Monday, March 30, 2015

A Conversation with Author Vasudev Murthy

Omnimystery News: Author Interview with Vasudev Murthy

We are delighted to welcome author Vasudev Murthy to Omnimystery News today.

Vasudev's new book is Sherlock Holmes, The Missing Years: Japan (Poisoned Pen Press; March 2015 hardcover, trade paperback and ebook formats), the first of a new series that follows Holmes and Dr. Watson in the period after the events that took place at Reichenbach Falls.

We recently had the opportunity to spend some time with Vasudev to talk about the book.

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Omnimystery News: Holmes and Watson are such well-known characters in literature. Setting aside the intriguing premise of your series for the moment, how do you expect to develop them over the course of several books?

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Vasudev Murthy: I don't have a clever and snappy answer. The fact is that using a recurring character helps me because I have a picture of him in my mind and it's helpful to work off that. Readers are also used to the character and identify with him. I certainly experiment and take chances and am prepared to take the risk of surprising the reader.

OMN: In general, how do you go about categorizing your work?

VM: My books have already been classified (no one asked me!). Yes, classifications are helpful to the reader but bother me a bit. That's because I like to write across a spectrum of subjects — crime, history, management, humor, music and so on — and weave them all together. Is "Bizarre, Baffling and Chaotic" a genre? Then that's where my books could be placed.

OMN: Give us a summary of Japan in a tweet.

VM: Sherlock Holmes worked for Japanese intelligence when he was "missing"! Espionage, music, Yakuza, travel, humor, history, romance, Watson.

OMN: How much of your own personal or professional experience have you included in the book?

VM: Yes, of course real events and people inspire my writing. First, the very idea for the book came on a trip to Cambodia. My visits to Japan also provided inspiration. And as far as characters are concerned, yes, there are quite a number. For example, the musicians are certainly based on people I know.

OMN: Tell us about your writing process.

VM: I'm afraid my answer will be rather disappointing. The story develops as I write for the most part, though I do have a dozen key points that I know I need to integrate or touch upon. But this works for me because the writing process results in new ideas emerging. Which means the expected cast of characters potentially expands.

However, I am personally dissatisfied. I think I should be more disciplined. I have written many books and am improving, but not fast enough.

OMN: How do you go about researching the plot points of your stories?

VM: There is extensive research, which is something every writer must go through. I enjoyed it quite a bit. I'm hoping there's a reader out there who knows precisely what I'm talking about when I make a reference to something in, say, Cambodia, Japan, Russia, India or elsewhere. How do you weave elements of history during the same time window to make it authentic? That takes patience, but then when you write, it's very satisfying.

What I find really challenging is different alphabets and the nuances of languages. In the upcoming book, I have had to learn, at least at a basic level, two unusual languages from Africa. That's the only way to make the material seem authentic. In the Sherlock Holmes in Japan story, I had to research the Kanji script. Further, I have to be careful not to let my personal preferences or prejudices impact my story.

OMN: You have already traveled widely, but if we could send you anywhere in the world to research the setting for a story, where would it be?

VM: I am presently deep into my next book, Sherlock Holmes, the Missing Years: Timbuktu. I'd love to travel to Morocco, Mali, Algeria, Chad and Sudan to check out a few points.

OMN: Have any of your outside interests found their way into your books?

VM: Yes, an author has to draw on aspects of his identity to create something. So travel, music and animal rights certainly find their way into my books.

OMN: Tell us how you came up with the idea for the series? And were you involved with the cover design of this first book in it?

VM: I was minding my own business in Angkor Vat, Cambodia when the thought passed through my mind that Sherlock Holmes would have been quite delighted to have visited the place. It would perhaps have been enroute to Japan, I thought. The book developed on its own from there. The cover design of the book as edited and produced by Poisoned Pen Press came after a number of iterations. Japan had to come through and so did Sherlock Holmes. I think the temple and the flowers look ethereal and Japanese.

OMN: What kind of feedback have you received from readers?

