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Lucien Black

Lucien Black

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Two years ago, Lucien, with the backing and support of his wife, began re-writing his comic book scripts into short stories and thus No Vacancies, Vol. 1 was developed. Black currently resides in Orange County, Ca with his wife and children. He is currently working on the next volume of No Vacancies

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

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<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>&quot;A somber, disturbing mystery fused with a scathing look at the fashion industry. </strong><strong>Mangin writes in a confident, razor-edged style.&quot;</strong><strong> - Kirkus Reviews</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Condom dresses and space helmets have debuted on fashion runways.</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A dead body becomes the trend when a coat made of human skin saunters down fashion's biggest stage. The body is identified as Annabelle Leigh, the teenager who famously disappeared over a decade ago from her boyfriend's New York City mansion.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">This new evidence casts suspicion back on the former boyfriend, Cecil LeClaire. Now a monk, he is forced to return to his dark and absurd childhood home to clear his name. He teams up with Ava Germaine, a renegade ex-model. And together, they investigate the depraved and lawless modeling industry behind Cecil's family fortune.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">They find erotic canes, pet rats living in crystal castles, and dresses made of crushed butterfly wings. But Cecil finds more truth in the luxury goods than in the people themselves. Everyone he meets seems to be wearing a person-suit. Terrified of showing their true selves, the glitterati put on flamboyant public personas to make money and friends. Can Cecil find truth in a world built on lies?</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>In high fashion modeling, selling bodies is organized crime.</strong></p>

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<span style="vertical-align:middle;"><strong>Amazon Review:<br />Edge of your seat thrillers</strong>, December 10, 2008</span> <div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top">By </td> <td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A1RRMNIS1L2JM7/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font color="#003399">Matthew A. <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Muramoto<img style="border-bottom:0px;border-left:0px;margin-left:3px;vertical-align:-1px;border-top:0px;border-right:0px;" class="custPopRight" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/icons/drop-down-icon-small-empty-arrow._V13355991_.gif" /></span></font></span></a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A1RRMNIS1L2JM7/ref=cm_cr_dp_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview"><font color="#003399">See all my reviews</font></a><br /><a href="http://www.freado.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_rn_bdg_help?ie=UTF8&amp;nodeId=14279681&amp;pop-up=1#RN"><span class="cmtySprite s_BadgeRealName"><span>(REAL NAME)</span></span></a>    </td></tr></tbody></table></div>Lucien Blacks collection of short stories is entertaining to say the least. His story lines are fascinating and intense. He guides you down a path of visual adventure which I couldn't help but access my creative mind, drawing my own interpretation of the characters and the conflicts they faced from chapter to chapter. <br /><br />These stories were originally penned for the comic book genre which actually helped a typical non-fiction reader like myself stay glued to it's pages. <br /><br />Great stories...Great book...Waiting for more...