<p>When his good friend Simon Aron''s naive curiosity is tested, the Duke, along with his ever-patient friends Rex Van Ryn and Richard Eaton, must intricately plot a means of both physical and spiritual rescue. But with Van Ryn''s affection for a beautiful woman caught in the web of Satanists, and Eaton''s ongoing skepticism, they all risk being brought to the verge of madness by dabbling with the powers of evil.<br><br> From London to the West Country, the slums of Paris toa Christian monastery, the action of this powerful occult thriller moves with fantastic, compelling force.</p>