In a private London dining room, a server harbors a deadly secret. As the celebrated art professor Madame Emyra waits for guests who will never arrive, a daughter's quest for vengeance takes shape. Some stains can't be washed away?especially when painted with a mother's stolen dreams and served with a vintage Amontillado. Art, wine, and revenge blend into a dark masterpiece.
Perfect for readers who savor:
- Dark academia and art world intrigue
- Gothic atmosphere and psychological suspense
- Complex mother-daughter relationships
- Victorian-inspired revenge tales
- The intersection of fine art and darker human impulses
[Content Note: Contains themes of murder, revenge, and psychological suspense.]
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A second-generation Taiwanese-American who grew up on a steady diet of classic literature and music, Tiffany has been writing stories since her 4th-grade teacher gave a class assignment to fill a composition notebook with short stories.
Her work has been published by The Publishing Room, The Cultivation Project, and Renewal Missions. She is obsessed with J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and reads it religiously every year. She lives in San Diego with her husband and two surviving children.
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