From the #1 bestselling author in Hard Boiled Mysteries and Police Procedurals comes a new blockbuster, 9th Circle. Overview: A madman terrorizes Seattle, attempting to recreate the nine circles of hell by using the blood and bodies of the innocent. Detective Robi Darcmel, a gifted yet troubled savant, is the only man standing in the path of this pathological killer. As the fate of the Emerald City hangs in the balance, can Darcmel overcome his failings or will Seattle burn to ash?

The bridge short story between 7th Sin and 5th Pentagram.

A madman, organizing Seattle's serial killers to take the Emerald City down is one step ahead of Darc, the lead detective with Asperger's and Trey, his not very stoic partner. Can they catch the madman and end the cult? Or will Seattle slip into the sea?