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The Mephisto Club (Hardcover)

by Tess Gerritsen (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Press; First Edition edition (15 Jan 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0593055926
  • ISBN-13: 978-0593055922
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 165,490 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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For a considerable time Tess Gerritsen has been producing some of the most challenging -- and disturbing -- crime novels being written today. A speciality, of course, is her preparedness to go further than most authors would dare to -- male or female -- and with The Mephisto Club, she once more seems prepared to face the reader and say: if you can take it, I can dish it out. While Gerritsen has found new things to say in the genre of the serial killer novel, what really distinguishes her work is the brilliant characterisation of her twin heroines, medical examiner Dr Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli. Both protagonists feature in this latest novel, and while it might not crank up the tension to the same degree as the remarkable Vanish, it will be a rare reader indeed who will be able to put this one down.

Christmas in Boston brings horror rather than good cheer when a woman's body is found dismembered in a crime scene that leaves even hardened cops queasy. Doctor Maura Isles is assigned to the case, but soon another brutal murder takes place: a woman has been mutilated and murdered on Beacon Hill, near the home of the director of the Mephisto Club. This is a clandestine society whose subject is the study of evil -- and its agenda is to confront it in its most unadulterated forms. As Detective Jane Rizzoli becomes involved, it’s quickly apparent that both women (no strangers to the bloodiest extremes of human cruelty) are up against something which is close to a distillation of the purest evil.

This isn't quite Tess Gerritsen on her very best form, but it’s still more compelling and audacious than most thrillers being written today. The legions of Tess Gerritsen fans need not hesitate. --Barry Forshaw --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Peter Millar, The Times
'Gruesome, seductive and creepily credible - way better than
anything by Dan Brown.'

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another terrific book by a very gifted thriller writer!, 25 Sep 2007
By E. Heckingbottom "elaineheck143" (U.K.) - See all my reviews
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This is another book that I read over the holidays and just could not put down! Tess Gerritson has an enthralling style, and her books just seem to get better and better!

If you haven't read this one yet, i encourage you to give it a go. I really don't think that any Tess Gerritson fans will be left disappointed.

If you haven't read any of her books yet, this is as good a one as any to start on. You don't need any prior knowledge - (I passed it to a friend who had never tried her books before during the holidays, and she enjoyed it too!)

Enjoy! I certainly did!
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER GRIPPING READ FROM GERRITSEN, 19 Jan 2007
This is another of Gerritsen's fabulous books based on the Isles / Rizzoli partnership and it won't disappoint. Based on a more 'supernatural' theme than any of her other offerings this book loses none of the gripping page turning appeal of her previous writings. She has the ability to balance a nail biting insight into the mind of the criminal with the softer insight of the characters personal lives, this is another triumph for Gerritsen and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Real page turner..., 27 Jan 2007
By Hippy chick (England, UK) - See all my reviews
I am always eager to read any new Tess Gerritsen book as I find her books very absorbing. Suck me right in! THIS Mephisto Club was certainly no different. Could not put it down, (a few sleepless nights because of it!), and even though I had an inckling about who one or two of the characters may have turned out to be, she wasn't giving anything away until the very end.
An excellent read once again. Can't wait for the next one hot off the press. Tess Gerritsen did not dissapoint.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Evil has Many Names
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5.0 out of 5 stars I Can Never Get Enough of Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles
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3.0 out of 5 stars The Mephisto Club - Not her best.
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4.0 out of 5 stars What a creepy boy!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Lacking something
I was a huge fan of the early Patricia Cornwell books as they used to pull me in so hard to the story that I'd be freaked out to the point of being kept awake at night. Read more
Published 14 months ago by O. Doyle

3.0 out of 5 stars not a bad read, but not as thrilling as her other books
I'm a big fan of Mrs. Gerritsen, but I can't say I loved this book. It starts very promising but it somehow doesn't keep the pace. Read more
Published 16 months ago by CC7

4.0 out of 5 stars Elizabeth
This was my first Tess Gerritsen read and now I am thoroughly hooked. I like Tess as much as Patricia Cornwell so if you like PC don't hesitate to buy the Mephisto Club as it is... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Overall Gripping
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