Crimson Cobblestones

<p><strong>Three Can Keep A Secret If Two of Them Are Dead.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In 1998 conservationists discovered 1200 bones buried in Benjamin Franklin's Craven Street home. While most assumed these came from medical/anatomy studies...I wondered if a more sinister explanation was afoot.</strong></p><p><strong>-<em>Marie Lestrange Author</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In the shadow of Benjamin Franklin's elite circles Philadelphia 1739 is gripped by a series of grisly deaths weaving a tale so dark it can only be whispered along the gaslit cobblestones. This masterful Gothic Thriller is a mesmerizing blend of historical nuance and chilling suspense where love intertwines with deceit and murder stains the street.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>At the center of this mystery is Charlotte a young woman grappling with the violent loss of her mother. As the city's cobblestones run crimson with blood she finds herself ensnared in a nightmarish realm of depraved cults and dark magic uncovering a labyrinth of secrets that could spell doom for both she </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>and</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> her new enigmatic lover- Ben.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>With echoes of ancient incantations and the sinister plot of a Luciferian cult lurking in the shadows she must navigate a world where the occult and her own haunted past are inextricably linked.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Crimson Cobblestones is a riveting journey through a world where the line between good and evil is blurred and the past is never truly buried. With a narrative as intoxicating as the prose itself Marie Lestrange crafts a tale that echoes the twisted history of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter the intricate mystery of What the Devil Knows by C.S. Harris and the atmospheric gothicism of Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Crimson Cobblestones is not just a book-it's an experience a chilling dance with darkness that will leave you breathless until its shocking finale.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h4><strong>Murder and cults and sex and mystery and history this book has it alllll. Deliciously dark.</strong><em>-Christy Goodreads Review </em></h4><p><br></p><p><strong>Easily the most twisted book I've ever read. Marie Lestrange has a gift for the macabre and this intertwines American history and American horror as good as anything I've read. If you love horror this is a book you need! </strong></p><p><em>-Joel Brigham Author and Editor</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Checks all the boxes: historical figures intrigue suspense. A thrill ride that I couldn't put down! It kept me thinking long after I had finished the book. </strong><em>-Molly Carroll Goodreads Review</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Lestrange's novel introduces a mysterious serial killer linked to a rich family--which though not necessarily a new concept is a premise that ultimately will shock readers given the plot's depth. </strong>--BookLife Prize Critic's Report</p><p><br></p><p>Also by Marie Lestrange:</p><p><em>T is for Torture</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>S is for Serial Killers</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Carving Croatoan: Letters from The Lost Colony of Roanoke (Coming 2025)</em></p>