{"product_id":"the-chain-house-9798892426763","title":"The Chain House","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dangerous cult leader, days away from execution, reveals he is the famous author behind a bestselling series. With his death, the final, unpublished manuscript--and the crucial evidence it contains--will never see the light of day. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the tradition of Stephen King, this multi-POV, page-turning horror thriller from author J. H. Markert is packed with mind-bending twists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDays before his execution, notorious mass murderer Sal Batise, known as the Breaker of Chains by his cult followers, grants an unlikely interview to a young filmmaker, Sam Harper. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis interview could launch Sam's career. But his carefully planned questions--including the one about the recently kidnapped governor's wife--fall apart when Batise seizes control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn live TV, Batise claims that he is Mallard Malone, the anonymous author of a blockbuster thriller series. Stay his execution, and he'll release the final unpublished manuscript that holds the key to finding his victims' bodies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, a ransom note arrives with a single demand to save the governor's wife: Batise's execution must go on as planned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesperate for more information, Sam teams up with Jennifer Daley, a childhood survivor of Batise's cult, to locate the missing manuscript and uncover the truth behind their own ties to Batise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs fiction and reality collide, a deadly chain of events leads to a race against time to stop an execution that could have catastrophic consequences on the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crooked Lane Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798892426763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/17\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"J. H. Markert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53241118130357,"sku":"9798892426763","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-chain-house-9798892426763","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}