Ritus

The beginning of Markus Heitz's great mystery bestseller series "Pact of Darkness" in a cool new edition. France in the year 1764. The people of Gévaudan live in fear, as their children are hunted and killed. What kind of beast can no hunter capture? Among the men who set out on the hunt is the gamekeeper Jean Chastel. He harbors a dark secret that binds him inseparably to the beast - just like Abbess Gregoria. A dangerous journey eventually leads the two to Rome, as a demon begins to rage in the Eternal City, whose hunger cannot be satisfied - and which will continue to claim victims even two hundred years later. The novel captivates its readers from the very first page, offering both intense action and carefully researched historical details.