Synopsis:
In a section of Los Angeles near Dodger Stadium, two rival
gangs rule the streets. For the Alvarado Street Diablos, it's been a year since
the murder of one of their closest members at the hands of their sworn enemy,
the North Rampart Lobos. A drive-by killing in his honor is planned, but things
go wrong and an innocent bystander is the victim. Several hours later the one
who pulled the trigger suffers a horrifying death, caused by something never
before seen in its uniqueness. Many more such cases follow, all involving only
these two gangs among the hundreds throughout the city. And each death occurs
at the same time of day. The exact same time of day. What can these two enemies
do to survive against an unstoppable power intent on their mutual destruction? How
is a gang-hating young boy's attempt to save the life of a gang member tied
into preventing a loved one's soul from eternal damnation? What does a
mysterious psychic's prophecy conveyed earlier in New Orleans have to do with
all of this? Exploring both the darkness and hope that define our emotions, The
Poe Consequence integrates social and ethnic divisions through acts of fate and
supernatural horror for the reader to observe and imagine.
