"Strong Women Warriors!"

Would the ability to know what has happened, almost like an empath with extra sensory perception, help stop crime? Help one to find the criminal? This plot line, paralleling several TV crime series in one way and the fourth in a seven book miniseries, has a unique twist as depicted by Carol Stephenson. What Eve St. Giles is picking up could consume her to the point of oblivion. She's got the gift common to those called Marians but doesn't up to now really understand it. What's it got to do with history and the Roman Catholic Church, in particular the Knights Templar?

All of this and so much more are very gradually revealed after Eve begins to investigate a Swiss disease, like the killer Spanish plague, that kills not only her sister but amazingly only females. What's the point of this senseless and horrific crime that causes the worst possible suffering and death? It turns out that these Marians are the intended target, and Eve will need help to unearth the mysterious and lethal plot that threatens all of innocent Europe.

However, Eve can't do this alone and who of all people will she have to allow to help her? Her old lover, Nick Petter. They make a cute couple, even with all their bickering and playfulness. But each will through this process find a deeper love and connection than just physical passion, sweet though that is as well.

History comes alive in this never dull, never simple, and far too quickly finished and relished mystery drama!

Reviewed by Viviane Crystal on November 17, 2006

Reviewed by Viviane Crystal
Courtesy Crystal Reviews
Posted February 20, 2007

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