Day of Wrath (Marko Zorn Book 5)

When Washington, DC homicide detective Marko Zorn is called to the city’s Cathedral, he finds a gothic scene: A bloodied corpse lies below the balcony, clutching a playing card in its right hand. It’s not just any corpse but that of the Cardinal Archbishop of Washington. And that playing card? A clue to the dead prelate’s mysterious past in the mountains of Mexico, where he witnessed the appearance of the cult of Holy Death.

No stranger to underworlds, Marko is swiftly drawn into a secret society—a world of incense and stained glass, stretching from that mountainous Mexican village all the way to the Vatican. The Archbishop’s murder, he learns, is part of a vast plot to infiltrate the Catholic Church and then extend Holy Death’s influence over secular society. The closer he gets to the cult's heart of darkness, the more the bodies pile up.

Can Marko find the Archbishop’s killer and pull back the curtain on the cult before it is too late?

A spellbinding tale in the tradition of Dan Brown and David Baldacci, Day of Wrath is the most atmospheric novel of Eskin’s acclaimed Marko Zorn series.

PRAISE FOR DAY OF WRATH

"Take a deep breath and hang on; this one holds you tight and never lets go." —Steve Berry, New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author

“Day of Wrath is a pitch-perfect thriller, great storytelling wrapped up tight in a noir-laden package. . . . Eskin treads on the hallowed ground of Dan Brown and leaves even bigger footprints.” —Jon Land, New York Times, USA Todayand #1 Amazon bestselling author

“Fans of Eskin’s previous Marko Zorn novels will find themselves right at home here, enjoying the snappy rhythms of Zorn’s rapid-fire dialogue . . . Zorn, who is as battle-tested as they come, . . . is a wise-cracking, faux-self-deprecating badass.” —Kirkus Reviews

“A fast-moving action thriller with a coterie of unsavory yet colorful characters. . . . Jam-packed with suspense and intrigue.” —Readers’ Choice

“With its richly layered mystery, intelligent plotting and one of the genre's most compelling detectives, Day of Wrath is the kind of thriller that reminds you why conspiracy fiction is so captivating in the first place.” —BookTrib