{"product_id":"the-return-of-ellie-black-9781668023945","title":"The Return of Ellie Black","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e An NPR Best Book of 2024 A Goodreads Best Thriller of 2024\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"page-turning suspense novel, shrewd character study, and captivating mystery\" (Stephen King) Detective Chelsey Calhoun's life is turned upside down when she gets the call that Ellie Black, a girl who disappeared years earlier, has resurfaced in the woods of Washington state--but her reappearance leaves Chelsey with more questions than answers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's been twenty years since Detective Chelsey Calhoun's sister vanished when they were teenagers, and ever since she's been searching: for signs, for closure, for other missing girls. But happy endings are rare in Chelsey's line of work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen a glimmer: local teenager Ellie Black, who disappeared without a trace two years earlier, has been found alive in the woods of Washington state. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut something is not right with Ellie. She won't say where she's been, or who she's protecting, and it's up to Chelsey to find the answers. She needs to get to the bottom of what happened to Ellie: for herself, and for the memory of her sister, but mostly for the next girl who could be taken--and who, unlike Ellie, might never return. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \"haunting and evocative\" debut thriller from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Emiko Jean, \u003ci\u003eThe Return of Ellie Black \u003c\/i\u003eis both a feminist tour de force about the embers of hope that burn in the aftermath of tragedy and a \"gripping psychological thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e) that will shock you right up until the final page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16790553\"\u003eEmiko Jean\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668023945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668023946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC030000\"\u003eThrillers | Suspense\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmiko Jean is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of young adult and adult fiction. Her work has been translated into over thirty languages. She lives in Washington with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380319383691,"sku":"9781668023945","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_6df3bd5e-d3f1-4b7d-b45e-bbf62dc324b9.jpg?v=1760540372","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-return-of-ellie-black-9781668023945","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}