Valley of Bones

The body of a wealthy oilman plunges ten stories from the balcony of a Miami hotel, and is impaled on an iron fence below. In the dead man's room, Jimmy Paz, the famed detective who solved the grisly Voodoo Murders, and Tito Morales, a young cop who witnessed the fall, find a woman on her knees, engaged in intimate conversation with Saint Catherine of Siena. Emmylou Dideroff had a strong motive for murder, and the evidence against her is overwhelming -- but she insists she's innocent of the crime, while freely admitting her guilt in numerous other amoral and unspeakable acts. And the shocking confessions of this complex enigma -- abused victim or vengeful whore, god-touched prophetess or delusional psychopath, demon or saint -- are leading Paz, Morales, and psychologist Lorna Wise into a terrifying dance with the Devil himself.

Denver Post

“The Stephen King of crime writing.”

Washington Post

“TROPIC OF NIGHT and VALLEY OF BONES [are] miracles .... and among the essential novels of recent years.”

Entertainment Weekly

“Grade: A. A feast of rich characters ... globe-trotting plotline, and an exploration of faith’s place in our world.”

Cleveland Plain Dealer

“Dazzling, literate and downright scary .... mesmerizing, multilayered, page-turning new novel. Masterful ... Don’t miss this book.”

Rocky Mountain News

“An engrossing and shocking story ... equal in depth and breadth to THE DA VINCI CODE ... Grade: A.”

Seattle Times

“Done with such intelligence, style and understated dread.”

Daily News

“Uncommon intrigue steeped in murder and mysticism … An intoxicating thriller.”

Chicago Tribune

“[A] startling and original thriller ... Gruber is a gifted and natural storyteller.”

Miami Herald

“An intriguing intellectual thriller.”

San Francisco Chronicle

“Engrossing ... Gruber is one to watch.”

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“Powerful.”

Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

“Evocative prose, an erudite author, spellbinding subject matter and totally original characters add up to make this one a knockout.”

Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

“No second-novel slump here. Gruber has drawn even with John Sandford and has power to spare.”

From the Back Cover

The body of a wealthy oilman plunges ten stories from the balcony of a Miami hotel, and is impaled on an iron fence below. In the dead man's room, Jimmy Paz, the famed detective who solved the grisly Voodoo Murders, and Tito Morales, a young cop who witnessed the fall, find a woman on her knees, engaged in intimate conversation with Saint Catherine of Siena. Emmylou Dideroff had a strong motive for murder, and the evidence against her is overwhelming -- but she insists she's innocent of the crime, while freely admitting her guilt in numerous other amoral and unspeakable acts. And the shocking confessions of this complex enigma -- abused victim or vengeful whore, god-touched prophetess or delusional psychopath, demon or saint -- are leading Paz, Morales, and psychologist Lorna Wise into a terrifying dance with the Devil himself.

About the Author

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

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