The Beetle by Richard Marsh is a thrilling and suspenseful novel that I couldn't put down. The story follows a young man who becomes entangled with a mysterious and ancient creature that can shape-shift into a human form. The creature, known as "the beetle," sets out on a mission of revenge against those who have wronged it.

Marsh's writing is atmospheric and vivid, creating a sense of dread and unease throughout the novel. The characters are well-developed and the plot is fast-paced, with plenty of twists and turns to keep readers on the edge of their seats.

Overall, The Beetle is a gripping and captivating read that blends elements of horror, mystery, and suspense. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a compelling and chilling novel.

Book Description:

A story about a mysterious oriental figure who pursues a British politician to London, where he wreaks havoc with his powers of hypnosis and shape-shifting, Marsh’s novel is of a piece with other sensational turn-of-the-century fictions such as Stoker’s Dracula, George du Maurier’s Trilby, and Sax Rohmer’s Fu Manchu novels. Like Dracula and many of the sensation novels pioneered by Wilkie Collins and others in the 1860s, The Beetle is narrated from the perspectives of multiple characters, a technique used in many late nineteenth-century novels (those of Wilkie Collins and Stoker, for example) to create suspense

Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of the British author born Richard Bernard Heldmann.