A terrified man awaits under the knife during an illegal organ transplant.
In the gripping suspense novel Devils and Pride, a wealthy businessman with a rare blood group urgently needs an organ transplant, and will do anything to get it. A drug dealer who owes money for drugs trades his debt for the man's organs.
Meanwhile, socialite Laura Hamblin, a descendant of slaveowners and the wife of Congressman Harry Hamblin, discovers her husband has an illegitimate son of African American descent. Laura sets out to destroy both father and son.
Harry finds himself tied to a massive conspiracy and is also in a struggle for political power. He confides in Dennis Krink, a college friend who breaks into a slaughterhouse, only to find evidence of organ harvesting. The story lives up to its bloody title.