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Lena Shanks rebuilt her life after early widowhood, becoming the center of a criminal network in New York City’s notorious Black Triangle. When a former adversary inadvertently sparks the destruction of her family and livelihood, Lena must pool her resources, intellect, and power to exact the justice she has long deserved.
First publish date: October 1980
Genre: Horror/Gothic Horror
Authors: Michael McDowell
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