When Vapors Vanish

Set in the year 2000, during the initial stages of the U.S. stock market meltdown, When Vapors Vanish is a life-after-death thriller that weaves multifold elements into an ever-thickening plot. These elements include: forgiveness, repentance, worldly ambition, spiritual warfare, restoration, revenge, and the sovereignty of God. The novel catapults the reader into the fiery realms of a literal Hell. Eternity and death are portrayed in prose that paints a dark portrait of the horrors of damnation. Life changing and uncompromising, yet also peppered with wry humor, it compels the reader to examine his or her life in the light of both the Old and New Testaments.

Michael Alvut has it all-a lovely wife, a high profile career, and a retirement account that's reaching for the heavens. But when a co-worker gives him a bizarre warning, his life is hurled into a battle against the forces of darkness and his own inner rage. Can his prayers help thwart the sinister schemes of Hell? Or will a liberal theologian and a cat-slashing psycho prevail?

Includes the bonus short story: A Matter of Faith

92,000 Words (plus 5200 for the short story)