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Walter Oscar (author)
12.8.26 (release date)
Morton Blacke has everything a writer is supposed to want—aPulitzer, multiple bestsellers, and a mansion filled with the evidence of his success. What he no longer has is anyone he loves.Each great literary triumph has coincided with a death, leavingMorton convinced ambition may carry a price he cannot afford to pay again
.For seven years he has hidden from the world and stalled on the final sentence of what he believes will be his masterpiece. Then a reporter arrives with a disturbing timeline and an empty space beside Morton's unfinished book. Must the space be filled with someone he loves? Soon after, Morton meets Leslie Vitter, a sharp-witted veterinary technician who challenges his isolation, guilt, and the story he has told himself about success.
As Morton begins writing again, one question becomes impossible to ignore—if the pattern is real, who will pay for the last bestseller?
Walter Oscar (author)
12.8.26 (release date)
Morton Blacke has everything a writer is supposed to want—aPulitzer, multiple bestsellers, and a mansion filled with the evidence of his success. What he no longer has is anyone he loves.Each great literary triumph has coincided with a death, leavingMorton convinced ambition may carry a price he cannot afford to pay again
.For seven years he has hidden from the world and stalled on the final sentence of what he believes will be his masterpiece. Then a reporter arrives with a disturbing timeline and an empty space beside Morton's unfinished book. Must the space be filled with someone he loves? Soon after, Morton meets Leslie Vitter, a sharp-witted veterinary technician who challenges his isolation, guilt, and the story he has told himself about success.
As Morton begins writing again, one question becomes impossible to ignore—if the pattern is real, who will pay for the last bestseller?