{"product_id":"the-caretaker-hardcover-2","title":"The Caretaker - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiane Saxon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI came here to escape. To leave behind both the stalker who turned my life into a nightmare and my controlling mother who seemed to think I was in the wrong.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA teaching job in a quiet village school was supposed to be my fresh start, but the school isn't what it promised. The headteacher watches my every move - manipulates and criticises - the old caretaker always seems to be there when something happens, but worse than that...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI think my stalker is back!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThen two young girls disappear without a trace. The police search for someone close to home, but I know they are looking in the wrong direction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecause I know who the kidnapper is.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI thought I had escaped my past.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI never imagined it was coming for me.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd I have said nothing, because \u003cstrong\u003eI am guilty as hell\u003c\/strong\u003e...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Diane Saxon: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'It's the epitome of that great saying, \"\u003cstrong\u003eJust one more chapter!\u003c\/strong\u003e\" \u003cstrong\u003eThen you discover you've read another five.\u003c\/strong\u003e Highly recommend as a great psychological thriller.' \u003cem\u003eJoy Ellis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'An unrelenting thriller that \u003cstrong\u003etwisted my stomach in knots\u003c\/strong\u003e from cover to cover' \u003cem\u003eDaniel G. Miller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'An \u003cstrong\u003eintensely dark\u003c\/strong\u003e thriller.' \u003cem\u003eRoss Greenwood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68422350438621,"sku":"9781806005055","price":45.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/U8GAlVR5cq9781806005055.webp?v=1793814636","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-caretaker-hardcover-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}