The Joss: A Reversion

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. <p>But 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! </p><p>Richard Marsh's <i>The Joss</i> (1901) can be read as a companion volume to his most famous novel, <i>The Beetle</i> (1897), which in its time outsold even Bram Stoker's <i>Dracula</i> (1897). Like <i>The Beetle</i>, <i>The Joss</i> 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.</p>

• The Joss: A Reversion, (Paperback)
• Author: Valancourt Books
• ISBN: 9780979233234
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2007-01-23
• Page Count: 272