Description

Jane Doe lives in the shadows under an assumed name. A once-promising anthropologist and an expert on shamanism, everyone thinks she's dead. Or so she hopes.

Jimmy Paz is a Cuban-American police detective. Straddling two cultures, he understands things others cannot.

When the killings start -- a series of ritualistic murders -- all of Miami is terrified. Especially Jane. She knows the dark truth that Jimmy must desperately search to uncover. As their lives slowly interconnect, Jane and Paz are soon caught in a cataclysmic battle between good and an evil as unimaginable as it is terrifying . . .

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Michael Gruber is the author of five acclaimed novels. He lives in Seattle.

Praise for Tropic of Night…

âeoeAn engaging thriller with a conscience -- providing insights ... and social commentary.âe
-Daily News

âeoeA blockbuster....Gruber creates a hallucinatory atmosphere as unsettling as it is exciting.âe
-People

âeoeA fresh, intelligent thriller ... one of the most absorbing and original novels Iâe(TM)ve read this year.âe
-New Orleans Times-Picayune

âeoe[An] inventive and deeply engrossing book ... absolutely gripping and thought provoking. In a word, âeoeTropic of Nightâe is magical.âe
-CNN Online

âeoeA phenomenal debut thriller.âe
-Book Magazine - Most Wanted List

âeoeAbsolutely mesmerizing.... Equal parts literary novel and thriller.... Gruber has an astonishing way of pulling in the reader.âe
-Cleveland Plain Dealer

âeoeAn intricate thriller...perfectly balanced...[a] finely crafted, intelligent and original work.âe
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

âeoeGripping ... Gurber has written an undeniably strong book.âe
-Seattle Times

âeoeBold, provacative, and frightening ... An extraordinary debut.âe
-USA Today

âeoeAn astonishing piece of fiction, one that expands the boundaries of the thriller genre.âe
-Washington Post

âeoeDramatic [and] addictive....every character is fascinating ... a dark, thoughtful, original mystery that...makes the impossible believable.âe
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

âeoeNo ordinary thriller....Brilliant.âe
-St. Petersburg Times

âeoeWOW -- what an incredible talent!... A superb read that draws you down into its spell of murder and magic. Astonishing.âe
-Ridley Pearson, author of #1 New York Times bestseller THE DIARY OF ELLEN RIMBAUER and THE ART OF DECEPTION

âeoeMonstrously entertaining.âe
-Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

âeoeA dark, brilliant book with as indelible a central character as Smilla from SMILLAâe(TM)S SENSE OF SNOW.âe
-Martin Cruz Smith, author of GORKY PARK

âeoeEven better [than The DaVinci Code]. Scary, fascinating ... shakes modern notions of reality. A haunting book.âe
-Capital Times (Madison, WI)

âeoeA riveting tale...that stands up to the best books penned by Stephen King and Peter Straub.âe
-The Leader-Post (Canada)