The Emperor of the Eight Islands (The Tale of Shikanoko, Book 1) South American Marino and Scarpetta’s FBI agent

Marino and Scarpetta’s FBI agent husband

setting in motion a grisly train of murder and madness

Eva's older brother Menno plans to move his growing family into the Eden Valley farmhouse where they all grew up

And Uncle Art’s flying saucer is parked out back

engaging style

The Emperor of the Eight Islands (The Tale of Shikanoko, Book 1) South American Marino and Scarpetta’s FBI agentAn ambitious warlord leaves his nephew for dead and seizes his lands. A stubborn father forces his younger son to surrender his wife to his older brother. A mysterious woman seeks five fathers for her children. A powerful priest meddles in the succession to the Lotus Throne. These are the threads of an intricate tapestry in which the laws of destiny play out against a backdrop of wild forest, elegant court, and savage battlefield. Set in a mythical