{"product_id":"mad-river-paperback-1","title":"Mad River - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Sjoden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Supernatural Thriller in which Paul Reddick returns to Mad River after a long absence. Upon the mysterious demise of his cousin, Duncan McIlwraith, he has inherited the Homestead, settled a century before by his ancestor, a fur trader called Red Jake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul's eccentric Aunt Claire claims the house is haunted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthur Brassfield, the art dealer who discovered Duncan's corpse, is later found dead in a tableau eerily similar to Duncan's death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePivotal to the story is a Soul Catcher, or keeper of breath, used by shamans for soul retrieval. Captain Jack, a fearsome warlock known to his people as Walks In Dark Places, corrupted this fetish to enslave lost souls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Moon steals the tainted talisman from his father's grave house, setting in motion a curse which plagues the Mad River Country for more than a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTasked with ending this curse, Paul becomes immersed in the dark depths of family history and is forced to navigate the perilous shoals of supernatural forces he scarcely comprehends\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68069981323512,"sku":"9781972265000","price":20.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/C3OgyU4C1Y9781972265000.webp?v=1794437461","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/mad-river-paperback-1","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}