{"product_id":"the-ballad-of-black-tom-9781804999899","title":"The Ballad of Black Tom","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeople move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn't there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table, keep the roof over his father's head, from Harlem to Flushing Meadows to Red Hook. He knows what magic a suit can cast, the invisibility a guitar case can provide, and the curse written on his skin that attracts the eye of wealthy white folks and their cops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when he delivers an occult tome to a reclusive sorceress in the heart of Queens, Tom opens a door to a deeper realm of magic and earns the attention of things best left sleeping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA storm that might swallow the world is building in Brooklyn. Will Black Tom live to see it break?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Victor LaValle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction: special features, Horror \u0026amp; ghost stories, Historical fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 17 Sep 2026 by Transworld Publishers Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Victor LaValle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320472543610,"sku":"9781804999899","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781804999899.jpg?v=1790654201","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-ballad-of-black-tom-9781804999899","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}