DIMITER by William Peter Blatty (2010 Forge / 302 pp. / h...

DIMITER by William Peter Blatty (2010 Forge / 302 pp. / hc)
Blatty's mind-twirling mystery revolves around the elusive title character, a dead body found at the site of Christ's tomb, and an Arab Christian detective named Meral who attempts to piece these (and several other occurences) together in the wake of his recently-deceased wife and daughter.
After a violent (yet wonderfully written) opening scene in 1973 Albania, the story shifts a year ahead to Jerusalem, where we're introduced to Dr. ...