The Devil Inside, The Suspense Thriller

By Randy Boyd

Kordell Christie has worked hard to build a successful life.

A respected Black gay businessman, he is stunned when Mario Cervantes, a childhood friend he hasn't seen in years, suddenly reappears. The reunion is effortless. The two spend the night reconnecting and discovering a chemistry neither expected.

By morning, everything has changed.

Mario is accused of being a sex offender.

Mario insists he's innocent. Kordell wants to believe him.

With accusations mounting and time running out, the two men embark on a desperate search for the truth, a journey that leads them along California's Central Coast and into the shadows of a bizarre and sinister operation hidden beyond public view.

As the mystery deepens, Kordell discovers that the accusations against Mario may be only the beginning. Behind them lies a terrifying conspiracy involving manipulation, repression, memory, and the darkest corners of the human mind.

They have seventy-two hours to uncover the truth before their lives become a living hell.

A gripping blend of suspense, mystery, psychological thrills, and speculative fiction, The Devil Inside explores trust, identity, sexuality, and the devastating consequences of secrets buried too deep.

A Lambda Literary Award Finalist for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror and a Gaylactic Spectrum Award nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931875014
• ISBN13: 9781931875011
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: West Beach Books
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Very Entertaining

i found this book to be very entertaining. it was kind of like gay sci-fi. i went on to read more of randy boyd's books and am now a fan. i hope he writes more soon.

May disturb some readers

A well-developed, involved mystery-suspense novel, with some sci-fi overtones, featuring fleshed-out, racially diverse, realistic characters most gay, lesbian or bisexual readers will be able to identify with. But if you prefer a healthy dose of PC with your reading, better pass on this one.The novel does not hesitate to point out, even in the first chapter, some basic problems facing gay male society, including those pushed on us by others as well as those for which we can only blame ourselves. But it "goes where no gay novel has gone before", by (cleverly, in stages) blurring the line between homosexuality and pedophilia, a distincting that gay activists have spent considerable efforts in reinforcing. The fact that the accusation of gay-men-as-child-mollestors comes from misguided right-wing forces can easily be dismissed, but even the gay characters have occasional lapses of faith in the distinction. All in all, a disturbing but absolutely riviting novel, which I recommend to those who can read it with an open mind.