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Local Author Sarah Blanchard will be here with her new novel "Grabtown"! Come down and get your own signed copy!Synopsis:
Twin sisters Cassandra and Anastasia have discovered their mother's legacy: a 40-year-old cold case murder.
When Cassie and Ana return to their childhood home in rural Connecticut, among their deceased mother’s belongings they stumble across an unpublished manuscript: a murder mystery, written by their mom's girlfriend AJ —and featuring their mother as a key character.
Cassie, a writer, wants to turn the old story into a bestseller. Ana, fearful of what they will learn, wants to destroy it.
As the sisters delve into AJ's story, they uncover a disturbing trail leading to an abandoned village the locals call Grabtown.
As AJ says, “Small towns are great for scolding the kids who throw too many snowballs, but not always good at spotting real evil.”.
When Cassie's volatile husband Marsh demands they stop digging, and a retired detective arrives asking dangerous questions, the twins realize someone believes AJ's story isn't fiction—it's a confession.
What's really behind Marsh's highly successful rare-motorcar enterprise? Why does the past refuse to stay buried? And why is a major crimes detective now urging them to flee?
Set in rural New England, Grabtown is a powerful twofold story that exposes the dark underbelly of small-town secrets, where courage and unshakable loyalty become the only weapons against those who prey on the vulnerable.
If you enjoy suspense, high-stakes tales of sisterhood, and satisfying stories of justice and redemption, you'll love Grabtown. Readers of Grabtown are also fans of Kellye Garrett's Like a Sister, Liz Moore's The God of the Woods, and The Moonflowers by Abigail Rose-Marie.
About the Author:
In her fiction, Sarah P. Blanchard writes about conflicted people making difficult decisions in impossible situations, sometimes with positive outcomes. She's especially drawn to flawed, compassionate characters who believe they must battle their demons alone and complex antagonists who feel they have nothing to lose.
New England-born and raised, Sarah earned her B.A. in English literature from the University of Connecticut and an M.B.A. from Nichols College in Massachusetts. After moving to Hawaii in 2003, she taught English, writing, and business at the University of Hawaii-Hilo and Hawaii Community College. A move back to the mainland in 2010 brought her to Raleigh, NC, and then the western North Carolina mountains, where she taught two semesters of fiction writing in UNC-Asheville's OLLI Program (College for Seniors).
Her poems and short stories have appeared in several publications. She was a finalist for the 2024 Porch Prize for Short Fiction (TN) and the 2021 Doris Betts Fiction Prize (NC). Her short story collection Playing Chess with Bulls was published in December 2023, and her debut novel Drawn from Life was released in Spring 2024. She is also the author/co-author of three books on horse training. Her second novel, GRABTOWN, will be released October 15, 2025.
In December 2024, Sarah released river, horse, morning, a poetry chapbook. She is a frequent contributor to literary journals and poetry readings.
After many years away from New England, Sarah and her husband Rich have come home to northeastern Connecticut, where they live with their small dog, Mitzi.
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