Rite Of Darkness

An evil unleashed. An occult past unearthed. Will the world survive a rising demonic force?

On Halloween, a raging psychopath unleashes a menacing evil that rivals recent mass shooting events--only this one is different. Questions surround the identity of the man and his past, his motives, what he was carrying with him and why--and more importantly: why he appeared to be possessed by the Devil himself.

Sounds like just the job for SEPIO, the muscular arm of the Order of Thaddeus, ancient defender of the Church, whose agents were caught up in the mahem--and who fear all is not as it seems.

For two old aquaintences reappear from two agents' past lives to add a confusing, charged dynamic to the events. Then the case takes a dramatic turn when evidence points to an unearthed occult history. And when the truth of what has been unleashed threatens one of their own, the entire game changes--leading to a climax that will leave readers clutching their chest with frightful anticipation staring down the Devil himself.

In a page-turning, heart-pounding, historically-rooted tale ripe for a world plagued by a rise in frightening wickedness and a fascination with witchcraft, J. A. Bouma combines faith, fact, and fiction like few writers to weave an the explosively inventive religious thriller steeped in occult suspense that raises the stakes for the Order of Thaddeus like never before--taking the series and its characters in a direction that will leave fans speechless.

Grab the 7th book in the bestselling religious suspense series readers say offers a "highly entertaining" and "compelling read"