Black Easter

It's Resurrection TimeSan Francisco antique dealer Paul Hatzis sells his business and rents an old house on the small Greek island of Vóunos. What he doesn’t know is that the house, which has a sinister reputation with the locals, was owned in the 1940s by black magician Dafyd Jones; and that Jones, along with his seer companion Magda O’Whelan, and Klaus Maule, a seriously disturbed colonel in the Waffen SS, made a deal with Hell, culminating in the trio's planned bodily deaths during the final ritual in 1944. In return for a lifetime of service on the frontier of Outer Hell, where all the demons of Hell fight a desperate, eternal battle against inconceivable powA Darkest Tale of Black Magic, Possession, and Occult SuspenseDisillusioned San Francisco antique dealer Paul Hatzis sells his business and rents an old house on the small Greek island of Vóunos. What he doesn’t know is that the house, which has a sinister reputation with the locals, was owned in the 1940s by ritual black magician Dafyd Jones; and that Jones, along with his seer companion Magda O’Whelan, and Klaus Maule, a seriously disturbed colonel in the Waffen SS, made a deal with Hell, culminating in the trio's planned bodily deaths during the final ritual in 1944.
The Deal with HellIn return for a lifetime of service on the frontier of Outer Hell, where all the demons of Hell fight a desperate, eternal battle against inconceivable powers that would consume both the human and demonic spheres, Jones and his companions will be reborn on Earth as powerful immortals -- if they don’t go mad first.
The Unholiest ResurrectionAs Easter approaches, Paul is preparing to celebrate with his new girlfriend and his adored 18-year old niece. But with the biblical threescore years and ten now up, the magician and his two colleagues are being called back from Hell by the ritual artifact they buried deep in the cellar of Paul’s house. All they need are three living bodies to inhabit. And the only person who understands the danger is an octogenerian hermit monk hundreds of miles away with no way of reaching them.
"A perfectly paced tale of terror and love that you cannot put down.”— Ken Liu, Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy Award-winner and author of The Grace of KingsWhat readers are saying about Black Easter- The danger felt real, the pacing was extremely fast, which puts this in a category with the best thrillers- Provocative, unique concepts of Hell and demons gird the plot- The book is fast-paced, with a sophisticated tone and plot about the price of magic and personal responsibility- I've now read this book twice and enjoyed both readings immensely- A rapidly-read novel with one of the most loathsome villains I've ever tripped over running the proverbial show- The different settings were intertwined masterfully- Dario Ciriello is one of those folks who really knows how to tell a story- I am very glad I did not read it at nightBlack Easter. Because Hell is waiting.