Proof copy. 8vo. Pp. [vi], 343. Printed glossy wraps.
Translated from the French by Ian Monk. Originally published as Le concile de pierre by Éditions Albin Michel, 2000.
An ethnologist adopts a five-year-old Thai boy, Liu-San, only to discover that she has fallen prey to paranormal forces. "A hair raising thriller from the redoubtable Jean-Christophe Grangé. The Stone Council encompasses telepathy, hypnosis, psychokinesis, state secrets and recondite forms of killing. I loved it." –Anita Brookner, The Spectator