The welcoming committee

the long version

"A twentieth-century Faust, musician turned wine merchant Crawford Hollander has done well from his deal with the Devil. Successful, charming, surrounded by a circle of adoring women, he has cajoled, manipulated and cheated his way to riches. But Crawford has also accumulated enemies. On his return to his native New Zealand, three men are waiting for him. They have formed the Welcoming Committee, and have prepared a very special form of revenge."--BOOK JACKET.