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REIGN IN HELL
DIEHL, WILLIAM
1997 20359 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 the 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. Random House, Incorporated 0-345-41144-7 / 9780345411440
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REIGN IN HELL [AUDIOBOOK]
DIEHL, WILLIAM
1997 15511 " 'So Pennington trades his war years for a ticket to the White House and Engstrom plans the second American Revolution,' Vail said." This is the premise behind Diehl's new Martin Vail novel. Illinois state attorney general Vail is called upon by President Lawrence Pennington to seek a trial case against one of the largest militia outfits in the country. The leader of this outfit, Gen. Joshua Engstrom, just happens to be an old adversary of the president, putting Vail in the middle of a dangerous situation. Vail must also relive the past when unwillingly faced with his nemesis from years ago, serial killer Aaron Stampler, who has now become blind Brother Transgression. The meshing of these storylines is intricate yet easily followed as the tension mounts. Diehl's exciting mystery teaches the reader never to think that it is over until it is really is.., Veteran thriller writer Diehl pits scrappy Chicago lawyer Martin Vail against Bible-thumping militia maniacs and Vail's old adversary, psychokiller Aaron Stampler, in a mindless plotboiler that never fails to please. Having succeeded fabulously as a defense attorney and then as a district attorney , crusading, street-smart Vail is now promoted to the lofty, politically turbulent office of Illinois State Attorney General. Between passionate trysts with his previous courtroom opponent, Jane Venable, Vail can't keep his paws (speaking of same) off corrupt politicians. Having committed his too-good-to-be-billable talents to the public weal, he effortlessly sends a pack of scalawags to jail using the RICO statute. He then finds himself tapped by US Attorney General Margaret Castaigne to draw up a RICO indictment against General Joshua Engstrom, a right-wing militia commander whose wacko religious order, the Sanctuary, may have been behind a terrorist attack on an Army convoy in Montana. Vail rapidly learns of Engstrom's hatred for his former Army buddy Lawrence Pennington, now President of the United States. Before you can say Ruby Ridge all over again, Diehl tosses in Arnold Stampler, Vail's homicidal former client and nemesis, as a fundamentalist preacher who feigns blindness and spouts marginally comprehensible hate sermons on Engstrom's radio station. From here on, Diehl's forced and foolish story hurtles on at full throttle, never stopping to question itself or the preposterousness of its plot. Vail staggers from one contrived cliffhanger to another until almost everyone is blown up except Stampler and Vail himself, who takes a bullet through his heart but has enough chutzpa to insult the President and thumb his nose at a federal judgeship. What a guy! Fizzy male wish-fulfillment that bulges with Clancyesque histrionics, frothing fundamentalist foment, and more than you want to know about hate groups and RICO indictments. FOUR HOURS playing time, on 4 audio cassettes, and read by Stephan Lang, published at Twenty five Dollars. Random House Audio Books, 0-679-46068-3 / 9780679460688
Audio Cassette Program - Boxed As New
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SHOW OF EVIL
DIEHL, WILLIAM
1995 52248 Now a chief prosecutor, Primal Fear's Martin Vail is faced with the murder of a woman who died with a bloody inscription on her hand--the same one found on the head of a clergyman murdered years before by Aaron Stampler... Primal Fear's psychotic murderer. From the Publisher It begins with a shocking, unsolved murder. In small town in southern Illinois, the butchered body of Linda Balfour--with a cryptic code printed in blood on the back of her head--forges a gruesome link to the brutal murder of Bishop Rushman, the beloved Chicago clergyman who had been dismembered years before by the angelic-looking altar boy, Aaron Stampler. The same Aaron Stampler whom defense attorney Martin Vail saved from the electric chair... Now Vail is Chicago's chief prosecutor, facing the nightmare of his life. If Stampler has been locked away in a high-security institution for the past ten years, how could he have killed Linda Balfour? Then another altar boy turns up dead with a similar inscription in blood on the back of his head. If Aaron Stampler isn't committing these killings, who is? Martin Vail's career--maybe even his life--hangs on the answer... Publishers Weekly Attorney Vail tangles again with serial killer Stampler in this sequel to Primal Fear. (Sept.) Library Journal Diehl, the author of previous hits Chameleon (1982) and Sharky's Machine (1978), has the makings of another best seller here. Defense attorney-turned-district attorney Martin Vail comes to regret having saved a murderer, Aaron Stampler, from the death penalty; Stampler wasn't suffering from multiple personality disorder but was merely a vicious killer who has many more scores to settle. When Stampler proves smart enough to convince an egotistical psychiatrist that he is now sane and can return to society, Vail has to out-think him to save not only his own life but the lives of everyone who contributed to the killer's ten years in a mental institution. The action is gripping, and the characters are well drawn. Buy for suspense collections and for Diehl's established fans. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 2/1/95.]-Marylaine Block, St. Ambrose Univ. Lib., Davenport, Ia. BookList Martin Vail, formerly one of the most successful defense lawyers in Chicago, saved psychotic murderer Aaron Stampler from a death sentence. Ten years later, he has become the leading prosecutor in the D.A.'s office, where he and his group of young lawyers, dubbed the Wild Bunch by the media, become mesmerized by a string of murders that seems to have a common thread--a similarity that frightens Vail because it involves Stampler. Ironically, it is Jane Venable, the unsuccessful prosecutor in the Stampler case, whom Vail enlists to help unravel the complicated, gruesome details. A nice respite amid the gore is the relationship that develops between the two middle-aged attorneys who worked too hard to ever fall in love. From a legal perspective, "Show of Evil" is impressive in its accuracies and procedural details (in fact, "State v. O. J." fans will find informative background information here). From a dramatic perspective, though, Diehl tries to cover too much territory; rather than sticking to the main whodunit, there are minimysteries throughout. Still, this is an exciting thriller that should keep crime fiction readers asking for more. Larry King A crackling good yarn. -- USA Today Synopsis It begins with a shocking, unsolved murder. In small town in southern Illinois, the butchered body of Linda Balfour--with a cryptic code printed in blood on the back of her head--forges a gruesome link to the brutal murder of Bishop Rushman, the beloved Chicago clergyman who had been dismembered years before by the angelic-looking altar boy, Aaron Stampler. The same Aaron Stampler whom defense attorney Martin Vail saved from the electric chair... Now Vail is Chicago's chief prosecutor, facing the nightmare of his life. If Stampler has been locked away in a high-security institution for the past ten years, how could he have killed Linda Balfour? Published at twenty three dollars. Previously owner's name stamp inside front cover, small tear on book jacket. Clean and unmarked inside. Random House Publishing Group 0-345-37535-1 / 9780345375353
Hardcover As New Condition Very Good Book Jacket New York out of Print
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