Deliverance: Rise from Despair

Deliverance is the story of Frank Carson, a young black man living through the Washington, D.C. drug epidemic of the 1980s. Through a childhood friend, Frank decides to try a powerful drug in a desperate attempt to erase his pain from betrayal and racism. Under the influence, Frank briefly sees a place of emotional and intellectual understanding facilitated by a malevolent apparition that directs his thinking. After a shocking confrontation with the phantom, Frank begins preparing himself with a newfound faith for a fight against a pervasive evil that seems impossible to win. Book One of the Rise from Despair Trilogy.