Gerritsen, Tess. The Mephisto Club.I reviewed The Keepsake, Tess Gerritsen's latest novel, the other day and you may remember that I enjoyed it.
Wouldn't you think that another one would be appealing? Maybe it would have been if I'd read it first, but it was the same formulaic plot. It was, however, the book preceding The Keepsake, so I guess The Keepsake was following the formula, which is--
a) a serial killer
b) several bizarre murders
c) a little supernatural
d) a beautiful young woman of 26 being stalked by the killer
e) the same detectives and medical examiner
There is a resemblance to the Agent Pendergast series by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, but a hurried and more formulaic version.
Also, it would be best to dump the bits about Jane Rizzolo's parents and Father Daniel Brophy, the lusty priest.
So maybe it is time for me to give the mysteries a rest.
Fiction. Mystery/Supernatural/Suspense. 2007. 448 pages.
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