A dark-toned image of the ocean crashing against the rocks of shore. A lone house stands in the distance overlooking the waves. The words

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A former nun searches for answers in a small seaside town after her pen pal mysteriously disappears in our April Adult box, "Seaside Suspicions"! 🌊🕵️‍♀️

This month's incredible book is a Once Upon a Book Club Experience Edition that will feature an array of gorgeous details including:⁠

🌊 An exclusive dust jacket designed by the OUABC team⁠ featuring an alternate colorway
🕵️‍♀️ Beautiful digital edges⁠
🌊 Unique foiling on the fabric hardcase⁠
🕵️‍♀️  Stunning custom endpapers⁠
🌊 A matching signed bookplate from the author!

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April Adult Once Upon a Book Club gifts are designed in aesthetic packaging colors and patterns to match the book cover/theme of the novel. Each gift is labeled with a page number, signifying when the gift is described within the story.

From the bestselling author ofThings in JarsandThe Night Ship comes the first in a new, cozy mystery series you will not be able to put down.

I believe every one of us is concealing some kind of secret.1954: When her former novice’s dependable letters stop, she asks to be released from her vows at the convent. Haunted by a line in her pen pal's last letter, she arrives at a charming hotel in Gore-on-Sea in Kent.

A seaside town, a place of fresh air and relaxed constraints, is the perfect place for a new start. She hides her identity and pries into the lives of her fellow guests. But when a series of bizarre murders rattles the occupants of the hotel, it’s time to ask if a dark past can ever really be left behind.

On sale now through April 14th (or until we sell out), this box is sure to keep you guessing until the very end. Paired with four incredibly immersive gifts that we cannot wait for you to experience, you don't want to miss this month's box! Boxes are expected to ship in late April.

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