{"product_id":"9798895152843","title":"Midnight Blue","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eLane, Joel\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInflux Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\/30\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe long-lost final novel in Joel Lane's acclaimed “Blue” trilogy, published for the first time and completing one of British weird fiction's most distinctive literary cycles. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVincent Black, Scottish-Brummie sound engineer and aspiring folk singer, is turning fifty. A Communist, former train engineer, and a heroin addict who took his name from the Richard Thompson song “Vincent Black Lightning 1952,” he is obsessed with mystical dreams about dead singers such as Nico, Sandy Denny, and Janis Joplin. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAfter the drug-related deaths of a number of Vincent’s friends leave him confused and frightened, he tries to deal with his sense of loss by playing music, and by escaping into a romantic affair with a younger woman who is just his type: artistic, spiritual and possessed of a sense of humor. Then, she disappears under mysterious circumstances. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAnd when a lover from his student days begins stalking him, Vincent is panic-stricken—because that person is supposed to be dead. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFueled by a passion for music–especially the protest songs and traditional ballads of British folk–and the fullest expression of Lane’s allegiance to socialism and how left-wing politics intersect with creativity, \u003ci\u003eMidnight Blue\u003c\/i\u003e is the coda to a remarkable career of a writer now beginning to gain the critical praise he deserved.","brand":"Influx Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48797927866623,"sku":"9798895152843","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9798895152843","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}