Rankor Island is a carnival of social ills, a tilt-a-whirl of manic violence, vigilante justice and police-corruption...the end harvest of civilization. Through this madness staggers Lieutenant Cheri Major and Detective Earnest Houston, two cops unwittingly on the verge of discovering the unseen forces that imprison us all. Violent Messiahs is a sci-fi, mystery, love story about criminal politics, man''s search for individuality, and the nature of violence.