Firebug
by Robert Bloch
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His name is Philip Dempster.Where he goes, fire follows.Investigating a number of phony "churches," Dempster becomes caught up in a web of intrigue, arson, and murder. Shortly after he visits each tabernacle, the building goes up in flames -- often with the preacher still inside.Each time, Dempster is found near the fire, not knowing what he is doing there or why he is wandering the night-darkened streets. Each night, Philip Dempster dreams of flames and death.Is Dempster the firebug, or merely an innocent victim? He must learn the truth before his sanity crumbles to white-hot ash.
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