{"product_id":"our-lady-of-pain-paperback","title":"Our Lady of Pain - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Blackburn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGreg Gbur\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Even on the warmest night of the year, Mr Blackburn knows how to chill our marrow.' - \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Blackburn quickly establishes the tone of urbane nastiness which pervades his new horror story . . . murders and much necrogenic excitement precede an extremely bloody climax.' - \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A tour de force . . . the grimmest  of] Blackburn's books.' - \u003ci\u003ePenguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ' A] stylish, genuinely chilling author . . . He can be depended upon to sustain swift, sure, exciting, and absorbing stories . . . undoubtedly one of England's best practicing novelists in the tradition of the thriller novel.' - \u003ci\u003eSt James Guide to Crime \u0026amp; Mystery Writers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A centuries-old Eastern European legend of a deadly curse. Three hardened criminals who die horribly after being driven mad by terror. A washed-up actress hellbent on revenge against her critics. A sadistic doctor who takes pleasure in mutilating his patients. What is the connection between them? Reporter Harry Clay will risk his life and sanity to find out. Because he knows that when the curtain goes up on the opening night performance of the new play 'Our Lady of Pain', based on the life of the murderous Countess Elizabeth Bathory, something horrific is going to happen and a bloodbath will ensue . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The most unrelentingly dark of the many horror thrillers by the prolific John Blackburn (1923-1993), \u003ci\u003eOur Lady of Pain\u003c\/i\u003e (1974) is also one of his very best. This first-ever republication of the novel includes a new introduction by Greg Gbur.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 164\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42712340299839,"sku":"9781941147238","price":36.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c307b3f3557fee5b0afa150478d5756a.webp?v=1765061436","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/our-lady-of-pain-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}