{"product_id":"9781933108476","title":"A Ghost of a Chance","description":"\u003cp\u003e“The satire is spot on. . . . There’s a pinch of Pratchett, a drop of Hiaasen and a deep affection for the worst of Fleet Street, but the result is all Guttridge.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I enjoyed the book immensely. Should make anyone smile, with the possible exception of New Agers, pensioners and devil-worshippers.”—Ian Rankin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNick Madrid isn’t exactly thrilled when his best friend in journalism—OK, his \u003ci\u003eonly\u003c\/i\u003e friend in journalism—the Bitch of the Broadsheets, Bridget Frost, commissions him to spend a night in a haunted place on the Sussex Downs and live to tell the tale. Especially as living to tell the tale isn’t made an urgent priority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Nick stumbles on a hotter story when he discovers a dead man hanging upside down from an ancient oak. Why was he killed? Is there a connection to the nearby New Age conference centre? Or to \u003ci\u003eThe Great Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, the Hollywood movie about Aleister Crowley, filming down in Brighton?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Age meets The Old Religion as Nick is bothered, bewildered but not necessarily bewitched by pagans, Satanists and a host of assorted metaphysicians. Séances, sabbats, a horse-ride from Hell and a kick-boxing zebra all come Nick’s way as he obstinately tracks a treasure once in the possession of Crowley.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fulcrum Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141258821872,"sku":"9781933108476","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781933108476_p0.jpg?v=1769896941","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781933108476","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}