
Only one thing is clear from the disturbing runic riddles: there are more victims to come.Īs Evan races to determine the identity of the Viking Poet, he and Addie uncover the killer’s most terrifying secret yet: the motive. They suggest either human sacrifice or righteous punishment. A brilliant forensic semiotician, Evan decodes the etchings as Viking Age runes. Chicago detective Addie Bisset knows only one man who can decipher the message left by the killer: her friend Dr. On the muddy banks of the Calumet River, a body has been found posed next to a series of mysterious glyphs and bearing wounds from a ritualistic slaying. In this heart-stopping novel by the Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author of the Sydney Rose Parnell series, words can kill. Chicago detective Addie Biss Ritual murder.
