Violet Black
First book in the Black Spiral Trilogy
Eileen Merriman
Penguin Random House New Zealand
Pub. 2021

October 26, 2021

Violet Black is the first book in Eileen Merriman’s Black Spiral Trilogy. Set in the near future, it tells the tale of two teenagers, Violet Black and Ethan Wright, who have survived the deadly M-fever virus. The virus has killed hundreds of people in NZ, with other cases in Germany and Australia. Most patients who get M-fever die from it or develop encephalitis, which also has a high chance of death.

But against all odds, Ethan and Violet have survived.  Read more