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A respected surgeon and avid rare‑book collector is found dead in his Manhattan townhouse, just minutes after showing a grimoire—a 15th‑century manual of black magic—to a book dealer. The only thing missing from the scene is the grimoire itself. Her father’s violent death devastates Beatrice O’Connell’s orderly world, and she realizes that retrieving the missing tome is the only way to protect herself. As she and her ex‑husband pursue the book, they are drawn into a maze of occult forces that span New York, the Vatican, and beyond, forcing Beatrice to confront the dark power hidden within the pages.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Jane Stanton Hitchcock
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