VM: There are number of Sherlock Holmes fans who are hard-core and swear by what they call the "canon." They want the adventures of someone who never existed to be absolutely "true" and don't like characterizations which do not seem true to form. It's something I have to live with. On the other hand, some people have liked the travels and the liberties I have taken with both Holmes and Watson. You can't please everyone.

OMN: What kinds of books did you read when you were young? And do you think any of these influenced how and what you write today?

VM: Humor, tales of WWII, detective novels. No, there was no predominant influence; I write across multiple genres. But obviously what one picks up or is inspired by are the writing styles of favorite authors.

OMN: And who might those authors be?

VM: Yukio Mishima, R K Narayan, P G Wodehouse and Edgar Allan Poe. And of course, A C Doyle!

OMN: Create a Top 5 list for us on any topic.

VM: Top 5 places I need to visit:

• Morocco;
• Timbuktu;
• Southern Algeria;
• Northern Chad; and
• The Fourth cataract of the Nile.

OMN: Wnat's next for you?

VM: The Timbuktu book and the planning for a book on classical music. Some serious music practice. Some specific animal welfare matters. World Peace.

I've written a satire on literary festivals. It sneers very cruelly at authors, poets, editors and publishers. I want to find a publisher who has a sense of humour. Please let me know if you bump into one.

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Vasudev Murthy was born in Delhi and has meandered around the world with lengthy stopovers in Tallahassee and Dallas. His books span a variety of interests, from Indian classical music to crime fiction, humor, and business management. A violinist and animal rights activist, Vasudev lives with his family and five snoring dogs in Bangalore, India where he runs a consulting firm.

For more information about the author, please visit his website and his author page on Goodreads, or find him on Facebook and Twitter.

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Sherlock Holmes, The Missing Years: Japan by Vasudev Murthy

Sherlock Holmes, The Missing Years: Japan by Vasudev Murthy

The Missing Years Series

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press

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It's 1893. King Kamehameha III of Hawaii declares Sovereignty Restoration Day … Tension grows between China and Japan over Korea … The Bengal Famine worsens … A brilliant scientist in Calcutta challenges the system … The senior priest at Kyoto's Kinkaku-ji temple is found dead in mysterious circumstances.

Dr John H. Watson receives a strange letter from Yokohama. Then the quiet, distinguished Mr. Hashimoto is murdered inside a closed room on a voyage from Liverpool to Bombay. In the opium dens of Shanghai and in the back alleys of Tokyo, sinister men hatch evil plots. Professor Moriarty stalks the world, drawing up a map for worldwide dominion. Only one man can outwit the diabolical Professor Moriarty. Only one man can save the world. Has Sherlock Holmes survived the Reichenbach Falls?

In a seriocomic novel that radically ups the ante, Sherlock Holmes and Watson find their match in more than one man (or indeed, woman) as a clock inexorably ticks. History, mystery, romance, conspiracies, knife-edge tension; a train in Russia, roadside crime in Alexandria, an upset stomach in Bombay, careening through Cambodia, nasty people in China, monks in Japan — here's a thrilling global chase that will leave you breathless (occasionally with laughter) as the Sherlock Holmes: The Missing Years series begins.

Sherlock Holmes, The Missing Years: Japan by Vasudev Murthy

Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Monday, March 30, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Monday, March 30, 2015 at 7:30 AM ET …

Staged To Death by Karen Rose Smith

Staged To Death by Karen Rose Smith

A Caprice De Luca, Home Stager Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Kensington

Kindle Daily Deal Price: 99¢

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Deadly Décor by Karen Rose Smith

Deadly Décor by Karen Rose Smith

A Caprice De Luca, Home Stager Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Kensington

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

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Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline

Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Kobo Daily Deal Price: $2.99 (price-matched by Amazon)

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Monday, March 30, 2015

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Monday, March 30, 2015 at 6:30 AM ET …

A Smoky Mountain Mystery by Steve Demaree

A Smoky Mountain Mystery by Steve Demaree

An Off the Beaten Path Mystery

Publisher: Steve Demaree

Price: FREE!

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Knife Skills by Julie Adler

Knife Skills by Julie Adler

A Trudi Wells Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Julie Adler

Price: FREE!

