Joss: a Reversion
Author: first_name: Richard
last_name: Marsh
Language: English
Year: 1901

Mary Blyth, a sales clerk who is robbed, nearly murdered and then fired from her job, thinks her luck has changed when she inherits an old house from a distant relation, Benjamin Batters.  This house holds dark secrets.  Murderous thugs, a mysterious threat from the Far East let her know this is not the case.  <i>The Joss, a Reversion</i> is from Richard Marsh, author of “The Beetle”. - Summary by Alan Winterrowd