The Kingdom — John R. Mabry

Black magick is alive and well in Berkeley, California, and only the Berkeley Blackfriars have the know-how and chutzpah to stop it. When a magician summons a demon he commands it to swap his soul out with that of an angel. But the demon is surprised by his next command: when he goes, he must take an avocado with him. The magician then destroys the archetypal avocado, sending the world into a guacamole-deprived frenzy. When the Blackfriars are called upon to investigate they quickly discover that the magician was not working alone, and that avocados are not the only things targeted to disappear....The Berkeley Blackfriars are not your standard-brand priests-they swear like longshoremen and aren't above the occasional spliff or one-night stand-but if you've got a nasty demon on your ass, they're exactly the guys you want in your corner. A thrill ride from beginning to end, THE KINGDOM combines the smart humor and horror of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" with the religious iconoclasm of Garth Ennis' Preacher comic book series. An utterly unique adventure, THE KINGDOM delivers fright, fun, and thought-provoking paradoxes at every turn.