The Crimson Shore by Lincoln Preston and Douglas Childs

Several years ago a wonderfully horrifying movie entitled "The Relic" was released. It was based on a novel by the writing duo of Preston and Childs.  The storyline was twisted and unique and invited a thorough reading of novels by these authors.  Through the years Preston and Child have written many delicious mysteries and a series centered around the character, Aloyius Pendergast.  A modern day Sherlock Holmes, Pendergast is a brilliant yet eccentric sleuth who works as an adjunct agent of the FBI.  The Crimson Shore begins as a seemingly simple theft of a valuable wine collection.  The tale spirals down as a 100 year old murder is discovered when a cript is found behind a fake wall in the wine cellar. The macabre connection to Poe's Cask of Amontillado cannot be missed.  The murder is then connected to a long lost coven of black witches who were said to have escaped from Salem and its witch trials.  Through twists and turns, Pendergast leads us on this mystery ride. If you are looking for a "scary" book, this might be the one for you.