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Spaghetti
After six years with a man who takes her for granted, a lonely woman turns to an old
superstition to keep his love. But what begins as a desperate act of devotion becomes a
terrifying spiral of sickness, secrets, and discovery. Spaghetti is a dark, domestic horror that
proves some recipes carry a price no one should ever taste.
superstition to keep his love. But what begins as a desperate act of devotion becomes a
terrifying spiral of sickness, secrets, and discovery. Spaghetti is a dark, domestic horror that
proves some recipes carry a price no one should ever taste.
9 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 18, 2025
2 people want to read
About the author
Lisa Black
305 books578 followersLisa Black spent the happiest five years of her life in a morgue. Strange, perhaps, but true. After ten years as a secretary, she went back to school to get a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Cleveland State University. In her job as a forensic scientist at the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office, she analyzed gunshot residue on hands and clothing, hairs, fibers, paint, glass, DNA, blood and many other forms of trace evidence, as well as crime scenes.
She had her life sorted out just the way she liked it until her husband got fed up with Cleveland snow and moved them to Florida, 1400 miles away from her family and her career. Not that she’s bitter or anything. Now she works as a Certified Latent Print Examiner and Certified Crime Scene Analyst for the city of Cape Coral, Florida, police department.
Lisa has lectured at writer’s conventions and appeared on panels. In her life as a writer she’s a member of Sisters In Crime, Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. In her life as a forensic specialist she’s a member of the American Academy of Forensic Scientists, the International Association for Identification, and the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts. She has had over 1050 hours of instruction in forensic topics and has testified in over 60 trials.
Her book Perish was shortlisted for the inaugural Sue Grafton Memorial Award by Putnam and Mystery Writers of America. Her That Darkness is a #1 Amazon bestseller and Evidence of Murder is a NYT bestseller. Lisa was a Guest of Honor at 2021 Killer Nashville.
She had her life sorted out just the way she liked it until her husband got fed up with Cleveland snow and moved them to Florida, 1400 miles away from her family and her career. Not that she’s bitter or anything. Now she works as a Certified Latent Print Examiner and Certified Crime Scene Analyst for the city of Cape Coral, Florida, police department.
Lisa has lectured at writer’s conventions and appeared on panels. In her life as a writer she’s a member of Sisters In Crime, Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. In her life as a forensic specialist she’s a member of the American Academy of Forensic Scientists, the International Association for Identification, and the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts. She has had over 1050 hours of instruction in forensic topics and has testified in over 60 trials.
Her book Perish was shortlisted for the inaugural Sue Grafton Memorial Award by Putnam and Mystery Writers of America. Her That Darkness is a #1 Amazon bestseller and Evidence of Murder is a NYT bestseller. Lisa was a Guest of Honor at 2021 Killer Nashville.
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November 30, 2025
“There’s old ways, baby. Tricks from women who couldn’t keep a man no other way. You cook for him, you feed him your heart—sometimes literally.”
Relationship difficulties. Growing apart, after years together.
Falling into rhythms…and ruts. Taking her for granted.
She is beginning to suffer physically. Constant anxiety; strong suspicions of other women.
Ms. Odessa, the neighbor lady. Suggestions from ‘the old ways.’
And she always cooks for him anyway…
She wanted to stop. She wanted to believe she could.
His friend, Dre. The videos.
Discovery.
Sad ending, but intriguing story. The things we do to ‘keep’ love.
She stirred the sauce again, smaller drops this time, convincing herself it was devotion.
Relationship difficulties. Growing apart, after years together.
Falling into rhythms…and ruts. Taking her for granted.
She is beginning to suffer physically. Constant anxiety; strong suspicions of other women.
Ms. Odessa, the neighbor lady. Suggestions from ‘the old ways.’
And she always cooks for him anyway…
She wanted to stop. She wanted to believe she could.
His friend, Dre. The videos.
Discovery.
Sad ending, but intriguing story. The things we do to ‘keep’ love.
She stirred the sauce again, smaller drops this time, convincing herself it was devotion.
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