The Beetle [electronic resource] : A Mystery
Marsh, Richard2008
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It changes its shape at will. It compels others to do its bidding. It inspires terror in all who look on it �
Eminent politician Paul Lessingham is the toast of Westminster, but when �The Beetle� arrives from Egypt to hunt him down, the dark and gruesome secret that haunts him is dragged into the light. Bent on revenge for a crime committed against the disciples of Isis, the Beetle terrorizes its victims and will stop at nothing until it has satisfaction.
Six people�s worlds are turned upside down by murder, mesmerism and human sacrifice as they struggle to save their sanity and above all, their lives.
Main title:
The Beetle [electronic resource] : A Mystery / Richard Marsh
Author:
Marsh, Richard, Author
Edition:
First
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Penguin Books Ltd, 2008
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Biography/History:
Richard Marsh (1857-1915) was the pseudonym of the British author born Richard Bernard Heldman. He is best known for his supernatural thriller The Beetle: A Mystery, published in the same year as Bram Stoker's Dracula and initially even more popular. Heldman was educated at Eton and Oxford University. Several of the prolific Marsh's novels were published posthumously.
ISBN:
9780141900230
Language:
English
BRN:
322092
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | Libby, by Overdrive - eBook |