About This Book
1920s Chicago: As battles were being waged for the control of the city by some of the most powerful mobsters the world had seen, one man known only as Vincent conceived an elaborate plan to operate in greater secrecy than the rest, remaining entirely unknown and untouchable. For years he waited patiently for the day when he should seize the reins of power. He would bring the greatest minds to his organization. He would bring men of such strong wills they would never betray him. He would bring the deadliest allies. His opposition is a young investigator who craves an honorable life free of the city's corruption. That one man surprises Vincent as he starts to unmask mysteries about his gang. The investigator had for a long time seemed to slumber, and had even unknowingly become close friends with Markus Calvin, one of the highest ranking henchmen in Vincent's employ. While Markus is away, his wife experiences mysterious complications at a hospital during the final stages of her pregnancy. When he returns he discovers a fiendish act has taken the life of his son and threatened the only woman he has ever loved. The henchman is consumed by grief, hatred, and an insatiable thirst for vengeance. As he digs further he finds that it was no mere accident. New elements have entered the city and a new breed of depravity. Vincent's long awaited day begins to approach, but this one seemingly independent event threatens to spiral into chaos all that he has achieved. The investigator also discovers this new depraved enemy that has entered the city. Along the way he also discovers the truth about Markus, but he is powerless against his friend. Both men are thrown into a labyrinth of murderous horrors, deceit, and violence as vengeance wreaks its havoc on the streets of Chicago, threatening the lives of the women they love. Throw into the streets Vincent's lust for control of the city, a maniacal Satanist that feeds on the despair his victims, and one investigator's dedication to justice. How far will a mourning gangster go to avenge his loss? How much will he risk for the ones he loves? How many others, innocent or otherwise, will be drawn into his well of grief?
