{"product_id":"mystery-underground-by-j-jefferson-farjeon-paperback","title":"Mystery Underground, by J. Jefferson Farjeon (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe King's Cross restaurant is nearly empty when a timid London clerk overhears a few muttered words at a neighbouring table - a young woman is to be followed, and dealt with roughly if she proves troublesome. Before he can talk himself out of it, he is on a northbound express, pursuing the men and the girl they mean to harm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe journey ends on the windswept moors of Northumberland, where a tumbledown house sits alone against the sky. An out-of-work navvy has already taken shelter there, and soon a pair of young adventurers join the vigil. But the house is not as empty as it appears. Something beneath it gives a hollow boom, a professor works against his will, and a ruthless schemer will stop at nothing to protect what is buried below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1928, this thriller of treason, courage, and a secret that must never see daylight is vintage British mystery at its most atmospheric.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wildside Press LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43184465969361,"sku":"9781667666938","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/5981\/5377\/files\/9781667666938_FC.jpg?v=1784069944","url":"https:\/\/startlingstories.us\/products\/mystery-underground-by-j-jefferson-farjeon-paperback","provider":"Startling Stories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}