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When WW1 soldier Darren Lane returns home, he s shocked by what he finds. Underage drinking, jazz music, gambling; all signs that the Roaring Twenties are just around the corner. But where some see liberation, Darren sees only a dangerous moral decline. And he want to put a stop to it. Fuelled by the pain of his war experiences, Darren s righteous cause mutates into violent vigilantism.

Zane Grey is best known for his Westerns, but with The Day of the Beast he creates an insightful portrait of post-war depression and illness. Reading like a precursor to Taxi Driver , it holds a unique place in his bibliography. A novel well worth exploring for any Grey fans.