Dark Messiah - Doug Stavers, Bk 2 Author:Martin Caidin In The Messiah Stone, Doug Stavers used his private army to gain possession of a jewel-like talisman that gives it wielder the power to induce total belief in the minds of those near him. Christ once owned it. So did Mohammed. The last to own it was Hitler. Now it is Stavers' turn to continue the downward spiral...