Burnt Bones

This thriller from an author who "e;writes the kind of stuff of which nightmares are made"e; pits a madman intent on world domination against a Canadian Mountie (The Globe and Mail, Toronto). Robert DeClercq has faced a lot of psychos as the head of the Special X team of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. But never one as evil as Mephisto, a megalomaniac intent on recovering a relic rumored to hold the secrets of Stonehenge mysteries Mephisto hopes to exploit for his own diabolical ends. Determined to make DeClercq a pawn in his plan to uncover the ancient treasure, Mephisto lures him in by abducting one of DeClercq's own. Now DeClercq is in a race against time to save his friend and fellow cop from a slow and torturous death and save the world from Mephisto's sinister scheme to create a hell on Earth. "e;The psycho to end all psychos. Mephisto makes Hannibal Lecter seem like an Oxford don with slightly unorthodox culinary tastes."e; The Vancouver Sun "e;Burnt Bones is a very original thriller nice and gory, with plenty of scenery-chewing scenes . . . that should appeal to anyone looking for a change from the usual stuff that litters bookstore shelves."e; The Chronicle Herald