At St. Ignatius School, troubled 15-year-old Ryan is assigned to assist Father Sebastian in his exorcisms. But soon it becomes clear to the boy that the priest's method of performing this ritual summons evil instead of driving it out. Ryanwill need to stare down the devil himself and live to tell about it. "Gratifyingly full of creepy, gory, and repulsive incidents leading to a nail-biting climax."—Booklist