The club is named after Mephistopheles, the devil's servant to whom the doctor sells his soul in the German tale, Faust. Its members come from a variety of vocations, but do they have the interests of justice in mind -- or something much darker?
Jane Rizzoli
The Mephisto Club, the novel, is the latest in a series of thrillers by Tess Gerritsen, to feature Boston detective Jane Rizzoli. Rizzoli, a hard-nosed cop, is still haunted by a recent murder, a case in which she came close to being a victim. When she is called out on Christmas Eve to investigate a murder, what she finds is an unholy sight -- pagan symbols and a dismembered corpse. The uneasy premonition of evil stays with her.
More than One Victim
Before Rizzoli and her friend Medical Examiner Dr. Maura Isles can solve the murder, a fellow detective -- one who was with them on Christmas Eve -- is found dead. The location of the murder is curious. It's behind the Beacon Hill mansion where the "Mephisto Club" is meeting. Just what is this quirky club? Its members include a retired Boston College professor, an anthropologist's wife, and a controversial psychologist. Are they harmless? Or are they at the heart of this evil mystery?
A Fast-Paced Thriller
With The Mephisto Club, Tess Gerritsen gives the reader an exciting fast-moving mystery novel. The action takes us to Italy, the Berkshires, and New Hampshire and the ending is shocking in its unpredictability and suddenness. Ms. Gerristsen has crafted a mystery novel that's difficult to put down -- a real winner.
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