{"product_id":"the-joss-richard-marsh-9780979233234","title":"The Joss: A Reversion","description":"Mary 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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0979233232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780979233234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Valancourt Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.66h x 5.41w x 0.67d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926950478079,"sku":"9780979233234","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cc881b12-676b-4bc6-8dc1-80426fef3b03.jpg?v=1681085937","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-joss-richard-marsh-9780979233234","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}