Obsessed by the debilitating disease and tragic car accident of his late wives, both renowned ballerinas, and the military-related death of his sister, a Greenwich, Connecticut, surgeon's research in tissue regeneration and reanimation ensnares him in the clutches of a sensuous pharmaceuticals rep, and her sly, antiquities dealing father in Darmstadt, Germany?the birthplace of the Frankenstein legend, and the drug, Ecstasy.

Will Jonathan Kinski find salvation or serve as Faust and Mephisto in a cathedral of his own making?

Schooled as an architectural draftsman and radio broadcaster, and after a detour as a sometimes music journalist, roadie, and rock bassist, a move from behind the microphone to the front of the camera led to the current endeavors of R.D Francis as a screenwriter specializing in sci-fi, horror, and comedy. He now offers his rock journalism and fiction works on Smashwords.