The Lucifer Syndrome Author:David Conway "BETTER TO REIGN IN HELL THAN SERVE IN HEAVEN" Sacrilegious slaughter unleashes a reign of terror exposing a decadent underworld of vice and depravity beneath the surface of metropolitan London. Bizarre murders by a mysterious figure known as the Samaritan, driven by apocalyptic visions to fulfil his terrifying destiny. Investigating the slay... more »ings with the help of Dr. Cassandra Stark, an enigmatic and brilliant psychiatrist, Detective Inspector James Verlaine is plunged into a world of snuff films, political corruption and a labyrinthine conspiracy dedicated to an totalitarian agenda. Closing in on this evil cabal Verlaine learns the truth about the power wielded by a secret elite that operates above the law...and the horrifying secret spawned in an asylum for the criminally insane. Discovering the Samaritan's identity Verlaine is forced into a confrontation with the forces of darkness, culminating in catastrophic violence as the killer's dark odyssey reaches its bloody conclusion.« less