Pay the Devil (Jack Higgins)

Pay the Devil

Jack Higgins

Blurb: At the end of the American Civil War, Confederate Colonel Clay Fitzgerald escapes to Ireland, where his uncle has left him an estate, only to find that Ireland is caught up in a civil war of its own. The struggle between the wealthy landlords and the impoverished tenant farmers is growing in intensity, and having just fought and lost a terrible war, Clay wants to avoid the coming conflict. But after witnessing the atrocities that the landowners visit upon the people, Clay is unable to stand by. Taking the guise of a legendary night-riding outlaw, he joins the fight against the landlords - and wages a rebellion of his own...

ISBN: 9780007841974 (Paperback)

Year: 1999

Publisher: Harper Collins

Pages: 307 (Fiction)

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Devil Bones - Temperance Brennan Book #11 (Kathy Reichs)

Devil Bones - Temperance Brennan Book #11

Kathy Reichs

Blurb: An underground chamber is exposed in a seedy, dilapidated house with sagging trim and peeling paint.

In the dark cellar, a ritualistic display is revealed. A human skull rests on a cauldron, surrounded by slain chickens and bizarre figurines. Beads and antlers dangle overhead.

Called to the scene is forensic anthropologist Dr Temperance Brennan. Boney architecture suggests that the skill is that of a young, black female. But how did she die? And when? Then, just as Tempe is working to determine the post-mortem interval, another body is discovered: a headless corpse carved with Satanic symbols.

As citizen vigilantes, blaming Devil-worshippers, being a witch-hunt, intent on revenge, Tempe struggles to keep her emotions in check. But the truth she eventually uncovers proves more shocking than even she could have imagined...

ISBN: 9780099533641 (Paperback)

Year: 2008

Publisher: Arrow Books

Pages: 370 (Fiction)

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