Publisher's Synopsis
MURDER MADNESS depicts, with overwhelming keenness, the psychological deteriation of man under the rule of fear. The scene is South America where the leading political and scientific minds have become subjugated to the will of a madman called The Master. Using a strange new drug as a weapon, and possessing the only antidote to the terrible poison, The Master plans to conquer the earth. Charles Bell, an American secret agent, journeys into danger to learn the identity of the unknown maniac. Pursued by the legions of The Master. Bell escapes into the Amazon jungle and stumbles onto the hidden flower fields where the deadly narcotic is cultivated. This discovery is only the beginning of the thrills and suspense in this vivid science novel of high adventure.