{"product_id":"the-scarlet-boy-paperback","title":"The Scarlet Boy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Calder-Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Grantley has fond memories of his boyhood days spent at Anglesey House with his childhood playmate Charles Scarlet, happy times that came to an end with the Scarlet boy's tragic death in an accident. Now Anglesey House stands empty, and George thinks it might be just the property his old friend Kit Everness is looking for. Scoffing at rumors that the house is haunted, Kit and his family buy the place and move in. But Charles Scarlet's death might not have been so accidental after all, and an evil presence that lingers in the house may now have set its sights on Kit's young daughter Rosa....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthur Calder-Marshall's unusual haunted house story \u003cem\u003eThe Scarlet Boy\u003c\/em\u003e (1961) is a rediscovered supernatural classic whose slow-building dread mounts inexorably until the chilling finale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A variation on the theme of \u003cem\u003eTurn of the Screw\u003c\/em\u003e in the manner of Graham Greene with an olive from \u003cem\u003eThe Cocktail Party\u003c\/em\u003e and a dash of Dashiell Hammett.\" - Cyril Connolly, \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fine, moody novel ... filled with surprises and much excitement . . It has an intellectual quality that is quite reminiscent of\u003cem\u003e The Turn of the Screw\u003c\/em\u003e.\" - \u003cem\u003eNashville Banner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Entirely worth the reading. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, Calder-Marshall has concocted so convincing a one you will willingly suspend your disbelief.\" - \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42720671891519,"sku":"9781954321915","price":36.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e26e60ceeea2fb6368b209b39cec4931.webp?v=1765089940","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-scarlet-boy-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}