{"product_id":"lazare-k-e-torwood-9798604883297","title":"Lazare: Gaston Leroux's Continued Investigation Concerning the Phantom of the Opera","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErik's story continues in this daring, romantic sequel to Gaston Leroux's novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom of the Opera, \u003c\/i\u003ewritten in faithful imitation of Leroux's unique style.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing Christine Daae's retreat, Erik watches over the inbound trains to Gare Saint-Lazare, ever hopeful for his beloved's return. His vigil is interrupted after a mute street artist, Achille F钁re, catches a glimpse of his masked face. Inspired, Achille paints a portrait that threatens to reveal Erik's identity to the elite of Paris, triggering a cascade of events that forges a powerful bond between the two men, who are both reluctant to believe they are worthy of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen political strife in France induces a rampant terror of spies, Erik fears his many secrets may put his treasured Achille in danger. \u003cb\u003eThe Phantom must return.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This queer sequel to the Leroux novel...is absolutely gorgeous and powerful.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \"In this Labyrinth: Getting to the Heart of The Phantom of the Opera\" Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDear Reader, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI must confess, I have discovered firsthand that my conclusions in my previously published work, \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom of the Opera, \u003c\/i\u003ewere false. Oh, the Opera ghost was real, as I first asserted; he lived and breathed in the Paris Opera House and haunted the inhabitants for many years in the precise methods I set to paper. I was false, however, in believing his ruse of the skeleton buried near a cellar with a golden ring... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, I will relate to you the continued story of the Opera ghost, of which I have pieced together the facts with painstaking integrity and delved into the sweeping emotions of love and redemption and madness in turns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith humblest gratitude, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGaston Leroux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eK. E. Torwood is a pseudonym for author Katherine Forrister. Forrister is the author of \u003c\/i\u003eLodestone, The Hand-Me-Down Maiden, \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003eCurio Citizen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katherine Forrister, K. E. Torwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8604883290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798604883297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.66d","brand":"Katherine Forrister","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129800356095,"sku":"9798604883297","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_447b0223-684e-4a9e-9595-d332e6d860fc.jpg?v=1687465873","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lazare-k-e-torwood-9798604883297","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}