REIGN IN HELL by Diehl, William - 1997

N.Y.: Ballantine Books, 1997. Stated first edition with number line ending in 1. Fine in dust jacket; publishers letter laid in. Dust jacket design is unusual at 3/4 length with a man's eyes staring over the shortened jacket. A terrorist attack on a military convoy leaves scores of soldiers dead as truck loads of highly volatile weapons fall into the hands of an ultra-right-wing militia. A frantic, 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'. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.