Dark Spectre
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By Michael Dibdin, and and, Kerry Shale
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The killings appear to be random and motiveless. No one has claimed responsibility, and there’s certainly nothing whatsoever to connect the crimes with an obscure religious sect from the Pacific North-West dedicated to the scriptural study of the poetry of William Blake and the initiation of a chosen few into the long-lost Secret of the Templars.
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Published in 1995 this is a standalone novel by the late, great Michael Dibdin (author of the Aurelio Zen series). Set in America, it's about a group of kids who, several years earlier, forged close friendships as they lived it up in college and experimented with drugs. Now Phil, who is happily married and has a child, is contacted out of the blue by Sam, who has just arrived in town. It’s soon obvious that Sam’s visit isn’t quite the chance meeting Phil thought. In fact, it could be linked to a series of murders that have occurred in towns and cities across America. This is a chilling story that’s difficult to read in places. In fact it's almost a horror story - although one I just couldn't put down!
Mo
