New Books in Science Fiction — Peter Darbyshire, "The Mona Lisa Sacrifice" (Poplar Press, 2024)

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Peter Darbyshire, "The Mona Lisa Sacrifice" (Poplar Press, 2024)

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With this dry observance Peter Darbyshire introduces us to Cross, a man who has lived thousands of years, though he’d prefer not to have, and who is now hunting angels in a Barcelona filled with tourists, phone cameras and deep mystery. The Mona Lisa Sacrifice (Poplar Press, 2024) is a layered supernatural thriller,…

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