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The Book of the Most Precious Substance

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內容簡介 歷經一次悲劇性的創傷後，莉莉放棄寫小說，成為稀有書交易商，過著乏味且無性的生活。值到眾多富有的委託人上門，他們每個人都想得到一本書─The Book of the Most Precious Substance，一本17世紀關於性魔法的書，傳聞中這本神秘學書擁有強大的力量，當然，前提是這本書真的存在的話，加上，之前所有試圖尋只這本書的人都離奇死亡。莉莉接下委託後開啟一段她從未想過的旅程，從紐約到紐奧良，從慕尼黑到巴黎，她追逐著微小的線索，在世界上每個黑暗的角落尋找，且驚覺世界上最富有的人們暗中使用著黑魔法來滿足自己最恐怖的欲望。而當莉莉發現，這本書也可以完成她長久以來唯一渴求的心願時，她會像那些人一樣實現自己的欲望？又或著，她只是繼續無止盡地、冒著生命危險追逐一個不存在的幻影？A mysterious book that promises unlimited power and unrivaled sexual pleasure.A down-on-her-luck book dealer hoping for the sale of a lifetime. And a twist so shocking, no one will come out unscathed.After a tragedy too painful to bear, former novelist Lily Albrecht has resigned herself to a dull, sexless life as a rare book dealer. Until she gets a lead on a book that just might turn everything around. The Book of the Most Precious Substance is a 17th century manual on sex magic, rumored to be the most powerful occult book ever written--if it really exists at all. And some of the wealthiest people in the world are willing to pay Lily a fortune to find it-if she can.Her search for the book takes her from New York to New Orleans to Munich to Paris, searching the dark corners of power where the world's wealthiest people use black magic to fulfill their desires. Will Lily fulfill her own desires, and join them? Or will she lose it all searching for a ghost? The Book of the Most Precious Substance is an addictive erotic thriller about the lengths we'll go to get what we need-and what we want.

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各界推薦 "Gran's writing, like the grimoire, is palpably seductive. The search for pleasure and magic is an aphrodisiac, one that pulses on the page." - Danielle Trussoni, The New York Times"Gran perfectly captures the eccentric world of antiquarian bookselling while portraying a profound and magical reckoning with loss and the possibility of going on. She has outdone herself. " - Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review"While Lily's hunt propels the story forward, it is Gran's frequently exquisite prose that demands investment from its audience." - Bookpage, Starred Review"Sara Gran's THE BOOK OF THE MOST PRECIOUS SUBSTANCE is a mix of book buying mystery, erotica, and a pinch of Clive Barkerian obsessive existential horror, but it's all Gran. And it's all brilliant." - Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World

作者介紹

作者介紹 Sara GranSara Gran is the author of six previous novels, including Come Closer and her acclaimed crime series starring PI Claire DeWitt. She also writes for film and TV, including ’Southland’ and ’Chance’, and has published in The New York Times, The New Orleans Times Picayune, and USA Today.

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最佳賣點

最佳賣點 : 擁有強大魔法的古書，是扭轉她命運的奇蹟，或帶來災禍的源頭？