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Therearesecretsthatmustremainburied...NinepeoplehavebeenslaininNewYorkCity—ninestrangerswithnothingincommon—theapparentvictimsofafrighteninglyelusiveserialkiller.Onlyonethinglinksthedead:postcardstheyreceived,mailedfromLasVegas,announcingthedaytheywoulddie.AssignedtothecaseisalegendaryFBIprofilerwithatroubledpast,adrinkingproblem,andnothinglefttolose...Abandonedtoamonasteryisanunwantedsonbornunderacurseontheseventhdayoftheseventhmonthoftheyear777...Unpreparedforamomentousdiscoveryisapost-WorldWarIIexpeditionintothecryptsofaclandestinemedievalsociety......butallleadtoasecretembroiledindestiny,history,evil,faith,andcorruption...andoneterrifyingtruththatnoonemusteverknow...