'The Devil's Vineyard' has, as its theme, the fusion of crime, punishment and social justice. It is a disturbing, thought-provoking work that fuses the emotions of hate and envy, and the unresolved question of class struggle to highlight the quagmire that is our existence today. In the frightful struggles between the forces of the good and the evil, society is arraigned before the invisible, but powerful court of justice to answer for its role in nurturing a system that ensures a few rosy cheeks and broad smiles amidst agonizing mouths seared by injustice. In this ambitious first novel, we are exposed to a strong and unblinking observation of the sights, sounds and tribal intricacies of Nigerian life, with the characters sympathetically developed within the complex narrative framework.