Hard Black Kiss #[nn]

In the neon-drenched underbelly of 1980s Los Angeles, transsexual sex worker Dagmar Laine is drawn into a dangerous game when she tracks down a mysterious film reel stolen from the Vatican’s secret archives. The reel, sent to Father Frank Murtaugh by his cardinal brother, becomes the center of a tense chase that leads her through shadowy alleys and into the hands of a nun with her own secrets.

In "null," jazz musician and ex-addict Cass Pollack is pulled into a high-stakes gamble when Laine and Grove enlist him to steal a secret Vatican film—offering him an alibi in the wake of his wife and daughter’s murder by the Mafia, which has left him the prime suspect. With both the mob and the police closing in, Pollack must navigate a web of deception where trust is as dangerous as the truth.

In "null," Pollack follows a cryptic lead from Laine and Grove—two men who look nearly identical—toward a lost reel after Father Murtaugh’s death. His trail leads him to the eerie occult bookshop "The Oath of Incannabulata," where he steals a tome detailing the enigmatic Order of Bonniface.

In "null," a lone investigator named Pollack follows a cryptic lead from Laine and Grove—two men who look nearly identical—into a web of occult intrigue after the death of Father Murtaugh. His trail begins at the eerie bookshop "The Oath of Incannabulata," where he steals a tome on the mysterious Order of Bonniface, then spirals into the unsettling rituals of a funeral home called Tanas, where celebrities gather in strange, unsettling ceremonies.

In the quiet aftermath of Murtaugh’s passing, Pollack stumbles upon an invitation to the mysterious Order of Bonniface—unearthing a secret society rooted in Hollywood’s silent era. Drawn into its rituals, he learns the Order venerates Charles 'Bubba' Kenton, a forgotten 1920s star whose fame was matched only by his enigmatic marriage to Beverly Grove.

In "null," Jo confronts the chilling truth behind her father's transformation into a vampire and the hidden cost of his legacy. When she learns that Kenton manipulated Grove into giving up their daughter Sophie before becoming a vampire, Jo uncovers a web of betrayal that fuels Grove’s quiet, desperate revenge—orchestrating a fatal twist in Kenton’s routine with a single, deliberate change.

In "null," the Order hunt a mysterious film reel that captures Beverly Grove and Bubbau Kenton in a scandalous private moment—proof that Grove’s youthful appearance is a lie. With the reel in their grasp, they aim to exploit its secrets, hoping to unlock the power to become immortal, turning flesh into something darker and eternal.

In "null," Magda—granddaughter of the vampire Grove and the nun who stole a reel from Father Murtaugh—pleads with Grove to turn her into a vampire, her desire entwining blood, legacy, and longing. As tensions rise, Pollack finds himself caught between those vying for control, his fate hanging in the balance amid a storm of secrets and shifting loyalties.