num_pages: 91
description: Rudy Pairis, an educated African American, is telepathic. His friend and one-time lover, deputy district attorney Allison Roche, wants him to slip into the mind of serial killer Henry Lake "Spanky" Spanning because after successfully damning Spanning to the electric chair for 29 murders, she has fallen in love with him and wants to be sure of his innocence. 
language: English
title: Mefisto in Onyx
titlecomplete: Mefisto in Onyx
genres: Science Fiction, Dark, Science Fiction Fantasy, Novella, Horror, Fiction, Short Stories, Fantasy, Paranormal, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 636
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Bram Stoker Award
category: Best Novella, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novella, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novella, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Novella
publisher: Mark V Ziesing