The Mephisto Club - Brossura

Gerritsen, Tess

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ISBN 10: 0345477006 ISBN 13: 9780345477002

Casa editrice: Ballantine Books, 2007

Riassunto

Evil exists. Evil walks the streets. And evil has spawned a diabolical new disciple in this white-knuckle thriller fromNew York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen.

PECCAVI

The Latin word is scrawled in blood at the scene of a young woman’s brutal murder: I HAVE SINNED. It’s a chilling Christmas greeting for Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli, who swiftly link the victim to controversial celebrity psychiatrist Joyce O’Donnell–Jane’s professional nemesis and member of a sinister cabal called the Mephisto Club.

On top of Beacon Hill, the club’s acolytes devote themselves to the analysis of evil: Can it be explained by science? Does it have a physical presence? Do demons walk the earth? Drawing on a wealth of dark historical data and mysterious religious symbolism, the Mephisto scholars aim to prove a startling theory: that Satan himself exists among us.

With the grisly appearance of a corpse on their doorstep, it’s clear that someone–or something–is indeed prowling the city. The members of the club begin to fear the very subject of their study. Could this maniacal killer be one of their own–or have they inadvertently summoned an evil entity from the darkness?

Delving deep into the most baffling and unusual case of their careers, Maura and Jane embark on a terrifying journey to the very heart of evil, where they encounter a malevolent foe more dangerous than any they have ever faced . . . one whose work is only just beginning.
From the Hardcover edition.

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Praise for Vanish

“Action-packed, entertaining, and compulsively readable.”
–Chicago Sun-Times

“A powerful story that will haunt you long after the last page is turned.”
–Orlando Sentinel

“A tense, taut thriller that grabs readers from the get-go and never lets up.”
–Booklist

L'autore:

New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen earned international acclaim for her first novel of suspense,Harvest. She introduced Detective Jane Rizzoli in The Surgeon (2001) and Dr. Maura Isles inThe Apprentice (2002) and has gone on to write numerous other titles in the celebrated Rizzoli & Isles series, most recentlyThe Mephisto Club, The Keepsake, Ice Cold, The Silent Girl, Last to Die, and Die Again. Her latest novel is the standalone thrillerPlaying with Fire. A physician, Tess Gerritsen lives in Maine.
From the Hardcover edition.

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• Editore: Ballantine Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0345477006
• ISBN 13: 9780345477002
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 436