Of Love and Evil
 First edition | |
| Author | Anne Rice |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Published | November 30, 2010 |
| Publisher | Knopf |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback & Hardback) |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 0-676-97809-6 |
| Preceded by | Angel Time |
Of Love and Evil is a fantasy novel by American author Anne Rice, part of her Songs of the Seraphim series, which tells the story of Toby O'Dare, an assassin with a tragic past. The book received a 2011 Christianity Today Book Award.[1]
Plot summary
Toby O'Dare, former government assassin, is summoned by the angel Malchiah to 15th century Rome to solve a crime of poisoning and to uncover the secrets of an earthbound restless spirit, a dybbuk. Toby is plunged into the past as a lutist sent to handle the spirit. He discovers himself in the midst of dark plots and counterplots, with a dangerous ecclesiastical threat closing in around him. As he embarks on a journey of atonement, he is reconnected with his own past.[2]
