{"product_id":"the-caretaker","title":"The Caretaker","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Disturbing and propulsive, \n\u003ci\u003eTHE CARETAKER\u003c\/i\u003e is a gem of visually inspired Gothic storytelling. Marcus Kliewer takes a familiar horror premise and makes it his own, drawing you into a lucid nightmare of a novel. Keep the light on!\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eScott Carson, nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDEPARTURE 37\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A no-brakes plummet into madness.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003eAlma Katsu, award winning author of \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFIEND\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The homes Marcus Kliewer haunts aren't merely filled with phantoms, but cerebral spirits and broken-hearted ghosts. THE CARETAKER is quite possibly the ultimate \"don't go in there\" novel, offering up an apocalyptic final girl for the ages. This is a breakneck book, filled with razor-wire tension, where the reader runs the risk of losing their mind with every flip of the page.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eClay McLeod Chapman, author of \u003ci\u003eWAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarcus Kliewer is a writer and stop-motion animator. His debut novel \n\u003ci\u003eWe Used to Live Here \u003c\/i\u003ebegan life as a serialized short story on Reddit. Film rights were snapped up by Netflix, and it was acquired by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster in the US for publication even before it had been extended into a full-length novel. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"With \n\u003ci\u003eTHE CARETAKER\u003c\/i\u003e, Marcus Kliewer proves he's our new master of uncanny slippage. This book is as full of dread as the sound of footsteps rushing towards you in a dark woods.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eNat Cassidy, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhen the Wolf Comes Home \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Absolutely terrifying. Marcus Kliewer's THE CARETAKER gripped me from the first page and didn't let go. I couldn't put it down.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003eBrandon Eldridge, author of \u003ci\u003eTHE ESTABLISHMENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Marcus Kliewer's Caretaker is an example of taking a quiet idea and making it truly haunting. A book written for horror fans that have always thought they were smarter than the main characters in a story... truly one of my favorite novels I've read in years.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eMike Salt, author of \u003ci\u003eYOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInstant\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFollow the Rites...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing less than the survival of humanity is at stake.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom Marcus Kliewer, a new \"titan of the macabre and unsettling\" (Erin A. Craig, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author), comes an eerie supernatural horror about a young woman who accepts a caretaking job from Craigslist, only to discover the position has consequences far greater--and more dangerous--than she ever could have imagined.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEXCITING OPPORTUNITY: \n\u003cbr\u003e Caretaker urgently needed. Three days of work. Competitive pay. Serious applicants ONLY. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMacy Mullins can't say why the job posting grabbed her attention--it had the pull of a fisherman's lure, barbed hook and all--vaguely ominous. But after an endless string of failed job interviews, she's not exactly in the position to be picky. She has rent to pay, groceries to buy, and a younger sister to provide for. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBesides, it's only three days' work... \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree days, cooped up in a stranger's house, surrounded by Oregon Coast wilderness. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat starts as a peculiar side gig soon becomes a waking nightmare. An incomprehensible evil may dwell on this property--and Macy Mullins might just be the only thing standing between it, and the rest of humanity. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFollow the Rites...\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFollow the Rites...\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFollow the Rites...\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e..--- \/ ..... \/ ---..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781982198817, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/23\/2026 (EAN 9781982198817, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eKliewer, Marcus\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarcus Kliewer is a writer and stop-motion animator. 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