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Mallock

A Paris police detective delves into an inexplicable murder in this “gripping and surprising” literary noir (Shelf Awareness).

One day, mild-mannered Manuel Gemoni travels to the other end of the world to kill an old man in the Dominican Republic. When questioned by police, Manuel can only explain his bizarre actions by saying, “I killed him because he had killed me.”

Unable to comprehend why an ordinary family man with no history of violent behavior would go to such lengths to kill someone he didn’t even know, Police Commissioner Amédée Mallock decides to investigate. In order to save Manuel from death, the misanthropic Mallock must immerse himself in a case that spans from the harsh tropical jungles of the Dominican Republic to the snow-covered streets of Paris.

“A provocative novel that explores such disparate topics as international criminal law, black magic, and personal loyalty . . . Readers will enjoy the rich colonial history and cross-cultural commentary as the motive for Manuel's execution of Darbier gradually emerges.” —Publishers Weekly

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The Mallock Mysteries

The Cemetery of Swallows

A Paris police detective is haunted by a murderous evil in this chillingly macabre mystery.

Murder and depravity are Police Commissioner Amédée Mallock’s daily bread. As far as he is concerned, mankind has been thoroughly abandoned by God, and the visions that haunt him do nothing to disabuse him of this notion. But nothing he has encountered has prepared him for the sudden appearance of a serial killer dubbed “the Makeup Artist.” The bodies of the killer’s first victims, found in four separate neighborhoods of Paris, are monstrous works of art, demented expressions of corrupted piety. These crimes are unprecedented in their ferocity and their intricacy—and the deeper Mallock investigates, the greater the mysteries and the enigmas. Foremost among them: Is a solution to a series of crimes behind which the devil himself seems to lurk even conceivable?

A blend of noir mystery, horror, and theological thriller, The Faces of God is ideal for fans of dark, atmospheric crime fiction.

The Faces of God

Tina Kover

The Mallock Mysteries

The Mallock Mysteries

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