{"product_id":"the-caretaker-by-marcus-kliewer","title":"The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInstant\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFollow the Rites...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing less than the survival of humanity is at stake.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\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\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEXCITING OPPORTUNITY:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaretaker urgently needed. Three days of work. Competitive pay. Serious applicants ONLY.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBesides, it's only three days' work...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree days, cooped up in a stranger's house, surrounded by Oregon Coast wilderness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat starts as a peculiar side gig soon becomes a waking nightmare. An unspeakable evil may dwell on this property--and Macy Mullins might just be the only thing standing between it, and the rest of humanity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFollow the Rites...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFollow the Rites...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFollow the Rites...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e..--- \/ ..... \/ ---..\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Biography:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarcus Kliewer is a writer and stop-motion animator. His debut novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Used to Live Here \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished date: Apr. 21, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePublisher: \u003cspan data-d-text-flow=\"word\" data-d-stream-word=\"\"\u003e12:01 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-d-text-flow=\"word\" data-d-stream-word=\"\"\u003eBooks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint length: 320 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781668228944\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thin Veil Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62875331231825,"sku":null,"price":26.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1067\/4257\/9281\/files\/TheCaretaker_PB.png?v=1791841655","url":"https:\/\/thinveilbookstore.ca\/products\/the-caretaker-by-marcus-kliewer","provider":"Thin Veil Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}