On April 2nd, the Topsfield Town Library welcomed author, Topsfield native, and Masco graduate Parker Jamison (writing as Ox Devere) for another interview with Head of Adult Services, Sean Smith! This time, we discussed Devere’s newest thriller, The Devil’s Eye! Thanks for our partners at Boxford Cable Access TV, you can view this interview from home on demand.
View our first interview, discussing Devere’s first novel, Rage of the Jinn!
About The Devil’s Eye: A lost notebook of the legendary alchemist John Dee surfaces at a London auction, where a scandal-ridden billionaire snaps it up. A financier with a fascination for the occult, Marc Pearson believes the notebook contains the location of the Devil’s Eye, a mystical stone promising to unlock the cosmic knowledge of God. In the hands of the world’s foremost blackmailer, it would mean total power. CIA operatives Ridley Samaras and Booker Douglas decipher John Dee’s encryption within the pages of the notebook, plunging into a high-stakes hunt across Europe to find the missing artifact before Pearson does. From the snowy streets of Edinburgh to the canals of Venice, from the heart of London to the grand palaces of Vienna, they find themselves locked in a blistering race with Pearson’s deadly team of mercenaries. As Ridley and Booker close in on their target, they could never have imagined the reach of the billionaire’s influence, as their pursuit leads them to the very threshold of British royalty. There, they must decide how far they’re willing to go to stop Pearson before he unlocks a terrible power.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Topsfield native and Masconomet graduate Parker Jamison spent years working in the film industry, from Orlando to Boston to Los Angeles. After a time in screenwriting, she decided to return to her love of real, in-your-hands reading and finally write a book. She drew from her passion for travel, history, and action-adventure…from her love of movies like Indiana Jones and The Mummy, games like Uncharted and Tomb Raider, and the works of Clive Cussler and James Rollins. Writing under the pen name Ox Devere, Jamison published her debut novel in December of 2023. Titled Rage of the Jinn, it is on the shelves of the Topsfield Library, where she worked during high school. It’s a tale that has readers telling themselves, “Just one more chapter…okay, just one more chapter…well now I have to know what happens in the next chapter!” Devere’s second novel, The Devil’s Eye, was released in early 2025. To find out how the name Ox Devere is a veiled tribute to the most famous pseudonym of all time, feel welcome to get in touch at www.oxdevere.com, or follow on Instagram @oxdevere.
