Tyler Goode was just bartending, minding
his own business in the flatlands of Montana. He served beer, broke up the
occasional brawl, and attended classes at the local community college. He was
ruggedly handsome and popular with the local ladies, so when he was attacked
after hours by a brute of a man who Tyler had thrown out of the bar the night
before, Tyler was ill-prepared for what came next.
Acting in self-defense and in a fight
for his life, Tyler got in a lucky blow. With the man lying dead at his feet,
Tyler realized that it actually felt great to have ridden the earth of this
scourge of wickedness and was surprised at the good feelings this adrenaline rush
provided.
Reading in the news about several
criminal types who for one reason or another have gotten away with their crimes,
Tyler decides to help them see the light and regenerate the rush he gets from
killing. The police become aware of these vigilante-style killings and Tyler is
always one step ahead of them until one fateful night when they come knocking
at his door; however, when they tell him they know he’s doing it, but have no
proof and want in on the action, the assassins club is born.
Rice, simultaneously, has a secondary
story woven into the plot and it becomes apparent that eventually the two will
become at cross purposes with each other. A ‘Jesus–pretender’ has gathered a
crowd of followers and is literally dragging a cross across country, leaving a
trail of death and destruction behind him, Manson-style. Just what his link is
to his final destination, and to Tyler, is the mystery to be solved.
Rice has a written a cleverly compelling
story that pulls the reader in knowing that final encounter will lead to the
ultimate clash of good v. evil.
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