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Murder is a Family Affair by Terri Main

Murder is a Family Affair by Terri Main

A Dark Side of the Moon Mystery

Publisher: Wordmaster Books

Price: FREE!

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October Snow by Jenna Brooks

October Snow by Jenna Brooks

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Jenna Brooks

Price: FREE!

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Shifty Magic by Judy Teel

Shifty Magic by Judy Teel

The Shifty Magic Series

Publisher: Judy P. Mills

Price: FREE!

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Sunday, March 29, 2015

The Nomination, A Novel of Suspense by William G. Tapply, Now Available at a Special Price

Omnimystery News is always searching for newly discounted mystery, suspense, thriller and crime novels for our readers to enjoy.

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The Nomination by William G. Tapply

The Nomination by William G. Tapply

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Skyhorse Publications

Price: $1.99 (as of 03/29/2015 at 7:00 PM ET).

The Nomination by William G. Tapply, Amazon Kindle format

Vietnam War hero and Massachusetts Judge Thomas Larrigan is hand-picked by his friend the president to fill the upcoming vacancy on the Supreme Court. Larrigan seems like the perfect candidate: a family man with an uncontroversial judicial record. The president's credibility needs a sure bet. Larrigan will do anything to win the nomination, but he has some old skeletons rattling around in his closet. He calls his old Marine buddy, now a hit man, to sweep the closet clean.

But there are a few skeletons Larrigan doesn't know are still alive …

The Nomination by William G. Tapply

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New This Week: Murder at Cirey, A Victor Constant Investigation by Cheryl Sawyer

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Murder at Cirey by Cheryl Sawyer

Murder at Cirey by Cheryl Sawyer

A Victor Constant Investigation (1st in series)

Publisher: Cheryl Sawyer

Price: $3.99 (as of 03/29/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

Murder at Cirey by Cheryl Sawyer, Amazon Kindle format

Eight days in spring, 1735: a race against crime …

When a handsome young man is shot dead on an estate in the picturesque Champagne region of France, Victor Constant, military policeman, determines to find out why. But no one else, including the local magistrate, seems willing to penetrate the mystery of this brutal death.

Alone and against orders, Victor confronts the notorious free-thinker, Voltaire, who found the body. A second murder occurs and Victor's task becomes doubly dangerous: unless he can strip bare the conspiracy behind this intricate series of crimes, he stands to lose his military career — and his life.

Murder at Cirey by Cheryl Sawyer

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Farewell, My Lovely, A Philip Marlowe Mystery by Raymond Chandler, Now Available at a Special Price

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Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler

Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler

A Philip Marlowe Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Vintage

Price: $3.99 (as of 03/29/2015 at 6:00 PM ET).

Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler, Amazon Kindle format

Marlowe's about to give up on a completely routine case when he finds himself in the wrong place at the right time to get caught up in a murder that leads to a ring of jewel thieves, another murder, a fortune-teller, a couple more murders, and more corruption than your average graveyard.

Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler

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The Dying of the Light, An Augustus Maltravers Mystery by Robert Richardson, New This Week from Endeavour Press

Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher, promoting and selling ebook editions of works by new authors as well as bringing out ebook editions of out of print books.

We've selected one of their recently published mystery, suspense, thriller or crime titles to feature here today …

The Dying of the Light by Robert Richardson

The Dying of the Light by Robert Richardson

An Augustus Maltravers Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 03/29/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

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Accompanying his girlfriend Tess Davy down to Porthennis, Cornwall, Augustus Maltravers expects to have some peace and quiet. But the violent death of sculptress Martha Shaw changes everything. Maltravers believes she was murdered and not the victim of a fatal accident. But who would want to kill an elderly sculptress? Maltravers soon becomes suspicious of Martha's threatening gardener, who seems to be using Martha's death for his own benefit.

Augustus embarks on a quest to find the answers and is convinced they lie with the elderly artists. His informal investigations lead him back to the dead founder of the Botallick theatre, Agnes Thorpe. Is there a connection between Agnes's and Martha's death? Or is this all just a coincidence?

