{"product_id":"five-kisses-from-a-blasphemous-p-j-thorndyke-9788269338683","title":"Five Kisses from a Blasphemous Nun: A Giallo Mystery Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGiallo (Italian for 'yellow'): A genre of Italian-produced thriller-horror films popular in the 1960s and 1970s.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey called her the Heretic Nun. Lavinia, a fifteenth century Italian nun who was burned at the stake for diabolical acts of satanism, has become a folk legend. But is there more to her story and was she really guilty of the horrific crimes she was accused of?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs far as Michael, a failed American actor, is concerned, the legend of Lavinia the Heretic Nun is fodder for his fledgling career in the seedy world of \u003cem\u003efotoromanzi\u003c\/em\u003e- lurid photo comics with a focus on sex and violence. But when somebody starts brutally murdering members of the cast and crew, he is forced to wonder if the production is cursed or at least the target of a deranged serial killer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in 1970s Florence, \u003cem\u003eFive Kisses from a Blasphemous Nun\u003c\/em\u003e is a chilling murder mystery with a splash of bloody horror in the giallo tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e P. J. Thorndyke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8269338680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788269338683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Thorndycroft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.41d","brand":"P. J. Thorndyke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424855703807,"sku":"9788269338683","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d7e3c1a3-3f98-44bb-ab07-85cd192f0ce5.jpg?v=1761532980","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/five-kisses-from-a-blasphemous-p-j-thorndyke-9788269338683","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}