The Mephisto Club (Jane Rizzoli, Book 6)
by By Gerritsen, Tess
Category: Fiction , Thrillers , Suspense

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.