ðə wˈaɪt mɜːsˈeɪdiːz, pˈʌblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː ænd nˈaʊ nˈoʊn æz ðə bˈʌɾɚflˌaɪ tætˈuː, ɪz ɐbˌaʊt wˈʌn kˈæɹɪktɚ hˌuː fˈɔːlz pˈæʃənətli ɪn lˈʌv, ænd sˈʌfɚz hˈɔːɹɪbli fɹʌm ðˈɛn ˈɔn, æz hɪz ˈɪnəsənt lˈʌv ɪz ɛmbɹˈɔɪld ɪn ɐ lˈɔŋ sˈaɪkəl ʌv ɹᵻvˈɛndʒ ænd hˈeɪtɹɪd.
The White Mercedes, published in 1992 and now known as The Butterfly Tattoo, is about one character who falls passionately in love, and suffers horribly from then on, as his innocent love is embroiled in a long cycle of revenge and hatred.