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| At last, we learn the history of Marguerite Sadoulas, once
an obscure young actress who, through her stunning beauty and Machiavellian
intelligence, overcame all obstacles and reached the pinnacle of Parisian
high society, becoming the much-envied Countess de Clare, while, at the
same time, rising in the criminal hierarchy of the Black Coats, to eventually
be admitted into the much-feared High Council of that all-powerful, evil
society.
Written in 1865, Heart of Steel is the first chapter chronicling the
Black Coats' attempts at stealing the fabulous fortune of the de Clare
family. Paul Féval, the father of the modern detective novel,
continues the dark chronicles that gave its lettres de noblesse to criminal
literature by introducing the first, great female villain in the history
of crime fiction.
Cover by J.-M. Ponzio
Published by Black Coat Press in 2010
ISBN: 978-1-935558-05-7
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