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     Theodore Currie is the world's leading physicist, but this great thinker has lost his mind. His daughter is dead and he wants her back. With a complete grasp of string theory at his command, Currie aims to entice Angel back from a place eternally unreachable.

  The pink room is where lost loves come home. And you can't send them back.

  Written by award-winning Maine journalist Mark LaFlamme, "The Pink Room" is a tale that plunges a desperate fist into the most sacred secret of them all. It's a tale of unutterable grief, of genius and of the science that may reveal the true nature of the afterlife.

  LaFlamme, crime reporter and newspaper columnist, knows plenty about the dark spirit of humankind. For more than a decade, he has worked the gritty, forlorn streets of Lewiston, uncovering stories of violence and chaos. He knows the unforgiving climate of Maine and the intense curiosity of the people there. He grew up in Waterville, where he roamed the streets finding inspiration for hundreds of short stories. Indeed, the dubious workings of the human mind have always intrigued LaFlamme. This time he explores the darkest place of them all.

  "Read ‘The Pink Room’ and introduce yourself to Maine's next great horror writer," says writer and editor Dave Griffiths, who's been reading LaFlamme's work for 10 years. "Mark is one of only a handful of horror writers who are comfortable telling his macabre tales from inside the belly of the beast."

  Delve into the "The Pink Room" and you'll also meet Jonathan Cain, a novelist mourning the loss of his wife. His retreat this summer is the ominous Currie house in Aroostook County, a place so high up in Maine that it's north of much of Canada. Cain has come to investigate the last days of the famed, mad physicist. He has also come to learn whether there is some magic in the science of strings and in the mysterious pink room in the turret of the Currie house.

  Enter the pink room, and experience a place where science meets terror.

Mark LaFlamme is available for interviews or appearances. You can read sample chapters and other material from "The Pink Room" at www.marklaflamme.com. Book sellers can order wholesale at www.booklocker.com.