{"product_id":"the-joss-a-reversion-paperback","title":"The Joss: A Reversion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Marsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Blyth is fired from her job for tardiness after being robbed and nearly murdered. But her luck seems to change for the better when a solicitor informs her that her distant uncle Benjamin Batters has died, naming her his sole heiress  He bequeaths to her a dilapidated old house, where impenetrable iron doors may guard terrible secrets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the rats that infest the house, and the spirits that seem to haunt it, are not her only concerns. A trio of grotesque and ruthless thugs will stop at nothing to gain entrance to the house and the secrets it conceals. As the mystery deepens, a more frightening question arises: Is Benjamin Batters playing a murderous game from beyond the grave, or is he still alive? The novel's relentless action builds in a crescendo until the horrifying truth of Batters's fate is finally revealed  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Marsh's \u003ci\u003eThe Joss\u003c\/i\u003e (1901) can be read as a companion volume to his most famous novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Beetle\u003c\/i\u003e (1897), which in its time outsold even Bram Stoker's \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e (1897). Like \u003ci\u003eThe Beetle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Joss\u003c\/i\u003e features a thrilling tale told from multiple points of view and a hideous, subhuman monster from the East. The Valancourt Books edition reprints the rare 1901 first edition, which survives in only a handful of copies worldwide, complete with a facsimile of its cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.66 x 5.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42734263271487,"sku":"9780979233234","price":41.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a96effaa3bad854a046b38eab5c0c61c.webp?v=1765139259","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-joss-a-reversion-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}