Writings

La Belle Schwarze

A Novella

The Story

What would you do if all you’ve ever wanted was given to you, yet your heart remained empty? Would you stay and work through the pain or run away? Former New York City police officer Holster Marlen is tasked with finding the disappeared companion of a wealthy businessman, a cabaret dancer with no trace of self. Sent on a search through the bowels of the New York underground to the boulevards of Paris, Marlen discovers the story of a wounded child who grows up to be a famous dancer and incomplete woman. A person who doesn't want to be found. The novella that inspired the play Salomé,Tragedy of the Femme Fatale.