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The Devil's Canvas - cover

The Devil's Canvas

Gianfranco Pereno

Publisher: Babelcube

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Summary

A distressing dream that inexorably turns into reality. The power of Caravaggio's genius merges with the great and arcane power of Magic, generating a nightmare that transcends the boundaries of Reason and Faith. A cunning and unpredictable serial killer who uses art as a tool to lure his victims into a realm where love and passion, cruelty and tenderness, seem to violently blur their boundaries. An astonishing reality where each individual is both spectator and protagonist. A prolonged terror in which Law and Justice will only clash after a harrowing final scream.
Available since: 05/21/2024.
Print length: 146 pages.

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