{"product_id":"the-hellfire-club-9780593973288","title":"The Hellfire Club","description":"\u003cb\u003eA riveting novel that \"combines the intellectual-puzzle mystery with a powerful vein of psycho-thriller suspense\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \"moves like an express train\" (Stephen King), from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Story\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey are dying, one by one. Wealthy, middle-aged women in an exclusive Connecticut suburb. Their murderer remains at large. Nora Chancel, wife of publishing scion Davey Chancel, fears she may be next. After all, her past has branded her a victim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Davey tells Nora a surreal story about the Hellfire Club, where years before he met an obsessed fan of Chancel House's most successful book, \u003ci\u003eNight Journey\u003c\/i\u003e--a book that has a strange history of its own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuddenly terror engulfs Nora: She must defend herself against fantastic accusations even as a madman lies in wait. And when he springs, she will embark on a night journey that will put her victimhood to rest forever, dead or alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Straub\u003c\/b\u003e (1943-2022) was the author of seventeen novels, which have been translated into more than twenty languages. They include \u003ci\u003eGhost Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShadowland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKoko\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMr. X\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Night Room\u003c\/i\u003e, and two collaborations with Stephen King, \u003ci\u003eThe Talisman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack House\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written two volumes of poetry and two collections of short fiction, and he edited the Library of America's edition of H. P. Lovecraft's \u003ci\u003eTales \u003c\/i\u003eand the Library of America's two-volume anthology, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Fantastic Tales\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1998, he was named Grand Master at the World Horror Convention. In 2006, he was given the HWA's Life Achievement Award. At the World Fantasy Convention in 2010, he was given the WFC's Life Achievement Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50878044700946,"sku":"9780593973288","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee0e8dfe-8204-4c10-85ab-a8dc0ee831e1.jpg?v=1738198794","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hellfire-club-9780593973288","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}