There is a deep secret that Augustus is very close to uncovering … but can he prove any of it?

The Dying of the Light by Robert Richardson

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The Steam Pig, A Kramer and Zondi Mystery by James McClure, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Steam Pig by James McClure

The Steam Pig by James McClure

A Kramer and Zondi Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Soho Crime

Price: $1.99 (as of 03/29/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

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Winner of the 1971 CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel.

A beautiful blonde has been murdered in apartheid-era South Africa. The method of killing was a bicycle spoke through the heart, a Bantu gangster signature. It's up to Lieutenant Kramer and Sergeant Zondi to figure out who killed her and why.

The Steam Pig by James McClure

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New This Week: Never Say Dye, A Sibyl Potts Cozy Mystery by Morgana Best

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Never Say Dye by Morgana Best

Never Say Dye by Morgana Best

A Sibyl Potts Cozy Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Morgana Best

Price: $2.99 (as of 03/29/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

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A team of obnoxious ghost hunters descends on Cressida Upthorpe's boarding house, convinced it must a source of paranormal activity given that three murders occurred there in a short space of time.

After one of the ghost hunters dies, or rather dyes — well, both — Sibyl does her best to keep well away from the investigation, that is, until Cressida almost falls victim. With the bumbling detectives being as useless as ever, Sibyl races to solve the murder before the body count rises.

Never Say Dye by Morgana Best

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One-Way Trip, A Gil Shannon, Sniper Elite Thriller by Scott McEwen with Thomas Koloniar, Now Available at a Special Price

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One-Way Trip by Scott McEwen with Thomas Koloniar

One-Way Trip by Scott McEwen with Thomas Koloniar

A Gil Shannon, Sniper Elite Thriller (1st in series)

Publisher: Touchstone

Price: $1.99 (as of 03/29/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

One-Way Trip by Scott McEwen with Thomas Koloniar, Amazon Kindle format

In direct defiance of the president's orders, Navy Master Chief Gil Shannon, one of America's most lethal SEAL snipers, launches a bold mission comprised of SEAL Team Six and Delta Force fighters to free a captured female helicopter pilot being held by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.

The president is afraid a botched rescue could jeopardize US foreign policy as well as end his presidency. But once the special ops community learns that one of their own — the first female helicopter pilot of the Army's elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) — is being held and brutally mistreated, there is no executive order strong enough to stop them from attempting to rescue her.

One-Way Trip by Scott McEwen with Thomas Koloniar

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The Pregnant Witness by Lisa Childs, New from Harlequin Intrigue in March 2015

The Pregnant Witness by Lisa Childs

Omnimystery News is pleased to introduce a new mystery, suspense, or thriller title from Harlequin, published this month …

The Pregnant Witness by Lisa Childs

Series: Special Agents of the Altar

Imprint: Intrigue

The Pregnant Witness by Lisa Childs, Amazon Kindle format

For more information about the book, see a synopsis, below.

Strong, handsome and crossing a dangerous line!

An expert at catching bank robbers, FBI special agent Blaine Campbell isn't sure who to trust. He's just rescued the beautiful assistant manager from being abducted by robbers — but was it an inside job? What if pregnant Maggie Jenkins wasn't a hostage but a co-conspirator?

After several harrowing attempts on the young widow's life, the steely Blaine relies on his instincts: Maggie wasn't involved. The only thing she's guilty of stealing is his heart. Risking his life to find Maggie's would-be killers has become more than a job. She and her unborn child could be the future he never imagined for himself. All he has to do is keep her alive.

The Pregnant Witness by Lisa Childs

The Doll, A Vanessa "Michael" Munroe Thriller by Taylor Stevens, Now Available at a Special Price

Omnimystery News is always searching for newly discounted mystery, suspense, thriller and crime novels for our readers to enjoy.

