{"product_id":"gilded-needles-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","title":"Gilded Needles (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael McDowell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Fowler\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eMike Mignola\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Black Triangle, New York's decadent district of opium dens, gambling casinos, drunken sailors, gaudy hookers, and back room abortions. The queen of this unsavory neighborhood is Black Lena Shanks, whose family leads a ring of female criminals-women skilled in the art of cruelty. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Only a few blocks away, amidst the elegant mansions and lily-white reputations of Gramercy Park and Washington Square, lives Judge James Stallworth. On a crusade to crush Lena's evil empire, the judge has sentenced three of her family members to death. And now she wants revenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One Sunday, all the Stallworths receive invitations-to their own funerals. Can even the wealth and power of the Stallworth family protect them from Lena's diabolical lust for vengeance? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This first-ever republication of Michael McDowell's chilling classic of revenge features a new introduction by Christopher Fowler and cover art by Mike Mignola. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Riveting, terrifying, and just absolutely great ... Michael McDowell must now be regarded as the finest writer of paperback originals in America.\" - Stephen King \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A big and impressive book, darkly Dickensian in its scope and complexity ... a novel of entirely human horror.\" - Michael E. Stamm \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"One of the best writers of horror in this country.\" - Peter Straub\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53361270292845,"sku":"9781941147917","price":39.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/ZFJmR1ByNDc1THFPYWtHQXd6VTRYUT09.webp?v=1779418404","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/gilded-needles-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}