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The Chemistry of Evil

By Lynne Connolly

     Sofie is working on a dig at Arthurian site Tintagel in Cornwall in close company with her fiancé Archie. But she has fallen out of love with him, and is desperate to avoid her impending marriage. When Archie gets drunk and beds her friend this looks like her ticket out, but the man she is working with isn't Archie at all, but a shell of a man possessed by the ancient spirit of the evil Mordred. Back in New York and working in her usual field of forensic archaeology she has been investigating a series of murders - but how can "Mordred" be responsible when he hadn't even come into being when the first was committed?

     Sex, magic, supernatural powers and magic pipes that call forth lost souls are some of the ingredients of this suspenseful tale. There are many things to enjoy here, reminding me of how much I tend to enjoy split genre books. Romance, some steamy sex, fantasy and detective make great partners in this admirably paced novel. It is a rare thing for me to complain that a book is too short (almost unknown in fact) but there seemed to be so much packed in here that demanded more space. Evan's mother's relationship with the mysterious Cristos, the work of his department and more of Evan's own powers and how they are applied to detective work all demand to be told about in future books. Let's hope that this is the first in a new series.

The Book

Triskelion Publishing
February 2005
Paperback
1932866752
Paranormal Romantic Suspense Contemporary, Cornwall UK and New York
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Excerpt

NOTE: Some sex

The Reviewer

Rachel A Hyde
Reviewed 2005
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