The forces of good and evil wage a grotesque battle in the Florida coastal town of Sands Stone. Sinister forces are creating havoc, and the town's residents are terrified. A serial killer, thought to be insane, is committed to the town's State mental institution. A bizarre series of events and horrible murders occur soon afterwards, causing his doctor, the caring Maria Paxton, to suspect supernatural influences. Dark forces appear to be behind the madness --- the murders committed indescribable. Although investigating who, or what, is responsible for the chaos, the town's corrupt mayor, its police chief, and the chief's detective nephew, carry on a lucrative drug trade. Efforts to solve the mystery are thwarted by a satanic cult, and a local news reporter having a Napoleonic complex. Dr. Paxton and her manly husband find themselves embroiled in the madness, and fight for their lives. The action swift, the suspense thick --- mix together horrific murders, sacrifices, kidnappings, bombings, voodoo, demoniac possession, a freakish tropical storm, hungry alligators, poisonous snakes, and a flamboyant Cajun Everglades guide, and well ... you have the ingredients for total havoc. Satan and his forces are afoot, and the outcome for the town very much in doubt. A fast read guaranteed to keep the reader glued to their seat, but not to be read when dark, especially when alone