In THE MEPHISTO CLUB, Tess Gerritsen's sixth installment
in the Jane Rizzoli/Maura Isles series, the reader is
introduced to Gerritsen's best book to date. The story
begins on Christmas Eve with the murder of a woman whose
body has been brutally mutilated. At the scene of the
murder, the word PECCAVI, Latin for I HAVE SINNED, is
written in blood.
After some research, Detective Rizzoli links the murdered
woman to Joyce O'Donnell, a psychiatrist. Joyce O'Donnell
enjoys interviewing and studying murderers. Has her
dangerous work finally caught up to her? Is Joyce
protecting a murderer?
Maura Isles is the town's coroner and she's worked closely
with Detective Jane Rizzoli in past cases. While
investigating the murders, they are introduced to a group
of people called The Mephisto Club. The Mephisto Club
believes that Satan exists and lives amongst us. They have
been studying this theory for a long time and they believe
they are finally on to something. Their only problem is
that Detective Rizzoli doesn't believe in Satan and thinks
it is all nonsense.
The Mephisto Club does not believe that people are
murderers. They believe that the people who kill are
actually descendants of Satan or Satan himself. It's an
interesting theory to explain why people kill, a question
people have wondered for a very long time.
Detective Rizzoli and Maura Isles work close with The
Mephisto Club to try to find this elusive killer. Together
they put together the clues and start to wonder if what
they are searching for is even human. Are they hunting for
Satan or a very sadistic human being?
Gerritsen is one of my favorite authors. I absolutely
loved this book. If you are new to her series, make sure
to read them in order. The first book is The Surgeon. She
also has stand alone medical thrillers which I love. My
favorite is Life Support which I highly recommend.
Gerritsen writes with such intelligence and grace, that
it's always a pleasure to read a new novel by her. The
tension in this book never lets up from page one to the
last. The story has many scenes that are chilling and
memorable. The characters are authentic and haunting. I
love the concept of this novel and its message. It's an
interesting theory that everyone in this world is innocent
and that it is Satan who is responsible for all the evil.
This is the perfect story to read around Halloween, just
make sure to leave your lights on at night!
Christmas Eve is no holy night for Boston Medical Examiner
Maura Isles as she is summoned to the scene of a vicious
killing. Teamed up with Detective Jane Rizzoli, Isles
links the unfortunate victim to Joyce O'Donnell, the
confrontational psychologist who so frustrated their
earlier pursuit of the notorious murderer known as the
Surgeon. Isles and Rizzoli follow O'Donnell's trail to a
sinister cabal called the Mephisto Club.
On Beacon Hill, the bookish members of the club devote
themselves to the analysis of evil. But with the grisly
appearance of a corpse on their doorstep, they begin to
fear the very subject of their study. Could this maniacal
killer be among them? Or have they inadvertently summoned
an evil presence from the darkness? To unravel the macabre
mystery, Maura and Jane embark on a labyrinthine journey
to uncover the ancient roots of evil, along the way facing
a malevolent foe more dangerous than any they've ever
faced.
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