{"product_id":"9780712369251","title":"The Luck of the Town","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Fox, Marion\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic horror \u0026amp; ghost stories\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 16 April 2026 by British Library Publishing in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 256 pages, Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e190 x 130\u003cp\u003e'Much more than a ghost story... One might say that Fox is haunted by the spirit of the place and time of which she writes, and she is able to reproduce in a remarkable way that sense of foreboding and mystery that all of us have experienced.'  The ArgusWhere once a Romano-British settlement sprawled across the hills in the north of England, there lies a modern town. Caught in a tense struggle between the growth of the university and industrial expansion, its fate veers towards the uncanny when a discovery is made beneath the old town hall. Into the possession of the university comes the skeleton of a woman, found buried along with a mysterious tablet bearing a cryptic message, and as the ratcheting tension between the townspeople is compounded by an unseasonal heat and sightings of a shadowlike figure haunting the streets, the vengeful grip of a long-buried curse pushes the town towards a night of flames and carnage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fox, Marion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210382008504,"sku":"9780712369251","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780712369251.jpg?v=1774957489","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780712369251","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}