This is a great novel, with a genuine sense of growing terror, threat, and despair. With realistic, sympathetic characters and a truly evil antagonist, the author has created his worthy addition into the cannon of Faustian horror. Aldo Evans is a desperate man. Fired from his job and deeply in debt, he struggles to balance broken family life with his passion for music. Luce Figura is a troubled woman. A rhythmic perfectionist, she is haunted by childhood trauma and scorned by her religiously devout mother. Ross McArthur is a wise ass. Orphaned as an infant, his interests include game shows, home-grown weed, occasional violence, and the bass guitar.This is a great novel, with a genuine sense of growing terror, threat, and despair. With realistic, sympathetic characters and a truly evil antagonist, the author has created his worthy addition into the cannon of Faustian horror. Aldo Evans is a desperate man. Fired from his job and deeply in debt, he struggles to balance broken family life with his passion for music. Luce Figura is a troubled woman. A rhythmic perfectionist, she is haunted by childhood trauma and scorned by her religiously devout mother. Ross McArthur is a wise ass. Orphaned as an infant, his interests include game shows, home-grown weed, occasional violence, and the bass guitar.This is a great novel, with a genuine sense of growing terror, threat, and despair. With realistic, sympathetic characters and a truly evil antagonist, the author has created his worthy addition into the cannon of Faustian horror. Aldo Evans is a desperate man. Fired from his job and deeply in debt, he struggles to balance broken family life with his passion for music. Luce Figura is a troubled woman. A rhythmic perfectionist, she is haunted by childhood trauma and scorned by her religiously devout mother. Ross McArthur is a wise ass. Orphaned as an infant, his interests include game shows, home-grown weed, occasional violence, and the bass guitar.