Today, we're pleased to present the following title, now available at a special price courtesy of the publisher, Broadway Books …

The Doll by Taylor Stevens

The Doll by Taylor Stevens

A Vanessa "Michael" Munroe Thriller (3rd in series)

Publisher: Broadway Books

Price: $1.99 (as of 03/29/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

The Doll by Taylor Stevens, Amazon Kindle format

Haunted by a life of violence and as proficient with languages as she is with knives, Vanessa Michael Munroe, chameleon and hunter, has built her life on a reputation for getting things done — dangerous and often not-quite-legal things. Born to missionary parents in lawless Africa, taken under the tutelage of gunrunners, and tortured by one of the jungle's most brutal men, Munroe was forced to do whatever it took to stay alive.

The ability to survive, fight, adapt, and blend has since taken her across the globe on behalf of corporations, heads of state, and the few private clients who can afford her unique brand of expertise, and these abilities have made her enemies.

On a busy Dallas street, Munroe is kidnapped by an unseen opponent and thrust into an underground world where women and girls are merchandise and a shadowy figure known as The Doll Maker controls her every move. While trusted friends race to unravel where she is and why she was taken, everything pivots on one simple choice: Munroe must use her unique set of skills to deliver a high-profile young woman into the same nightmare that she once endured, or condemn to torture and certain death the one person she loves above all else.

Driven by the violence that has made her what she is, cut off from help, and with attempts to escape predicted and prevented, Munroe will hunt for openings, for solutions, and a way to strike back at a man who holds all the cards. Because only one thing is certain: she cannot save everyone.

The Doll by Taylor Stevens

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Killer Gourmet by G. A. McKevett, New in Bookstores during March 2015

Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during March 2015 is …

Killer Gourmet by G. A. McKevett

Killer Gourmet by G. A. McKevett, a Savannah Reid Mystery (20th in series)

Publisher: Kensington

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When the Moonlight Magnolia gang learns their friends Ryan Stone and John Gibson are planning to open a chic new restaurant, they eagerly offer their input on everything from what dishes to serve to how many calories they should contain. But all Ryan and John can think about is how excited they are to have hired the temperamental but talented chef Baldwin Norwood. Too bad the only thing being sliced and diced in the kitchen is the chef himself …

As Savannah turns her attention from munchies to murder, she quickly realizes the cantankerous chef left a bad taste in everyone's mouth, and any number of people could have whipped up a recipe for revenge. Could the jilted sous chef he stabbed in the back have done the same to him? Perhaps the loyal girlfriend he took for granted was finally fed up. Or maybe the business partner whose career he ruined had an appetite for blood. Savannah has her work cut out for her, and just when she thinks there couldn't be any more suspects, she uncovers a plot more precarious than a perfect soufflé …

Killer Gourmet by G. A. McKevett

For a list of more new hardcover titles to be published this month, visit our New Mysteries page for March 2015. For new paperback mysteries, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of March 2015 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.

Protection Detail by Shirlee McCoy, New from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense in March 2015

Protection Detail by Shirlee McCoy

Omnimystery News is pleased to introduce a new mystery, suspense, or thriller title from Harlequin, published this month …

Protection Detail by Shirlee McCoy

Series: Capital K-9 Unit

Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense

Protection Detail by Shirlee McCoy, Amazon Kindle format

For more information about the book, see a synopsis, below.

After a prominent senator's son is murdered, Capitol K-9 Unit captain Gavin McCord wants answers. The senator was a mentor to Gavin, and he'll stop at nothing to bring the killer to justice. With his team of elite K-9 cops and his loyal dog, Glory, at his side, Gavin discovers that a child at Cassie Danvers's nearby foster home may have witnessed the murder. He's drawn to the determined and beautiful woman, but she doesn't want him interviewing her traumatized charges. Yet trusting Gavin is the only way to stay one step ahead of the deadly gunman when Cassie becomes a target.

Protection Detail by Shirlee McCoy

The Mephisto Club, A Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles Mystery by Tess Gerritsen, Now Available at a Special Price

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Today, we're pleased to present the following title, now available at a special price courtesy of the publisher, Ballantine Books …

The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen

The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen

A Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles Mystery (6th in series)

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Price: $1.99 (as of 03/29/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen, Amazon Kindle format

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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.

The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen

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