THE MURDER It spite of the tightest high-tech security ever conceived, billionaire Jordan Lime is savagely killed by a weapon that tears him apart limb by limb with grim, laserlike efficiency. THE CONSPIRACY An army unlike any other has fired its first shot. In its ranks are the world's most vicious killers, fortified by a super-advanced arsenal against which there is no defense. THE THREAT It is a madman's plan to conquer the earth by destroying it. He will unleash the devastating powers of the atom and let the cataclysmic wrath of nature do the rest. THE STRUGGLE Battle lines are drawn. Against the ultimate tyranny stands freedom's forces -- led by Jared Kimberlain, the one the world turns to when it's in trouble -- prepared to match evil shock for shock, blow for blow. THE EIGHTH TRUMPET From New York to Washington, D.C., from London to the Mediterranean island of Malta, and on to the frozen wastes of Antarctica, the demented plot unfolds. It will reach its terrifying climax on a day set aside for celebration -- a day that may mark the end of humankind . . . .
DISAPPEARANCE. At a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane, eighty-four of the most dangerous psycopaths alive have vanished from their cells without a trace. Leading their ranks: the Candy Man -- the most ruthlessly brilliant serial killer ever in captivity. DETERMINATION. The only way to catch a crazed killer is to think like one. Rogue agent Jared Kimberlain -- the most dangerous man who ever worked for the forces of good -- is the only man driven enough to do the job. Or die trying. DEVASTATION. A shocking conspiracy is taking shape across the country, hatched by an unholy alliance of twisted, insane murderers. They plan to wipe out the entire population, and they possess the horrifying means to do it. THE NINTH DOMINION. It could be mankind's ultimate undoing. Jared Kimberlain is all that stands between humanity and a grave new world of disorder, damnation, and death. Time is short, and the fuse that will ignite a hell on earth is shorter . . . .