{"product_id":"the-plot-calls-pride","title":"The Plot Calls: Pride","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Edited \u0026amp; Revised by the author 08\/29\/2026*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Plot Calls: Pride\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a legend of an entity who ate a human soul and fell from grace. It tried to flee into the world of man, but trapped itself in the boundary between the realm of the Gods and the physical reality.\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10 years ago\u003c\/strong\u003e, Harwaven, New Jersey was hit with a string of people who reported relatives and friends turning into soulless creatures in black robes. Some disappeared. Others committed suicide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePresent day\u003c\/strong\u003e, rumors of the plot have been circulating all over social media. People all over the world mention seeing pale creatures in black robes and a porcelain palm extending from a portal in the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Plot Calls\u003c\/strong\u003e series takes place in Harwaven, New Jersey, a small city in Heartland County. The speculation is that, there may be more than monsters in the New Jersey heartlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive cases involving The Plot have surfaced in Harwaven:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe disappearance of Professor Dr. Barbara Alder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe disappearance of Legendary Heart Surgeon, Dr. Frank Voss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe death of Aging beauty and fashion icon turned consultant, Valerie Cho\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe disappearance of founder and inventor of PallidTear Surveillance Systems, Peter Thance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe disappearance of beloved Stand-Up Comedian who closes at Harwaven's The Hollow, Ramon Quinn \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach case shares the same impossible detail:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA man in black robes, standing idle over a six-by-six patch of obsidian soil. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetectives Brian Gunn and Cory Alvarez are forced to drop their active investigation and focus their efforts on the plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn doing so, they are led to paranormal researcher and blogger, Sam Erriden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe detectives only arrive at more questions as they run into a familiar face at Sam's home: Marcus Serling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e____\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Plot Calls: Pride is book 1 of 7 books. The Plot Calls septology is the first arc in Mark A. Figueroa's The Sideways trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead and enjoy the book to learn more, and\/or check out Mark's website and social media through \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/mark_a_figueroa\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehis linktree\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark A. Figueroa's Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54265493979500,"sku":"jmz46z","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/2727\/5372\/files\/q6767jv-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1788074251","url":"https:\/\/markafigueroa.com\/products\/the-plot-calls-pride","provider":"Mark A. Figueroa's Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}