The Destroyer: Book One (The Oath)

In this seminal, politically-incorrect and sacrilegious work of fiction, controversial author Jason L. Gooding blurs that fine line between tortured genius and derivative hack as he fuses several different genres with a level of surgical precision one would normally expect to find in the back alleys of Haiti’s less reputable abortion clinics. Not for the fainthearted, this lurid tale begins with the execution-style murder of a saintly Catholic priest, followed by the kidnapping of his adopted seven-year-old daughter. Desperate to rescue the girl and bring his Uncle Sean’s killer to justice, skeptical and embittered Detective Lawrence Corliss soon finds himself forced by circumstances into an uneasy and implausible allegiance with something that could have only come from the coldest depths of Perdition. Together with his mysterious new ally, Detective Corliss encounters a cast of characters and witnesses events that drastically redefine his beliefs about God, his son Jesus and the Devil himself. Subversive, irreverently witty and laden with unholy imagery, THE DESTROYER is a kooky little romp that will make you hate yourself for enjoying it and leave you feeling like you were just fondled by your drunken uncle.