{"product_id":"2940157167660","title":"Tales from the Archives: Volume 9","description":"Tales from the Archives are short stories set in the world of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences. They explore events mentioned in the novels, characters seen and unseen and may include novel teasers of things to come. This volume includes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpiritus Sanctus by Alyson Grauer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmily Cassidy Tuttle, on word from Doctor Sound, arrived in the shadow of the Vatican to receive a mysterious parcel from a local contact. What should be a simple pass between agent and mule spirals deeper and deeper into a wild madness that Emily is not prepared to face.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Mummy of Barnsley by Michael Ventrella\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgent Ernest Throckmorton is called to Barnesley to investigate reports of a Mummy terrifying the town. Throckmorton soon finds himself thrown together with an all too eager assistant desperate to be part of the Ministry, as they hunt down the meaning of the Mummy's ominous threat. All shall pay for the desecration of the tomb!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Black Empress by Katharina Bordet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen two agents from the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences are called to Vienna to investigate disturbances at the palace, what they discover could threaten the Austro-Hungarian Empire and shatter the fragile peace in Europe. Who is the mysterious man who has pulled diplomatic strings to enlist the help of a foreign agency and how is the Empress Elisabeth herself involved?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDown by the River -- written by Tim Dodge\u003cbr\u003eAgent Brandon Hill of the Ministry meets Agent Bill Wheatley of the Office of the Supernatural and the Metaphysical meet up in Afton, New York. The House of Usher is moving a large and dangerous weapon through this small town, and it is up to the agents to track it down. However, not all the residents are quite the same as they seem.","brand":"Imagine That! Studios","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169268154608,"sku":"2940157167660","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157167660_p0.jpg?v=1764092178","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157167660","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}