{"id":163,"date":"2017-05-02T17:47:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T17:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightningbugpress.com\/blackhoodpress\/?post_type=book&#038;p=163"},"modified":"2025-07-18T21:57:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T21:57:53","slug":"no-victory-without-scars-the-black-spectre-origins-book-2","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/lightningbugpress.com\/blackhoodpress\/book\/no-victory-without-scars-the-black-spectre-origins-book-2\/","title":{"rendered":"No Victory Without Scars (The Black Spectre Origins, Book 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A crusading reporter out to prove her worth. A burgeoning hero in denial about his.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When a Mob Boss is gunned down by police, <em>Daily Crusader<\/em> reporter Vicky Rose is the only one who suspects he was unarmed. Desperate to justify her promotion to the crime beat, her search for the truth leads her into a cesspool of corruption deeper than she ever imagined.<\/p>\n<p>Brent Gregor, his existence as The Black Spectre still a deeply-held secret, only wants to use his newfound powers to win back what he has lost. And to take revenge on those who took it from him.<\/p>\n<p>Both face unexpected consequences that could cost them their lives. And both have to decide if what they wanted was actually worth the price.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No Victory Without Scars<\/strong> is the second book in the Black Spectre Origins series, detailing the rise of the masked pulp hero The Black Spectre. If you like <em>Agent Carter<\/em>, <em>The Rocketeer<\/em>, and <em>The Dark Knight<\/em>, then you&#8217;ll love Roger Alford&#8217;s gritty noir mystery that effortlessly combines new pulp with a classic 1930s style.<\/p>\n<p>Buy <em>No Victory Without Scars<\/em> and journey back into the world of the Black Spectre today!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A crusading reporter out to prove her worth. A burgeoning hero in denial about his.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":174,"parent":0,"template":"","book-category":[],"book-series":[],"book-author":[119],"class_list":["post-163","book","type-book","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","book-author-rogeralford"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lightningbugpress.com\/blackhoodpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book\/163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lightningbugpress.com\/blackhoodpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lightningbugpress.com\/blackhoodpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/book"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightningbugpress.com\/blackhoodpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lightningbugpress.com\/blackhoodpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book\/163\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightningbugpress.com\/blackhoodpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lightningbugpress.com\/blackhoodpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"book-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightningbugpress.com\/blackhoodpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book-category?post=163"},{"taxonomy":"book-series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightningbugpress.com\/blackhoodpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book-series?post=163"},{"taxonomy":"book-author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightningbugpress.com\/blackhoodpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book-author?post=163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}