The Mephisto Club

A Rizzoli & Isles Novel

De: Tess Gerritsen

Narrado por: Kathe Mazur

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.

PECCAVI

The Latin 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 tony 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. Soon, 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.©2006 Tess Gerritsen; (P)2006 Random House, Inc.

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Praise for Vanish

“Action-packed, entertaining, and compulsively readable.”
–Chicago Sun-Times

“A powerful story that will haunt you long after the last page is turned.”
–Orlando Sentinel

“A tense, taut thriller that grabs readers from the get-go and never lets up.”
–Booklist

A fun mystery...

This was fun to listen to, but its certainly not a classic. It has a real soap opera feel to it. If it were made into a movie it would be destined for the Lifetime Channel.

Love Tess

I just love reading Tess Gerritsen's books. Great author and always has something good to read. Love her characters. Bring on some more.

Entertaining

I have not read any other books by this author, so I was a little lost with the recurring characters. I found that their personal storylines were never resolved adequately, and this was the most bothersome aspect of the book for me. Even in serial novels, issues introduced are usually re-addressed or resolved within that book. This one left them wide open.

The main plot and writing were great and fully entertaining. The last hour, you won't want to turn off and it *does* leave you guessing somewhat. There is some suspension of disbelief and the end was a little hokey (just one part), but it did not affect the overall quality and suspense of the book.

I had few problems with the narrator. She lost accents and character voices rather quickly, so it was difficult occasionally to follow who was speaking, but those moments were few and far between. In general, I found her tempo was perfect and her tone never grating.

In short, this was worth the purchase price.

Disappointment

I was disappointed in this novel. There were no plot twists of any significance and the ending was a yawn. Time was wasted on details that could have been presented in 1/3 the time without sacrifice to story line. Might I call it padding? I found the references and uses of ancient symbology interesting although they turned out to have precious little impact on the plot. I smell a series coming but I won't be reading.

Edge of your seat excitement

I wasn’t sure about listening to this book, but the way the narrator does different accents and voices really helps you get into the book. I read along side the narrator because I am having a problem with comprehension lately, and now I’m glad I listened to this book. It surely was great!