The Raven King's Chair — Jamie Sedgwick

On the day that failed author Ben Curtis plans to commit suicide, he instead commits a random act of kindness. He is rewarded with a strange old chair that once belonged to famous American writer Edgar Allan Poe. From that day forward, Ben's life is changed. Everything falls into place, and his career takes off. Little does Ben know that tragedy is lurking just around the corner...

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