Tom Grant almost doesn't make it out of seminary. His big problem is not academics; it's surviving a satanic attempt upon his life. When he subsequently takes a position as youth minister in a coastal Georgia resort town, he finds himself allied with the beleaguered police chief, who is struggling to solve a murder case with suspected demonic elements. Tom eventually realizes that the prime suspect is none other than the young "beast" of Revelation, the Antichrist. Despite dealing with dark topics, the story is ultimately positive and uplifting. A broad overview of Biblical prophecy is presented, but not in an overly didactic manner that would impede the unfolding of the story.