluring Sadie Rose Parish draws him into a hidden world of privilege and power. But their budding romance is shadowed by Loomis Sims, the wealthy son of a prominent hotel owner who views Sadie as his own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a local girl vanishes and Brick uncovers disturbing secrets tied to one of the valley's most influential families, the young lovers become caught in the crosshairs of a killer. In a valley already condemned to disappear beneath the rising waters, some people will do anything to ensure their sins vanish with it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut secrets have a way of floating to the surface. Twenty-five years later, Brick returns to the sunken valley he once called home, determined to uncover the truth hidden beneath the dark waters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for fans of Sharon Short's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrouble Island\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Kate Alice Marshall's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat Lies in the Woods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeneath Still, Dark Water\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a haunting historical suspense novel inspired by the real towns lost beneath the Quabbin Reservoir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sunburypress.com\/collections\/stephen-paul-sayers\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-7a39da11-7fff-03ff-1be6-a534107ee930\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStephen Paul Sayers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePage Count: 232\u003cbr\u003eTrim Size: 6 x 9\u003cbr\u003ePublish Date: June 20, 2026\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Milford House Press\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Mystery \/ Thriller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-8ad777d6-7fff-557c-2484-c612d2e4608b\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFICTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ Thrillers \/ Historical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-b0471de9-7fff-9edb-cef5-4f9020e35967\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFICTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ Mystery \u0026amp; Detective \/ Historical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-e44c46a2-7fff-dbc3-2390-ff0919c9ff32\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFICTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ Thrillers \/ Suspense \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen Paul Sayers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44525783515229,"sku":"9798888194546","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0294\/8484\/3101\/files\/bsdw_fc.jpg?v=1781545939","url":"https:\/\/www.sunburypress.com\/products\/beneath-still-dark-water","provider":"Sunbury Press Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}