Speak of the Devil    by Rose Wilding Order:  USA  Can Minotaur, 2023 (2023) Hardcover, e-Book     Reviewed by Hilary Williamson Rose Wilding's mystery, Speak of the Devil, opens on New Year's Eve in 1999, and it's a gruesome beginning! Seven women sit in a candlelit semicircle, looking at a man's head in the middle. Though each had a motive to kill him, no-one admits to it. The rest of Jamie Spellman is missing. They can't call the police as they had all talked about taking action against Jamie. Journalist Kaysha, whom he'd raped, brought them together. She plans to find out who killed Jamie, so she can help cover it up. Her relationship with Detective Inspector Nova Stokoe, who leads the police investigation, might help. As she and Nova dig into what happened in parallel, readers are introduced to the six other women. There's Kaysha's friend Sarah, who drinks too much, drowning bad memories. Olive's daughter died because of Jamie. Ana, who is trans, worked with him, had believed his lies and helped spread them. He stole her research. Sadia was married to him. Motherly Maureen was the aunt who raised him - did she create a monster? He seduced teen Josie and left her pregnant. The aftermath of Jamie's death affects all of them in different ways. That, as much as the question of whodunit, pulls reader interest through the story. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more Mystery books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews