Listen, once upon a time, there was this guy named Dr. Emil Euler Ganz. He was a big shot astrophysicist, like really top-tier. People looked up to him and stuff. But one day, out of the blue, he disappeared. Vanished. Poof. Gone. His family, his colleagues, everyone was like, "Where the heck did Dr. Ganz go?"
Fast forward fifteen years, and guess what? He's back, but not as Dr. Ganz. Oh no, he's now known as 'Father Jupiter.' Talk about a comeback. This dude becomes the founder and leader of this scientific cult called The Order of the Rings. A cult, can you believe it? And as if things weren't bizarre enough, this Father Jupiter dude ends up dead. Yeah, dead as a doornail.
Now, here's the million-dollar question: was it an accident? Suicide, maybe? Or did someone help him out of this world a little sooner than he planned? That's what Lieutenant Peter Decker and his Homicide team from the LAPD are itching to find out. So, they venture into the stronghold of this cult, a fortress of weirdness, to get to the bottom of it.
But guess what? The people in this cult ain't welcoming the po-po. Nope, not at all. And on top of that, two members of the cult, including a child, have gone missing. Things are getting messy, people. Real messy.
Decker's got a tough job ahead of him. He's gonna need more than just his wife, Rina Lazarus, to help him defuse this ticking time bomb of envy, greed, sketchy hidden pasts, and dangerous secrets. This whole thing is a powder keg, ready to blow up and ruin not only a bunch of messed up lives but also harm innocent kids. And that's something Decker won't stand for. Not on his watch.
So, settle in for a wild ride as Faye Kellerman takes you through this intense story, narrated by the one and only Mitchell Greenberg. This audiobook isn't quite a winner, earning a lukewarm 2.5 out of 5 rating. But hey, you'll be entertained for a solid 12 hours and 57 minutes. Not bad, right? Get ready for a mix of intrigue, suspense, and a whole lot of messed up cult drama.