{"product_id":"the-black-verse-m-joseph-lafrance-9798282777963","title":"The Black Verse: A Novella in Two Parts","description":"THE BLACK VERSE: A Novella in two parts. Present and Past.\u003cbr\u003eBy M. Joseph LaFrance \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Write, or be written. Or be alone.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore the deaths. Before the curse. Before The Black Verse became a killer's pattern, it was a poem-a binding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the present, mysterious deaths ravage the city, the cause unknown. A detective works hard to uncover the truth, but it leads to a tragic finding that will haunt him forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1932, young Dorothy Pollard arrives at Aldridge College determined to study language and grief. But when she discovers a forgotten collection of verses in the library archives, her writing begins to take on a life-and a hunger-of its own. Haunted by visions, unexplained deaths, and the weight of memory, Dorothy must confront the cost of shaping sorrow into permanence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis gothic literary thriller traces the origins of the verse that shaped the chilling events of The Black Verse. A story of ambition, obsession, and the terror of what we choose to remember. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers of Shirley Jackson, T. Kingfisher, and Sarah Waters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Joseph LaFrance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798282777963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d","brand":"M. Joseph LaFrance","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851049840895,"sku":"9798282777963","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-black-verse-m-joseph-lafrance-9798282777963","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}