Black Dot

THE BLACK DOTEvangeline Lux is an experienced tattoo artist working a three day convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Her work is precise, minimalist, and intentional. She believes tattoos carry meaning whether or not they are explained.On the first day of the convention, clients begin requesting the same design. It is a single black dot. The placement is specific. The reasoning is vague. Each person insists they simply knew they needed it.By the end of the day, women who received the tattoo begin to disappear.As a detective quietly investigates the convention floor, Evangeline is forced to confront the truth behind the symbol she thought she understood. What was once a private mark of survival has become visible again. Meaning spreads. Attention follows. Control reasserts itself in unexpected ways.Set over the course of a single weekend, The Black Dot is a psychological suspense novella about ink, visibility, and the danger of being recognized by the wrong person. It explores how symbols move through communities, how trauma resurfaces, and how survival choices can be turned into weapons.The Black Dot is the first book in The Black Symbol Series.