Cette série plonge dans les coins sombres de la psyché humaine, où les frontières entre le bien et le mal s'estompent. Elle suit des personnages entraînés dans un monde de justice motivé par la peur et la rétribution. Chaque récit est un voyage palpitant explorant l'équité, la rédemption et les mystères entourant ceux qui affrontent leur plus grande crainte. Préparez-vous à une saga satisfaisante et tortueuse qui défie la moralité et révèle les aspects troublants de la nature humaine.
I remembered my name – Mara. But, standing in that ghostly place, faced with the solemn young man in the black coat with silver skulls for buttons, I could recall nothing else about myself. And then the games began. The Messenger sees the darkness in young hearts, and the damage it inflicts upon the world. If they go unpunished, he offers the wicked a game. Win, and they can go free. Lose, and they will live out their greatest fear. But what does any of this have to do with Mara? She is about to find out . . .
Mara has already witnessed more evil as the Messenger’s apprentice than most people do in their lifetime, but the games continue.The Messenger leads Mara to the funeral of a Muslim boy named Aimal, who died standing up for his people, and then to an abandoned store, where they discover Graciella, a girl battling addiction. The all-knowing Messenger recognizes that they are victims of heinous crimes. Mara and Messenger will find the wicked—those who act out of selfishness and greed, and others who become violent because of prejudice and hate.But Mara and Messenger pay a price too. For every person who is offered justice, they will wear a tattoo that symbolizes the heart of the crime. And as Mara delves deeper into her harsh reality, she is suprirsed to realize that part of her is drawn to the sometimes compassionate Messenger. In spite of all the terror she and Messenger inflict, Mara will discover that caring in this world is the hardest part of all.The second book in New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant’s Messenger of Fear series, The Tattooed Heart combines fantasy with real-world horror stories to create a satisfying conclusion.
