{"product_id":"the-great-wash-original-u-s-title-the-secret-masters-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","title":"The Great Wash (original U.S. title: The Secret Masters) (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerald Kersh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An extravaganza . . . fertile invention and forceful style . . . Mr. Kersh's many admirers will undoubtedly devour this highly flavoured hotch-potch with avidity.\" - Julian Maclaren-Ross, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" F]irst-rate Kersh, richly peopled with the odd bit roles he sketches so well and written with style and individuality.\" - Anthony Boucher, \u003ci\u003eNew York Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Sometimes funny, sometimes nightmarish, always first-class entertainment.\" - Basil Davenport, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Journalist George Oaks and his friend Albert Kemp, a mystery novelist, are on their way to meet their friend, the celebrated philosopher Dr. Monacelli. But when a clerical mix-up leads to their meeting the American gangster Monty Cello instead, Oaks and Kemp quickly find themselves caught up in a bizarre and dangerous plot involving a murdered reporter, a missing scientist, and a group of powerful madmen with a plan to destroy the world as we know it. It's a race against time as Oaks and Kemp must infiltrate the villains' stronghold and save humanity before it's too late  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Equal parts hard-boiled crime novel and apocalyptic science fiction tale, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Wash\u003c\/i\u003e (1953) is one of the most exciting novels by Gerald Kersh (1911-1968), who is best known for his classics \u003ci\u003eNight and the City\u003c\/i\u003e (1938) and \u003ci\u003eFowlers End\u003c\/i\u003e (1957). \u003ci\u003eFowlers End\u003c\/i\u003e and four volumes of Kersh's strange and brilliant short fiction are also available from Valancourt.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53368963170669,"sku":"9781941147658","price":39.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/OXloYmxCY3F4NWZvQUN2S0NkS0NLQT09.webp?v=1779667128","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-great-wash-original-u-s-title-the-secret-masters-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}