Reign in Hell - Hardcover

Diehl, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0345411447 ISBN 13: 9780345411440

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1997

Synopsis

William Diehl stunned readers with Primal Fear and Show of Evil, the national bestsellers featuring Chicago lawyer Martin Vail. Now, in his gripping new novel of suspense, Diehl enters uncharted territory, pushing Vail and the legal system he represents to the brink of destruction.

The nation is seized by fear. A terrorist attack on a military convoy leaves scores of soldiers dead as truckloads of highly volatile weapons fall into the hands of an ultra right-wing militia. A fanatic, snake-handling preacher known only as Brother Transgressor joins forces with this radical group, adding fuel to the fire. No one knows who this mysterious figure is or where he came from, but few can resist his ardent convictions--or see that his persuasive ways conceal his own dark secrets and sinister agenda.

Having just won a landmark conviction, Martin Vail--now Illinois attorney general--has risen to national prominence. His bravado and cunning reputation catch the attention of the Oval Office. The President demands swift legal action against the militia and turns to Vail, naming him an assistant attorney general of the United States. His job: nail the terrorists in their tracks. Still hungry as ever to make up for the fatal mistakes he made years ago, Vail plunges into his new, near-impossible mission, one that soon explodes into a personal nightmare, as his most chilling adversary, Aaron Stampler, returns--seemingly from the dead--to enact a vengeance that might bring Vail to his knees.

About this title

From the Publisher

William Diehl's novels PRIMAL FEAR, SHOW OF EVIL, and REIGN IN HELL chronicle the conflict between attorney Martin Vail and the unrepentant sociopath Aaron Stampler. The saga begins with Vail defending the young Stampler in the murder trail of a distinguished Chicago Archbishop. I had been selling the first book in the series (PRIMAL FEAR) for some months when a fellow sales rep urged me to read it with the cryptic remark: "The last line of the book will blow you away!"

--Sue Miller, Ballantine Sales

From the Back Cover

Original Flap Copy:
A top-secret military convoy, hijacked in the Rocky Mountains. Thousands of innocent lives threatened. The president of the United States must act. And he calls on the one man with the bravado to stop the terrorists. Attorney General Martin Vail. But what begins as a high-wire act of negotiation explodes into a personal nightmare for Vail, as his most sinister adversary rears his evil head. . . .

Edition details

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0345411447
• ISBN 13: 9780345411440
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 437