num_pages: 429
description: Evil exists. Evil walks the streets. And evil has spawned a diabolical new disciple in this white-knuckle thriller from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen.PECCAVIThe 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.
language: English
title: The Mephisto Club
titlecomplete: The Mephisto Club (Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles, #6)
characters: Father Daniel Brophy, Dr. Maura Isles, Gabriel Dean, Jane Rizzoli, Barry Frost, Anthony Sansone, Angela Rizzoli, Lilly Saul
genres: Fiction, Detective, Crime, Thriller, Adult, Audiobook, Suspense, Murder Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Mystery
ratings_count: 44483
places: Boston, Massachusetts
series: Rizzoli & Isles
publisher: Ballantine Books