Four Days Later

Then her gaze halted, riveted on something she had almost missed among all the splatters. Something that made the hairs on the back of her neck suddenly stand up. On the wall, drawn in blood, were three upside-down crosses
The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen.

Thus begins the investigation that threads it's way through the book as the primary plot. This wasn't quite the book I expected it to be, none the less and given that I read it in four days, it was somewhat compelling. I wouldn't say it's the best written of books, nor is it not, in places, predictable, but it's entertaining, and weaves enough different threads together to keep you second guessing yourself. Who are the members of the mysterious Mephisto club and what is so sinster about them? Who is it that is committing the murders, and how does he, or she, find her way our of a locked room with locked windows without leaving evidence?

The down side that could have been a major failing is the difficulty, at times, to connect with, or care about the main character. She has flaws, don't they all, but hers seem... sometimes offputting. If you can see past that, or maybe just, as we did, accept that she's got her heart in the right place, but isn't quite all she's cracked up to be, you can follow the unfolding story in spite of this.

A nice light bit of fluff among the 'crime writing' genre - if you like your fluff bloodied, and with occult overtones.