The Lazarus Heart (novel)

''The Lazarus Heart'' is an original novel by American writer

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, set in the

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''. It was published in 1998 by

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. Like the majority of Brite's fiction, ''The Lazarus Heart'' is set in

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. Wrongly executed for the murder of his

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lover, Jared is resurrected by the crow to get vengeance and bring justice to the real killer. He is assisted in the mission by his lover's

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twin. The novel's basic plot was the direct inspiration for '' The Crow: Salvation'', the third film in the

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