{ "item_title" : "The Mother of Knots", "item_author" : [" Parthena Pantelidi "], "item_description" : "Poppy and Maria Drakaina investigate hauntings and cases that refuse a sensible explanation. Keeping each other alive is the difficult part.When paranormal investigators Poppy and Maria Drakaina answer a call to a Yorkshire house, helping a frightened woman is the job. Staying alive should be a reasonable expectation.Poppy arrives with salt, iron nails and a mouth that makes very few situations calmer. Maria brings a notebook and the determination to be taken seriously. They will need more than either packed.The danger is real. So is their fear. And protecting each other becomes considerably harder when neither sister is willing to step aside.The Mother of Knots is a supernatural mystery and suspense thriller with two stubborn women at its centre, a dangerous investigation to follow and dark humour sharp enough to interrupt the dread.Poppy's first instinct is to put herself between Maria and trouble. Her second is usually to insult the trouble. She can be protective, infuriating and reckless within the same breath, especially when someone she loves is frightened.Maria is quieter. That does not make her compliant. She watches, takes notes and asks questions, including the ones Poppy would prefer to avoid.Fear makes her careful. It does not persuade her to stay in the car.Together, they have a case to investigate and very different ideas about how to survive it.As the pressure builds, observation matters as much as nerve. The sisters have to make sense of the unexplained while dealing with people who are frightened, encounters they cannot dismiss and decisions they cannot leave to somebody else.Poppy's confidence can get them moving. Maria still wants to know whether they are moving in the right direction.Neither is much good at pretending not to care about the other. Both are remarkably good at turning that concern into an argument.Set in Yorkshire, The Mother of Knots brings paranormal investigation into a world of rain, terraced houses, stubborn neighbours and people who would very much prefer a sensible explanation.Greek expressions collide with northern bluntness. Practical help arrives with opinions attached. Even under pressure, somebody is likely to find something worth complaining about.But the jokes do not make the danger harmless.Poppy knows how to recognise fear in her sister, even when Maria tries to hide it. Maria can tell when an insult is covering something Poppy cannot bring herself to say.That closeness can help them understand each other. It can also make every disagreement hurt more, especially when both believe they are doing what is best for the other.For readers who enjoy: Supernatural mysteries with strange encounters and clues to piece together.Paranormal suspense that keeps the investigators personally involved in the danger.Distinctive female leads whose courage comes with flaws, friction and stubbornness.A complicated sisterly relationship with fierce affection behind the arguments.Dark humour and sharp British banter woven through a tense investigation.An atmospheric Yorkshire setting, memorable supporting characters and an unsettling sense of the unexplained.Begin Poppy and Maria: Paranormal Investigators with The Mother of Knots.This first book introduces the Drakaina sisters through a case that demands their attention, tests their judgement and gives their arguments very little room to remain theoretical. Follow the investigation, get to know the women behind it and discover why neither makes an easy person to frighten into doing as she is told.Whatever they disagree about, neither sister intends to leave the other facing the danger alone.Get your copy of The Mother of Knots today and join their first investigation.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/816/537/9798165372001_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "14.99", "online_price" : "14.99", "our_price" : "14.99", "club_price" : "14.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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