Just weeks after tracking down a killer known as the Angel of Death, Detective Mike Coletti stands at Mary Smithson's grave, mourning the woman whose betrayal nearly cost him his life. He's joined there by Mary's beautiful half sister, Lenore. Moments later, a gunshot splits the air, placing Coletti on a collision course with the Gravedigger, a killer hell-bent on deciphering the secret of life and death. As bodies drop and tensions mount, clues are plucked from the victims, and one thing is abundantly clear: Lenore is the killer's ultimate target. But to stop the Gravedigger, Coletti and his partners must go beyond protecting Lenore. They must go to the one place where life and death routinely meet. They must go back to the grave.--From front book jacket flap. - (Baker & Taylor)

Mourning the death of Mary Smithson after tracking down the Angel of Death serial killer, Detective Mike Coletti witnesses an attempt on the life of Mary's beautiful half-sister, Lenore, by a deranged killer who would decipher the secret of life and death. By the author of The Last Confession. 20,000 first printing. - (Baker & Taylor)

Mourning the death of Mary Smithson after tracking down the Angel of Death serial killer, Detective Mike Coletti witnesses an attempt on the life of Mary's half-sister, Lenore, by a killer seeking to decipher the secret of life and death. - (Baker & Taylor)

The next thrilling novel in the all new Colletti series from acclaimed author Solomon Jones



Just weeks after tracking down a killer known as the Angel of Death, Detective Mike Coletti stands at Mary Smithson's grave, mourning the woman whose betrayal nearly cost him his life. He's joined there by Mary's beautiful half-sister, Lenore. Moments later, a gunshot splits the air, placing Coletti on a collision course with the Gravedigger, a killer hell-bent on deciphering the secret of life and death. As bodies drop and tensions mount, clues are plucked from the victims, and one thing is abundantly clear--Lenore is the killer's ultimate target. But to stop the Gravedigger, Coletti and his partners must go beyond protecting Lenore. They must go to the one place where life and death routinely meet. They must go back to the grave.

SOLOMON JONES is an Essence bestselling author. He is an award-winning columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News and a member of the authors group, the Liars Club. Jones teaches creative writing at Temple University. He lives in Philadelphia with his family, and is currently at work on his next novel.

Booklist Reviews

While mourning at the grave of a woman who stole his heart, betrayed him, and then was revealed as a serial killer, Philadelphia detective Mike Coletti is drawn into another deadly case. A shot rings out in the graveyard. A woman dies, and the next day a cop on duty at the graveyard is buried alive. The case centers on the half sister of the woman Coletti mourns. Her name is Lenore, and she's a member of a small group of history buffs who raise money to maintain the graveyard and revel in the dark, melancholy legacy of Edgar Allan Poe. As the body count mounts, the killer is dubbed the Gravedigger. Brief sightings of the Gravedigger are ominously accompanied by the flight of a raven, whom the investigators soon associate with another impending death. Award-winning Philadelphia Daily News columnist Jones deftly melds the dark legends of Poe into a modern police procedural. The result is a supernatural thriller that races towards an apocalyptic and frightening conclusion. Copyright 2011 Booklist Reviews.