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Author
Series
Thora Gudmundsdottir novels volume 1
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Accusations that Jews ritually killed Christian children emerged in the mid-twelfth century, following the death of twelve-year-old William of Norwich, England, in 1144. Later, continental Europeans added a destructive twist: Jews murdered Christian children to use their blood. While charges that Jews poisoned wells and desecrated the communion host waned over the years, the blood libel survived. Initially blood libel stories were confined to monastic...
Author
Series
3 gates of the dead novels volume 1
Publisher
Premier Digital Publishing
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
After learning that his ex-fiancée is the first victim in a string of ritualistic killings, Aidan Schaeffer, a young assistant pastor, throws himself into the murder investigation. Aidan is conflicted by his faith, tormented by demonic threats, and haunted by spirits. Supernatural forces have begun to attack the people around him, and as the gruesome rituals escalate, ancient hidden secrets and an evil long buried threaten to rip Aidan's world apart....
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In 1928, after Barbara Griffiths, age four, strayed into the woods surrounding the upstate village of Massena, New York, the allegation of ritual murder, known to Jews as "blood libel", took hold. Historian Edward Berenson, himself a native of Massena, sheds light on the cross-cultural forces that ignited America's only known instance of blood libel, and traces its roots in Old World prejudice, homegrown antisemitism, and the resurgence of the Ku...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A ritual murder at a Mumbai temple exposes the city's dark secrets and ravages the personal life of a detective in this sequel to The Blue Bar. Amid incessant rains pounding down on Mumbai, Senior Inspector Arnav Singh Rajput is called to a shocking crime scene. A male body is found dismembered on the steps of a Kaali temple. Drawn into his flesh are symbols of a tantra cult. The desecration of a body at a Hindu place of worship puts the city on edge...
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