Drink with the Devil at Midnight

Ray Irish must save a client who escaped from a mental asylum while Andras spreads his control over a city! When Irish stumbles across Florence Rice who appears ready to commit suicide, he enters a dark conspiracy. Seeking to prove his new client is sane, Ray unleashes a series of increasingly terrible events. Soon, the police accuse Ray of killing his lawyer after Florence disappears. Like a bull in a china shop, Irish saves his client from certain death. However, the shamus finds the dark secrets of others leaves him even more cynical about trusting people. While Irish tries to save his neck from the police and hired killers, the tentacles of Andras extends into the city. Blood sacrifices and seemingly random murders put the citizens of Oyster City on edge. As Andras, in the guise of Peter Smyth asserts his control over his pool of demon followers, he joins forces with a notorious gangster, Jacobi. One cult member confides her fears to Catherine Bennett as the demon's followers begin to have doubts about their role in the new world. However, Ray's photographer partner doesn't realize she now has a target on her back. Returning to Oyster City, Irish must confront Jacobi in a deadly battle that changes his life and those closest to him. The Ray Irish Occult Suspense series consists of characters who reflect the less-than-ideal social, moral, and ideological standards of historical pulp and suspense fiction. The stories include offensive language and innuendo used during the 1940s. The story contains graphic violence and/or sexual violence and Intended for adult readers. This book does not contain explicit sexual content.