Introduction

In East Salem, the elite St. Adrian’s Academy is at the nexus of a satanic apocalypse—and the fatal tide is rising.

When Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights is reunited with the pagans who commissioned it, a dark prophecy begins to unfold in East Salem, beginning with a savage double-murder by hellish creatures straight out of the painting itself. The lone survivor of the attack, a seventeen-year-old Brit, finds sanctuary at Tommy Gunderson’s home—and the place is soon surrounded by demons who seem to be biding their time…but for how long?

Tommy’s pond has been contaminated with Provivilan—an insidious drug that could transform New York City’s children into an army of violence-addicted murderers. But for an occult cabal in the upper echelons of Linz Pharmaceuticals, contaminating the water supply is just part of an ancient conspiracy against all of humankind.

As the clouds gather, Tommy and Dani realize they must infiltrate Linz and St. Adrian’s to stop the dissemination of Provivilan. Even then, it could take a tangible eruption of the battle between angels and demons to save humanity from the supernatural evils that have been summoned to East Salem.

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Excerpt

CHAPTER 1

December 20

8:45 p.m. EST

"Where are we going?" the boy asked. A feeling, a premonition perhaps, told him something wasn't right, but he didn't know what it was. He wondered if he was being kidnapped.

"Airport," the driver, George Gardener, said.

The boy realized he'd made a mistake, telling them he'd remembered to grab his passport. He should have pretended he'd lost it. Then they couldn't fly him out of the country.

"Don't you think we'd be safer at Mr. Gunderson's house?"

Tommy Gunderson lived in a large stone house on twenty-two acres surrounded by a stone wall topped by a deer fence. He had security cameras, including hi-def, night vision, and infrared, triggered by motion detectors, and he had a small arsenal of weapons. The boy had shown up at Tommy's gate with a Bible in his hand, betting they'd let him in. He'd come to get information. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

1. Do you think there’s an ongoing invisible war being waged between
angels and demons?

2. The Bible mentions only two instances of multiple births, that of
Jacob and Esau (Genesis 25) and Zarah and Perez (Genesis 38), but
makes no mention of identical twins. What might explain this?

3. Do you think, as supported by anecdotal evidence, that identical
twins have a way to communicate telepathically over long
distances?

4. Sensory deprivation tanks have been used in health spas for relaxation
purposes for the last 30-40 years. How do you think you
would feel inside one, and why?

5. Detective Casey cites an incident of an angel running into a burning
building to save two small children. Have you heard any similar
stories?


6. Can you cite any incidents where angels have directly intervened in
your life?

7. Which Hollywood actress can you think of who’s the most like
Cassandra Morton?

8. The East Salem Trilogy uses, for literary purposes, the idea of
prophecies. What prophecies do you believe in? What’s the difference
between a false prophecy and a true prophecy?

9. Final Tide posits a fictitious coalition of Christians from within
the governments of warring states who band together to fight the
common enemy—Satan. Do you think such a coalition would be
possible in the real world?

10. The East Salem Trilogy plays with the idea of a super-drug that
could make the whole world happy and live in peace. If such a drug
existed, would you take it? Explain your answer.

11. Of the three books in the trilogy, which was your favorite, and why?

12. If you were writing a sequel or a new book featuring Tommy
Gunderson and Dani Harris, what would it be about?

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