Who's The Black Private Dick That's A Hex Machine With All The Tricks? CONQUER! It’s 1977 and gods and demons stroll the red-hot streets of the N-Y-C. The Summer of Sam is in full swing when the fortune teller who raised John turns up dead and mutilated in her kitchen. Conquer vows to turn the Five Boroughs upside down in order to find the doer. Is it the elusive .44 Caliber Killer? Is it the Devil of Harlem, King Solomon? What do block parties in the Bronx gotta do with the price of bread? Is John finally in over his afro? Betta read the book, sucka, and find out!