{"product_id":"the-vanishing-bookstore-helen-phifer-paperback","title":"The Vanishing Bookstore -- Helen Phifer, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eEvery story needs a happy ending. And you can't have yours until you find the bookstore.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1692. \u003c\/b\u003eOn the outskirts of Salem, a bookstore stands covered in overgrown vines. Inside, a young woman hides a linen-wrapped journal under a loose floorboard and runs away, panicked by the sound of hounds barking in the distance. The bookstore vanishes into thin air ... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresent day. \u003c\/b\u003eStepping inside a pale-pink house on one of the oldest streets in Salem, Dora can't believe she's about to finally meet the mother she thought died tragically when she was just a child. But the excitement is short-lived. Dora's mother has fear in her eyes, and with a trembling voice she whispers: \"My life is in danger, and now so is yours...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Desperate not to lose her mother all over again, Dora digs into her family's mysterious past, and stumbles upon a seemingly impossible secret: the key to their survival is hidden in a bookstore that no one has seen for generations. Losing herself amongst thorny brackens and twisted ferns, Dora eventually finds the path that leads to the bookstore. But someone is watching her. They've been waiting for her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As she pushes open the beautiful blue door hidden amongst the sharp brambles, and stands in front of rows of crumbling leatherbound books with faded pages, she has no idea of the secrets she is about to uncover. Or that her life is in more danger than ever before ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen Phifer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538776988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Phifer\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling writer of the hugely popular Detective Morgan Brookes series. As well as the Lucy Harwin, Beth Adams and Maria Miller series of books. Her debut novel The Ghost House featuring Annie Graham went on to be a global bestseller. She lives in the busy town of Barrow-in-Furness surrounded by miles of coastline and a short drive from the glorious English Lake District. Her favourite hobbies include reading, chasing the Aurora Borealis when it puts in an appearance, visiting Salem, watching the sunset, the moon rise and drinking coffee. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Helen loves reading books that scare the heck out of her and is eternally grateful to Stephen King, Dean Koontz, James Herbert and Graham Masterton for scaring her senseless in her teenage years, and to Alice Hoffman's beautiful stories for inspiring her love of all things witchy and to write fantasy novels alongside her crime thrillers. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Helen Phifer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47922569150692,"sku":"9781538776988","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781538776988.jpg?v=1777084842","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-vanishing-bookstore-helen-phifer-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}