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Name: Tangerine
Author: Linda Crockett Gray

Forty years ago, the stunning pianist famous as Tangerine was brutally murdered by the then up‑and‑coming gangster Williwhat. Decades later, Williwhat is known as William Watson, a powerful real‑estate magnate and community pillar. Yet the tormented spirit of Tangerine endures, bound to her beloved piano, biding its time until it can choose the perfect instrument of revenge.

First publish date: 1988

Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror

Authors: Linda Crockett Gray

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