The Lucifer Ego: The Sequel to Toward the Gleam

"Frodo Lyle Stuart is looking forward to his sabbatical, hoping to unearth evidence that will add new luster to his reputation as a first-rate archaeologist. But Lyle's Uncle Henry, abbot of a nearby monastery, has other plans, recruiting him to track down a stolen artifact--a manuscript of unimaginable antiquity his uncle believes is the source for the greatest work of literary imagination in the 20th century. Reluctantly, Lyle puts his ambitions aside to undertake what might be a wild goose chase--or something more perilous. As he tracks the manuscript across Europe, he is unwittingly entangled in the deadly scheme of an adversary who will do anything to satisfy his resetmbitions"--Back cover.