{"product_id":"the-isle-paperback-2","title":"The Isle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Rivera\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn C. Foster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEXPOSE THE DARKEST OF SECRETS AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStart with an isolated island in the rainswept North Atlantic, add an enigmatic community of hostile inhabitants, throw in the body of a fugitive found dead by mysterious causes, combine with an ages-old supernatural curse that has lethal implications, and garnish with a secret so horrifying it is best left unspoken, and you've got the recipe for the dark feast that is \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Isle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA deadly menace threatens a remote island community and every man, woman and child is in peril. Sent to the isle to collect the remains of a dead fugitive, US Marshal Virgil Bone is trapped by the forces of nature and the will of man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the body count rises the community unravels, and Bone is thrust into the role of investigator. Aided by a local woman and the town pariah, he uncovers the island's macabre past and its horrifying connection to the killings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome curses are best believed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSometimes the past is best left buried.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd some will kill to keep it so.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Isle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003eThe Isle\u003c\/i\u003e, John Foster makes a twenty-first century contribution to the tradition of the New England Gothic, taking his lawman protagonist off the coast of the mainland United States to visit a small island in the North Atlantic whose inhabitants might have settled there from one of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Puritan fantasies. Himself riven by guilt over past misdeeds, U.S. Marshall Bone encounters a community on whom the sins of their ancestors continue to exert a very terrible and a very real force. Fast-moving, gripping, it's a tale straight from Old Man Atlantic's barnacled treasure chest.\" \u003cb\u003e- John Langan, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fisherman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brooding and claustrophobic, one hell of a scary ride. You won't soon forget your visit to The Isle.\" \u003cb\u003e- Tom Deady, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dripping with claustrophobic malice, crawling with dread and otherness, \u003ci\u003eThe Isle\u003c\/i\u003e is a journey into places best left alone. A chilling, disturbing, compelling tale.\" \u003cb\u003e- Alan Baxter, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eDevouring Dark\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eManifest Recall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"John Foster masterfully weaves New England folk horror into a hard-boiled murder mystery to form a wholly original and gripping novel that will keep you guessing as the dread builds like a tide rolling over the rocky shore. Strange rituals, hidden histories, and dangerous paranoia intersect on The Isle in ways that turn northeastern peculiarity into something uniquely horrific and thoroughly engrossing to read.\" \u003cb\u003e- Ed Kurtz, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rib from Which I Remake the World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNausea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you're the kind of person who seeks out hidden places with awful histories, then this book is for you. You'll feel the damp and the chill, you'll hear the shrieks and the inhuman mutter, you'll see those children and their awful games. Read it in a safe place.\" \u003cb\u003e- Karen Heuler, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Inner City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProudly presented by Grey Matter Press, the multiple Bram Stoker Award-nominated independent publisher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrey Matter Press: Where Dark Thoughts Thrive\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47249094344953,"sku":"9781940658513","price":21.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Mjk1VnJEWWtPVGVKMUZ6YWxyZ0tYUT09_5ade6dd6-61cc-49a2-a7c9-420fcb95bff8.webp?v=1768641491","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-isle-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}