Jun 11, 2013

The Diabolist by Layton Green

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Title: The Diabolist (Dominic Grey #3) by Layton Green
Published June 4, 2013; Thomas & Mercer
Genre: thriller, phenomenology
They called themselves the House of Lucifer. Thirty minutes before midnight High Priest Matthias Gregory swung wide the doors to Red Abbey and one by one the members filed inside.
Publisher description: "In this gripping thriller, the bizarre murder of a Satanic priest in San Francisco draws Dominic Grey and Viktor Radek, private investigators of cults, to the scene. Witnesses claim a robed figure, seemingly able to appear and disappear at will, set fire to the priest. When the leader of another Satanic cult in Paris dies under similar circumstances, the case only grows stranger… and more dangerous.

The Diabolist is a chilling novel that mines a trove of fascinating historical, philosophical, and paranormal research to probe some of our closest held beliefs. From the opening pages to the astonishing conclusion, this latest installment in one of today’s most original new thriller series."

This is the third in the series. I especially liked his first novel, The Summoner.  I have also reviewed his The Egyptian

17 comments:

  1. Oh, wow, it does sound chilling! Thanks for sharing...and enjoy.

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    1. It's a very interesting series, engrossing.

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    2. Oh yes, I would keep reading. deliciously creepy. Thanks for joining us this week.

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  2. That sounds really great. I am going to have to go find the first one! Thanks for sharing. Here is my TT http://newpaperadventures.blogspot.com/2013/06/teaser-tuesday-june-11-2013.html

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    1. Heidi, the books don't have to be read in sequence as the setting, location and stories are all different, but with the same theme.

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  3. I love it when you don't have to read books in order!
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    1. I also like being able to pick up a book in a series, in any order, and start reading.

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  4. I would keep reading. Is this a historical or contemporary setting?

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  5. This sounds rather frightening!

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    1. There are some diabolic forces at work in this thriller!

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  6. I would definitely keep reading too. This one sounds like it would be very intense!

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  7. hmmmmm . . . I think I'd pass. I hope you enjoy it though. kelley—the road goes ever ever on

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    1. I think you have to like this genre to get into the book...

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